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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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Rory Neary on 05 Jul 2020 22:51:14

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

You can get to this if you turn on auditing in power bi within the tenant setting, but it's very awkward to get to. I agree that without username it's difficult to have a sensible conversation to promote usage of a report.

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Yang Yuan on 05 Jul 2020 22:51:11

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

Yes, it will be really nice to track the user names on usage report. With that we can find the target groups we shall push them more into Pbi.

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Srini on 05 Jul 2020 22:51:10

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

Good start. Without user name this feature is not much useful.

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

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

Yes, very important to justify the expense and time commitment required to implement Power BI.

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Wildmight on 05 Jul 2020 22:50:12

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

Definitely required to see who's not using the system. Please review

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Giles Horwood on 05 Jul 2020 22:50:03

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

Need to see username for this to be really valuable.

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Stuart Charles on 05 Jul 2020 22:49:57

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

Agree with other comments, we need to at least see who our top users are before we can begin getting real value from this otherwise awesome new feature!

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Doug Martin on 05 Jul 2020 22:49:57

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

Awesome start, but names are imperative ...

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Senarath on 05 Jul 2020 22:49:57

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

User Name preferred

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Charlie on 05 Jul 2020 22:49:54

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

It's great to be able to see the volume of views (and perhaps a little disappointing when the numbers aren't all you would expect.) From a business perspective, however, I need to know where it's being used and where it's not. Knowing that can help identify training needs, and it can also allow us as administrators to prompt people to review what they're supposed to review.