"Bookmarks" is not visible in default views

[20170120]

Hello,

I'd like to make the "bookmarks" pane visible to everyone in the organization when they open up the report in reading view.

Right now, I (as a user with edit access) can click edit --> view --> toggle bookmarks pane. 

However, if I save the report and navigate elsewhere, there pane disappears. Users without edit access can not see the pane at all. I have also tried to enable the pane in the desktop version and upload it to web. Same issue. Any tips? 

[RMDNA · Accepted solution]

Hi @20170120,

There's no way to have it open by default, because the Bookmarks pane is a a part of Power BI Desktop's design interface, but not an actual component of the report.

The best option would be to have labelled buttons tied to bookmarks (either on a landing page or place on a report tab itself), so that users can travel between views as needed.

[20170120]

That's a bit disappointing to hear (often there are certain views we use to diagnose an issue) which would be nice to set up as a bookmark. 

Thanks for the confirmation! 

[RMDNA]

What I was saying was that you can still access bookmarks in a variety of ways, just not easily from the bookmark pane itself.

What's the issue with creating a button to switch to the diagnostic bookmark as needed, and then a button to return to your previous view?