Terence McDevitt on 12 Jun 2018 20:45:03
The current load indicator (the small spinner in the upper left of reports) isn't really sufficient for users. On our larger reports, which can take a while to load, the user sees a large empty area where we'll the report will eventually render the visuals. Users aren't seeing the small spinner so they think something's wrong. If they're patient enough, they'll eventually see the report visuals load correctly.
It would be great if we had more control over the "loading" state. Ideally, we'd obscure the visuals with a "Loading. Please Wait." overlay. Something along those lines.
- Comments (8)
RE: Need better loading indicator for reports
PowerBI usability will improve with a bigger spinner and some kind of % complete for Direct Query.
RE: Need better loading indicator for reports
Please make this available, users are confused as current icon is very small and not sure on whats happening
RE: Need better loading indicator for reports
https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/35132272-toggle-the-spinning-loading-icon-on-and-off-in-the
Same idea here.
RE: Need better loading indicator for reports
Please can we have this feature? , the loading indicator is almost invisible.
RE: Need better loading indicator for reports
At a minimum I would want the spinning dots to be positioned centered in the middle of the visual, and also featured more prominently so that they are more easily seen. Ie increase the size of the whole spinning graphics thing.
Also, if the visual for some reason is dark, the color of the spinning dots need to be inversed so that they are seen and dont just blur into the dark background.
RE: Need better loading indicator for reports
Please can we have this feature? On a dark theme with many small items, the loading indicator is almost invisible.
RE: Need better loading indicator for reports
Agreed. This is important for our clients. Clients assume that dashboard crash because it didnt show data in few seconds. So, they keep refreshing Power BI report. So, probably Microsoft has to put image like loading with text.
RE: Need better loading indicator for reports
Agreed - this has caused issues with my users on multiple occasions - generally less PBI literate people who cannot see the loading icon and don't realise that their actions are still pending. They often then refresh the page, try again, or do something that makes them frustrated and ditch it.