A FIELD PROPERTIES pane in the Report view of Power BI Desktop allows dataset designers to enter descriptions for the measures, columns, and tables of a dataset. This metadata is then exposed to report authors who connect to this dataset as they hover over these objects in the FIELDS list and within the input field wells of visualizations. Although field descriptions are not a full substitute for formal documentation, descriptions of the logic, definition, or calculation of various objects enable report authors to develop content more efficiently. For example, rather than searching an external resource such as a data dictionary or contacting the dataset designer, the report author could simply hover over measures and column ...
Field descriptions
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