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Show email address or user name in usage metrics for dashboards and reports

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Sirui Sun on 02 Jun 2017 00:42:04

In the usage metrics for dashboards and reports, show the names and/or email addresses of the end users.

FYI: The current usage metrics feature is documented here:
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/powerbi-service-usage-metrics/

Administrator on 06 Sep 2017 05:17:44

Hey all - we're excited announce that this is now available. Read about it in our blog post: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-per-user-usage-metrics-know-your-audience-and-amplify-your-impact/ Have feedback? Let us know in our community forums: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Service/Usage-Metrics-for-Dashboard-Report-Authors-Feedback/m-p/186387#M25294 -Sirui

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 22:55:11

RE: Show email address or user name in usage metrics for dashboards and reports

Please! We need this. Every time I start to build this I realize how ridiculous it is that I'm having to and it's not already there

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 22:55:08

RE: Show email address or user name in usage metrics for dashboards and reports

Absolutely necessary. If we wish to understand the usage of reports or if reports are to be changed we need to understand which users wold be affected.

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 22:54:50

RE: Show email address or user name in usage metrics for dashboards and reports

Need to know who (by name) is using what report. Otherwisw metrics have no meaning

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Kristin on 05 Jul 2020 22:54:49

RE: Show email address or user name in usage metrics for dashboards and reports

Metrics don't seem overly useful to me without this feature

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 22:54:46

RE: Show email address or user name in usage metrics for dashboards and reports

Yes! this is much needed feature...

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JCra on 05 Jul 2020 22:54:21

RE: Show email address or user name in usage metrics for dashboards and reports

Is there any update on when this will be implemented?

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 22:54:10

RE: Show email address or user name in usage metrics for dashboards and reports

This would be incredibly useful!

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Mihir on 05 Jul 2020 22:54:07

RE: Show email address or user name in usage metrics for dashboards and reports

Definately needed!

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danextian on 05 Jul 2020 22:54:03

RE: Show email address or user name in usage metrics for dashboards and reports

Accidentally flagged as inappropriate. Please ignore that. Im using my phone.

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Alex D on 05 Jul 2020 22:53:52

RE: Show email address or user name in usage metrics for dashboards and reports

Yes and most of all being able to see usages metrics for all reports and dashboard and all the Workspaces.

Right now you only have the possibility to see usage metrics for the current Shared Workspace you are looking at. You might want to create a Shared Workspace for monitoring the usage of all reports and dashboard across all Workspaces.