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eric_kelley
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1 year ago
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PowerBI Comments - Pin a comment

As a workspace admin & workspace app content release participant, I'd like to be able to guide comment behavior and best practice by pinning a comment to the top of the comment pane.    (What I'm t...
  • v-sshirivolu's avatar
    1 year ago

    Hi eric_kelley ,
    Thank you for highlighting the need to pin comments and guide behavior in Power BI. While native support for pinning comments and @team mentions isn't available yet, here are some effective workarounds that address your objectives - 

    Persistent Visual Guidelines:
    Add a "Comment Guidelines" card or text box on every report's first page or dashboard (e.g., “Use @username for individuals, post team discussions in Teams [link]”). Pin this visual to dashboards for maximum visibility. This acts like a pinned comment, always visible when users open the content.

    Automated Starter Comment:
    Use Power Automate to auto-post a guideline comment (e.g., “@username for individuals, Teams [link] for teams”) when a report or dataset refreshes. This ensures a top-of-pane comment for new content, mimicking pinning.

    Teams Integration:
    Embed the report in a Microsoft Teams channel. Pin a message with guidelines and use @channel for team discussions, addressing the @team gap. Include the Teams link in Power BI visuals/comments.

    App Update Notes:
    As an app content release participant, add guidelines to the app’s description and release notes (e.g., “Comment rules: @username for individuals, Teams for teams”). Use a report landing page for reinforcement.

    Advocate for Features:
    Submit “pin comments” and “@team tagging” as an idea in the Ideas forum: 
    Fabric Ideas - Microsoft Fabric Community.

    These steps leverage your admin role to make guidelines highly visible (via visuals, automation, Teams) and redirect team discussions to Teams’ @channel feature. They closely replicate pinned comments and solve the @team issue, with minimal setup.