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Thejaswini on 07 Apr 2017 01:46:15

When I showed my reports to Manager level people, they asked if I can have a note or comment for each report which describes them. It makes user understand what the charts inside the report are about. Mobile Power BI has annotate feature which is very cool and it would be better if we have similar feature in Desktop version too.

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d54ca4ca fdfd-4b19-85ae-9297f0a2f789 on 05 Jul 2020 23:37:44

RE: Adding comments or notes on reports

I could not agree more! Being able to write comments on the report is one of the biggest limitations as of right now when building a published report :(

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c0b2f30f fa40-41e4-83d7-d455e3be49a5 on 05 Jul 2020 23:37:43

RE: Adding comments or notes on reports

We need this feature as soon as possible! This makes the product more appealing for departments that need to provide comments on their reports.

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327a6001 ebe1-e611-8101-5065f38a2b21 on 05 Jul 2020 23:17:26

RE: Adding comments or notes on reports

I know this feature has been added in Powerbi server, can we have it on cloud service too?

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fd9ce38c 0069-445f-9cc9-0e965e7099b9 on 05 Jul 2020 23:08:28

RE: Adding comments or notes on reports

I saw this was possible on power bi report server but not yet in the cloud.
It is possible on mobile...

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43c7e881 e814-4f5d-a080-3ee5b1000185 on 05 Jul 2020 23:02:23

RE: Adding comments or notes on reports

We need this kind of feature. Our purpose is to discuss about reports, however. For example - why the trend is like that and what can we do to change it.

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b1bb118e 7bab-4c43-83d7-230079edbc57 on 05 Jul 2020 23:01:31

RE: Adding comments or notes on reports

Come on Power BI! This feature is already available in Power Pivot since 2013: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Video-Add-descriptions-to-tables-and-columns-in-Power-Pivot-67733153-7ebd-4ae8-9e89-0efb351afd8a

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b1bb118e 7bab-4c43-83d7-230079edbc57 on 05 Jul 2020 23:00:45

RE: Adding comments or notes on reports

"the feature to add and display comments are available for Apps in Power BI service (in the App' publishing step)"
I've just tried publishing and using an App and I cannot see this feature.
How exactly can it be used?

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034cd1ee 5602-4310-b078-2525b1bf1760 on 05 Jul 2020 23:00:22

RE: Adding comments or notes on reports

Hi, the feature to add and display comments are available for Apps in Power BI service (in the App' publishing step).