Need a mechanism to identify table/calculation dependency in workbook to safely delete unused ones

Ancy Paul-Oracle

We need to establish a way to clearly identify both the table and the associated calculation reference. Its highly possible to have a change in table structure which will break the dashboard and its associated calculations. Need a method/ability to see the calc references, so that we can easily delete/change the calcs without the fear of breaking any viz. This helps in data preparation .

Same applies in data set. If a complex data model includes 12 tables, and there is a situation to delete/replace table, currently workbook will fail. we dont have any method to identify the dependency.
Example:
I create a calculation "programs" . Later we change the logic how this is being calculated and another team member create a new calculation Programs#. Now Programs is obsolete. But to identify where and all this is being used, there is no way.

Ancy Paul-Oracle

We have requested for this and exactly same happened . Currently when you delete a table, associated calculations are not getting deleted with July 2025 release and your entire calculations won't load
It keeps on loading and never load

Ambili

Definitely a valuable enhancement to add.

R Stonaker

Definitely needed, will make maintaining workbooks much easier and cleaner.

Brendan T

I like this idea suggestion and it would be helpful

Bhaskar Konar

Great idea; it'll be a very useful feature to have. Upvoted.

philipgodfrey

@Ancy Paul-Oracle really like this suggestion, it would certainly aid development. It could be a simple solution such as adding bold formatting applied to a calculation that is in use on the canvas. This would make it much easier to remove un-used calculations.