Announcing refresh history updates for models utilizing XMLA endpoints
Models utilizing XMLA endpoints will reflect refresh details in the Power BI Service!
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Announcing the public preview of Power BI REST API support for DAX Queries
We are very excited to announce the public preview of a new REST API to query datasets in Power BI by using Data Analysis Expressions (DAX). Among other things, this new DAX REST API helps to address customer feedback concerning programmatic access to the data in a dataset (for example, the idea REST API access to READ datasets with almost 500 votes by the time of this announcement). The new DAX REST API avoids dependencies on Analysis Services client libraries, requires no connection to XMLA endpoints, and works in Power BI Premium as well as in Power BI shared capacity
» Read moreAnnouncing data gateway support for Single Sign-On (SSO) with Azure Active Directory
We are excited to announce General Availability (GA) for Single Sign-On (SSO) through the data gateway to cloud data sources that rely on Azure Active Directory (AAD)-based authentication. In addition to Kerberos-based and Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)-based SSO to on-prem data sources, you can now get seamless AAD SSO connectivity to Azure-based data sources, such as Azure Synapse Analytics (SQL DW), Azure Data Explorer, Snowflake on Azure, and Azure Databricks through an on-premises data gateway.
» Read moreAnnouncing general availability of backup and restore for Power BI datasets
We are very thrilled to announce the general availability (GA) of Backup and Restore for datasets in Power BI Premium and Premium per User (PPU). Whether you are migrating Azure AS workloads to Power BI or must consolidate Power BI tenants due to a merger or acquisition or simply want to backup Power BI datasets on a regular basis to meet the data retention and disaster recovery requirements of your organization, you can now rely on the Backup and Restore capabilities of Power BI as a fully supported feature.
» Read moreAnnouncing Admin APIs to Determine Access Rights (Public Preview)
Public preview announcement of access rights admin APIs
» Read moreVisualizing SharePoint lists now available to all users
A couple of months ago, we launched a new Power BI integration for visualizing SharePoint lists for all Targeted release users. We’re now excited to announce that the experience has rolled out to Standard release users and is now accessible to everyone!
» Read morePower BI July 2021 Feature Summary
Welcome to the July update! This month we are making small multiples generally available, as well as the new model view and sensitivity labels in Desktop. Also, we have a new preview for streaming dataflows. There is much more, so read on!
» Read moreConnected PivotTable refresh in Excel for the web is now 100% available to Office tenants
We are excited to announce that connected PivotTable refresh in Excel for the web is now 100% available to all Office tenants. This feature is part of a broader investment to enable seamless and secure data sharing and collaboration with Power BI data in Excel for the web. If you missed the initial availability announcement, connected PivotTable refresh in Excel for the web allows users to work with PivotTables connected to Power BI in a web browser just like in Excel desktop. With the Microsoft Information Protection (MIP) label integration, you can control sharing while keeping your data secure in Excel as an MIP label applied to a Power BI dataset is inherited in Excel. Check out the initial availability announcement of connected PivotTable refresh in Excel for the web for more details on how to work with this feature.
» Read moreOn-premises data gateway July 2021 update is now available
On-premises data gateway (standard and personal mode) release for July 2021
» Read moreAnnouncing: Collaborate faster in Microsoft Teams with Power BI activity feed notifications
Power BI is integrating with the Microsoft Teams activity feed. This release adds notifications for report sharing and request access for reports. This helps you get more done without leaving Microsoft Teams or hunting through your emails. Learn more…
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