Report Usage When Sharing Using Apps

[dwolper]

My company has begun sharing reports using the App feature. In doing so, we can no longer view the Usage Metrics that we could when reports were shared via Workspaces.

Is there any workaround for this or will this ability be added in the future?

Thank you.

[v-shex-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @dwolper,

>> In doing so, we can no longer view the Usage Metrics that we could when reports were shared via Workspaces.

Yes, current app not support this feature, I'd like to suggest you submit an idea for this requirement.

You can also refer to below link to know about the limitation of usage metrics feature.

Usage metrics for dashboards and reports

Considerations and limitations

Q: I can't run usage metrics on a dashboard or report
A: You can only see usage metrics for content you own or have permissions to edit.

Q: Will usage metrics capture views from embedded dashboards and reports?
A: Usage metrics currently does not support capturing usage for embedded dashboards and reports, including the user owns data flow, the app owns data flow and the publish to web flow. In those cases, we recommend using existing web analytics platforms to track usage for the hosting app or portal.

Q: I can't run usage metrics on any content at all.
A1: Admins can turn off this feature for their organization. Contact your Admin to see if this is the case.
A2: Usage metrics is a Power BI Pro feature.

Q: The data doesn't seem up-to-date. For example, distribution methods don't show up, report pages are missing, etc.
A: It can take up to 24 hours for data to update.

Q: There are four reports in the workspace but the usage metrics report only displays 3.
A: The usage metrics report only includes reports (or dashboards) that have been accessed in the past 90 days. If a report (or dashboard) does not show up, likely it hasn't been used in more than 90 days.

Regards,

Xiaoxin Sheng