Usage report shared dataset self service

[Anonymous]

Hello community,

If your organization use shared datasets for self service, how do you track the usage of the dataset? 

thanks. 

[v-janeyg-msft]

Hi, @Anonymous 

If you connect powerbi dataset in powerbi desktop to create a report and publish it to service, you can still use the 'view usage metrics report' function.

Reference:

Monitor usage metrics in the new workspace experience (preview) - Power BI | Microsoft Docs

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[Anonymous]

Hi Janey,

Correct, but the user would use the dataset only. Can we track the DATASET instead of the report? they would make a live connection to the shared dataset and I would like to know if we can track which user uses a particular shared dataset?

[v-janeyg-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi, @Anonymous 

If you want to know which reports a dataset is used in, you can directly click on the dataset to see all related reports.

Like this:

In addition, if you are an administrator, then you can also view the user's activity in powerbi in the audit log.

Like this:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/admin/service-admin-auditing 

These methods can basically meet your needs.

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Community Support Team _ Janey