Drillthrough report pages
Drillthrough report pages enable report authors to anticipate the needs of users to view the details associated with a particular item such as a product or customer. Since it's unknown which specific item the user will need to analyze during a self-service session in Power BI, generic drillthrough report pages can be designed that highlight the most relevant dimensions and metrics such as the product list price or the first purchase date of the customer. Drillthrough report pages update to reflect the filter context of the user's selection (for example, Product ABC
) on a separate report page.
Note
Drillthrough was one of the most requested features in 2017 and its availability closes a gap with other Microsoft BI products. In paginated SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) reports, drillthrough actions can be defined in a source report to open a target report based on the parameters of the source report. The Drillthrough filters
defined in Power BI report pages serve...