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Sirui Sun on 02 Jun 2017 00:46:31

Augment the existing usage metrics feature to make it easier to see usage metrics for a Power BI app - e.g. total views/viewers for the App.

Notice that this is _already possible_ with the existing usage metrics, via customization of the pre-built report. More details in the documentation here:
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/powerbi-service-usage-metrics/

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Krutika Patel on 15 Jun 2023 04:17:00

RE: Usage metrics for Power BI apps

It will be great to have Usage Metrics App - which has capability of selecting dates or yr/month by workspace or by app or by reports to show different PBI activities.One report to view audit for all reports and worksapce - wouldnt it be amazing ?

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Anders Karlsson on 21 Sep 2021 13:42:45

RE: Usage metrics for Power BI apps

Definitely missing this feature. We are only using apps and cannot analyze usage other than on each specific report. This should definitely be a standard

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Richard Cottrell on 06 Jul 2020 00:04:00

RE: Usage metrics for Power BI apps

Would love to have metrics usage for multiple work spaces

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Niklas Olsson on 06 Jul 2020 00:01:02

RE: Usage metrics for Power BI apps

Really need this feat.

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Tom Carr on 05 Jul 2020 23:54:04

RE: Usage metrics for Power BI apps

Please add usage metrics for apps! We have been told that apps are the preferred direction for sharing content with our users but we have no way to look at usage statistics for our apps if we go that direction.

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Printice Kincade on 05 Jul 2020 23:52:41

RE: Usage metrics for Power BI apps

Agreed. Apps seems easier for users to view data but with no adoption or usage we are in the dark

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Jacob Scott on 05 Jul 2020 23:51:04

RE: Usage metrics for Power BI apps

please add this! with the new roll out of additional App features, it is more essential than ever to understand who is using our Apps! We have migrated our users to viewing in Apps and now have no visibility into adoption. If it's easier, I would settle for the usage metrics of the underlying reports to update when a user views them. Right now, not even this is possible.

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:49:01

RE: Usage metrics for Power BI apps

This is badly needed !

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Mark Paradis on 05 Jul 2020 23:43:00

RE: Usage metrics for Power BI apps

Same here, I just moved a report to an App because I was lead to believe this is the preferred method for having development and production of analysis. But not understanding my production environment (the app) because I have no usage data is a HUGE miss!!!

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Mike on 05 Jul 2020 23:42:48

RE: Usage metrics for Power BI apps

Badly needed. While this may be already possible if working out of a standard workspace, this is NOT possible within the new "App Workspace". The Usage Metrics buttons simply aren't there. Recently deployed using app workspace & app, but have no way to report to management on usage/adoption. Big miss here, Microsoft.