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PHiXiUS
6 years agoFrequent Visitor
Report Usage Metrics NOT including APP Activity
The Report Usage Metrics would be an extremely useful tool to hold key stakeholders accountable, sadly, it does not seem to include activity from the APPS section of Power BI Service, which is the ma...
- 6 years agoHi there
No worries, what you would need to do is to either download the audit logs using PowerShell or you could try and use Miguels Custom data connector here: https://github.com/migueesc123/PowerBIRESTAPI
This is also a little technical.
GilbertQ
6 years agoSuper User
Hi there
As far as I know currently the Report Usage Metrics App does not include App views.
You would need to get the data from the Audit Logs, which I can confirm has got the details for viewing of Apps.
As far as I know currently the Report Usage Metrics App does not include App views.
You would need to get the data from the Audit Logs, which I can confirm has got the details for viewing of Apps.
PHiXiUS
6 years agoFrequent Visitor
Thanks, Gilbert - Might have to submit this as an Idea that will hopefully get a lot of traction.
Frankly, I'm shocked that this functionality doesn't currently exist - apps are the primary point of access for most users at our organization.
- GilbertQ6 years agoSuper Useryeah that would be ideal.
I am busy using the new Get-PowerBIActivity REST API, which does have the details of when someone accesses the report via an App.- PHiXiUS6 years agoFrequent Visitor
Sorry - I'm not very tech-savvy; Is this a "Get Data" option?
Is there a way to feed the audit logs into the service to be used in a visualization? <(O.O)>
- GilbertQ6 years agoSuper UserHi there
No worries, what you would need to do is to either download the audit logs using PowerShell or you could try and use Miguels Custom data connector here: https://github.com/migueesc123/PowerBIRESTAPI
This is also a little technical.