Monitoring Power BI Report Utilization

Using Rank Metrics

Using rank metrics to improve Power BI dashboard performance. Does the dashboard meet requirements?

Using rank metrics to improve Power BI dashboard performance. Does the dashboard meet requirements?

Summary

Pay attention to Total Share ranks in Power BI usage reports to identify dashboards that are rarely opened. Once identified, evaluate the dashboard relevancy by asking the following questions:

  • Does the dashboard meet the agreed upon business requirements?
  • Is it difficult to navigate to this dashboard compared to others?
  • Is there a particular report on this dashboard that is performing well despite the low rank?
  • Is this dashboard less performant than those that are used more frequently?
  • Does this report have similar visualization quantity and quality when compared to higher ranked reports?

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