Skip to main content
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Register now to learn Fabric in free live sessions led by the best Microsoft experts. From Apr 16 to May 9, in English and Spanish.

Reply
Mariollodcg
Frequent Visitor

1 dataset, 20+ reports - how to check if column is used in any of the reports?

I have one big dataset with 20+ reports based on this dataset.

What I need to do is to check if some columns which are in dataset are used on those reports.

 

Is it possible to do on high level or I need to go one by one?

2 REPLIES 2
gmsamborn
Super User
Super User

Hi @Mariollodcg 

You could try Power BI Helper from Reza at RADACAD.

https://radacad.com/install-power-bi-helper-as-an-external-tool-for-power-bi

 

KEAlexander
Helper I
Helper I

The "Where Used" question about columns is of interest to many people and has been submitted to Microsoft as an idea https://ideas.fabric.microsoft.com/ideas/idea/?ideaid=d03b2a7c-3182-40bb-824e-3487a83dcd9b .   You could up-vote it. It's worth looking in the comments because some 3rd party apps that might help are listed there.  If all else fails, an approach would be to make a copy of the PBIX file. On the copy, delete a column, then inspect the reports to see if any were affected. 

Helpful resources

Announcements
Microsoft Fabric Learn Together

Microsoft Fabric Learn Together

Covering the world! 9:00-10:30 AM Sydney, 4:00-5:30 PM CET (Paris/Berlin), 7:00-8:30 PM Mexico City

PBI_APRIL_CAROUSEL1

Power BI Monthly Update - April 2024

Check out the April 2024 Power BI update to learn about new features.

April Fabric Community Update

Fabric Community Update - April 2024

Find out what's new and trending in the Fabric Community.