Know about Enable Microsoft 365 usage analytics

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Steps to enable Microsoft 365 usage analytics

To get started with Microsoft 365 usage statistics, first, make the data available in the Microsoft 365 admin area, then launch the Power BI template app.

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Enable the template app

To enable the template app, you have to be either a global administrator, report reader, Exchange administrator, Skype for Business administrator, or SharePoint administrator.

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In the admin center, go to the Reports > Usage page.
On the Usage page, locate the Microsoft 365 usage analytics card, and select Get started.
On the Reports panel that opens, set Make data available to Microsoft 365 usage analytics for Power BI to On > Save.

This begins the data gathering process, which should take between 2 and 48 hours depending on the size of your renter. When data collection is complete, the Go to Power BI button will be activated (no longer grey).

Initiate the template app

To initiate the template app, you have to be either a global administrator, report reader, Exchange administrator, Skype for Business administrator, or SharePoint administrator.
Copy the tenant Id and select Go to Power BI.
When you get to Power BI, sign in. Select Apps->Get apps from the navigation menu.
In the Apps tab, type Microsoft 365 in the search box and then select Microsoft 365 usage analytics > Get it now.

Select Get it now — Image Source – Microsoft

Once the app is installed. Then, Click on the tile to open it.
Click Explore app to view the app with sample data. Subsequently, Click Connect to connect the app to your organization’s data.
After clicking Connect, on the Connect to Microsoft 365 usage analytics screen, type in the tenant Id (without dashes) you copied in step (1), and select Next.
On the next screen, select Microsoft account as the Authentication method > Sign in. If you choose any other authentication method, the connection to the template app will fail.

Choose Microsoft account as authentication method — Image Source – Microsoft

Once the template app is instantiated the Microsoft 365 usage analytics dashboard will be available in Power BI on the web. The initial loading of the dashboard will take between 2 to 30 minutes.

Make the collected data anonymous

To make the data that is collected for all reports anonymous, you have to be a global administrator. This will hide identifiable information such as user, group and site names in reports and in the template app.

In the admin center, go to the Settings > Org Settings, and under Services tab, choose Reports.
Select Reports, and then choose to Display anonymous identifiers. This setting gets applied both to the usage reports as well as to the template app.
Select Save changes.

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