How to Monitor Power BI Dataset Performance with SQL Server Profiler

A short guide to monitoring Power BI Dataset performance and DAX queries in Power BI service

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Power BI Desktop comes with an in-built Performance Analyzer to examine performance and DAX queries. However, there’s no equivalent tool to monitor performance or obtain DAX queries once the report is on the service. Or is there?

This article will show you how to monitor Power BI dataset performance and get the DAX queries for a report using SQL Server Profiler.

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Performance Analyzer in the Power BI Desktop is a great and comprehensive tool to monitor, track, and debug bottlenecks in report performance. It neatly groups the various aspects of report element performance into tasks, such as visual display, DAX query, etc. Using Performance Analyzer is a recommended best practice for developers.

However, there are some scenarios where the Performance Analyzer alone is insufficient. For example, if your report uses a Live Connection to a Power BI Dataset or Analysis…