Hidden-state interaction webs
"Hidden-state interaction webs" is one of the maintainability checks Auditabi runs on a Power BI semantic model. Bookmarks, buttons and hidden visuals form a web of states that only the author understands. It is a medium-severity finding: the model still works, but results are wrong in some filter contexts, slow, or fragile under change. Reduce the number of states, name bookmarks by what they show, and prefer field parameters or page navigation over bookmark toggles.
What is detected
Bookmarks, buttons and hidden visuals form a web of states that only the author understands. Any edit risks a state that shows the wrong thing.
Why it matters
Wrong in some filter contexts, slow, or fragile under change. Fix in the next iteration.
How to fix it
Reduce the number of states, name bookmarks by what they show, and prefer field parameters or page navigation over bookmark toggles.
Does your model fail this check?
Free static audit with the exact objects, no account, nothing stored.