Paginated Report detailed info doesn't contain Dataset refresh date

[breiney]

We are trying to provide a consistent user experience in our Power BI Apps and our users have expressed a need to understand the timeliness of the data.

• For Power BI Reports based on an imported, refreshed dataset, the Details above the report display the date and timestamp for when the dataset was last refreshed. The Paginated Report Details do not include that information.
• The two screenshots below are of a Power BI report and a Paginated report that are both based on the same dataset and demonstrate the differences in the details presented in the header.
• We are unable to change the format of the report page to include the refresh date as there is a strict format guideline. Is there any way for the report header details to include the dataset refresh date/time?

[lbendlin]

A dataset refresh date is NOT a sign of timeliness. Power BI will happily refresh stale data sources over and over again.

Find a field in your actual data ("Last Modified Date") and use that as a timeliness indicator.

[breiney]

lbendlin,

I completely agree that the refresh date is not a definitive representation of data timeliness, however as mentioned, we are unable to add any content into the report itself due to strict formatting guidelines, so having the dataset refresh date in the header in a consistent manner to the Power BI reports at least lets the user know that the Power BI refresh process is functioning as expected.