Hide Power BI Objects
Microsoft Power BI Objects can be hidden either from Plugin Data Source Editor, or directly from the External Report Editor.
- Hiding Objects from Plugin Data Source Editor affects which Objects are visible for all External Reports derived from that Plugin Data Source
- Hiding Objects from the External Report Editor defines which tabs are displayed in the External Report Viewer
PREREQUISITES:
Note: Only Objects that are not in use can be hidden, otherwise, an error message is displayed.
1. Hide Objects from Plugin Data Source Editor
1.1. Plugin Data Source Editor > Microsoft Power BI Objects tab
- Select an Object and click on the eye icon to hide it
- If the Object has been hidden successfully:
- its eye icon has a slash across it
- "(hidden)" is displayed next to the Object's name
- To display the hidden Object, just click the eye icon again
- If the Object has been hidden successfully:
2. Hide Objects from the External Report Editor
Alternatively, Objects can be hidden from the Microsoft Power BI Object List in the External Report Editor.
2.1. External Report Editor > Configuration tab
- Select an Object and click on the eye icon to hide it
- If the Object has been hidden successfully:
- its eye icon has a slash across it
- "(hidden)" is displayed next to the Object's name
- To display the hidden Object, just click the eye icon again
- If the Object has been hidden successfully:
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2.2. External Report Viewer is Displayed
- Select the arrow icon to open the drop-down list. Hidden objects are not displayed in the folder hierarchy