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How to View Data Sources History

You can track all changes made to your data sources, including edits, field updates, sharing changes, and more.


Open History (All Data Sources) #

Go to History in the left sidebar and open the Data sources history tab. History is organized into four tabs: Data sources history, Dashboards history, Export history, and Access tokens history.

Here you can see:

  • All changes across all data sources
  • Who made the change
  • When it was made
  • What exactly was changed
How to View Data Sources History in Power BI Connector for Salesforce by Metrica

You can also:

  • Use search to find specific data sources
  • Filter by:
    • Ownership (All / My data sources / Shared with me)
    • Date
How to View Data Sources History  and Filer by ownership or date in Power BI Connector for Salesforce by Metrica

Open History for a Specific Data Source #

You can also view history for a single data source:

  1. Go to Data Sources
  2. Click β‹― (three dots) next to a data source
  3. Select History
View History for a Specific Data Source in Power BI Connector for Salesforce by Metrica

What You Can See in History #

Each record includes:

  • Date – when the change happened
  • User – who made the change
  • Data Source Name
  • Action – e.g., added fields, deleted fields, shared data source
  • Changes – detailed list of what was modified

This helps track configuration updates and understand how a data source evolved over time.


πŸ’‘ Notes #

  • History includes all major actions:
    • Field additions/removals
    • Name changes
    • Sharing updates
  • Use filters to quickly find relevant changes in large environments
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See How to Share Data Source to understand which data sources are visible to administrators and regular users.