Usage Metrics Dataflows

[MCBPBI]

Hi all,

I was wondering if there is any possibility to log and monitor the dataflow usage in Power BI Services. Since our users also access our dataflows through Excel, it's important to monitor the usage in case and changes needs to be done.

[v-jiewu-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @MCBPBI ,

Based on my learning, you can use a Power BI semantic model to build a dataflow monitoring report.

First, create a new streaming dataset.

Then, enter the following values.

You can view the following documents to learn about how to monitor the dataflow.

Load data in a Power BI streaming dataset and build a dataflows monitoring report with Power BI - Po...

Load data in Excel Online and build a dataflows monitoring report with Power BI - Power Query | Micr...

Best Regards,

Wisdom Wu

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[MCBPBI]

Thanks for your answer, I will look into this and it seems the solution.