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Usage Metrics not refreshing - dataset not found
Hi, I have about 15 published reports and the usage metrics on all of them have stopped refreshing mid January. The message at the bottom of the usage metrics page says: Report usage base...
They are designed to be ephemeral. Data is only captured when they are active. For example, when you enable usage metrics the dataset will only contain data from that moment on, there will be no history. If you don't look at it for three months the dataset will be deleted etc. Think of it as a streaming dataset without history.
Thanks, can you help me understand the reasons why they are gone?
- lbendlin
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They are designed to be ephemeral. Data is only captured when they are active. For example, when you enable usage metrics the dataset will only contain data from that moment on, there will be no history. If you don't look at it for three months the dataset will be deleted etc. Think of it as a streaming dataset without history.