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A Power BI administrator needs to track user activities, such as who viewed a specific report, when they viewed it, and if they exported any data. Which Power BI feature provides this auditing capability?
- APower BI Performance Analyzer
- BDataset Usage Metrics
- CPower BI Audit Logs
- DPower BI Activity Events
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: C. Power BI Audit Logs
Power BI Audit Logs, accessed through the Microsoft 365 Compliance Center, provide detailed records of user and admin activities in Power BI, including report views, data exports, dataset changes, and more, which is crucial for compliance and security monitoring.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Power BI Performance Analyzer helps optimize report performance in Power BI Desktop, not track user activities in the service.
- B. Dataset Usage Metrics provide aggregated usage statistics (e.g., total views), not individual user activities.
- D. Power BI Activity Events is a broader term, but 'Power BI Audit Logs' is the specific feature accessible through the Compliance Center.
Power BI Audit Logs
Detailed records of user and administrator activities within the Power BI Service, used for security, compliance, and monitoring.
- Accessible via Microsoft 365 Compliance Center.
- Records report views, data exports, etc.
- Essential for security and compliance.
Memory trick: Audit logs record all user's jogs.