Welcome to the first feature summary of 2021! This month, we have a couple of updates on ongoing previews, as well as a new color picker that features RGB color selector and a search bar to make discovery of features easier. Additionally, we are introducing new filter operations and enable subscriptions for reports and dashboards that have row-level security applied. That’s not all though, so read on for all the details.
» Read moreThe last update of 2020 is here! We know you are excited for this update, like a kid excited to open their presents. This update is our holiday present to you! So what is in the box? Read on to find out!
» Read moreIn Nov 2018, we released composite models, which allow you to seamlessly add multiple DirectQuery sources and imported data to your models. We have heard your feedback that you would like to do this with sources you previously live connected to, like Power BI datasets and Azure Analysis Services sources. We are excited to announce that DirectQuery for Power BI datasets and Azure Analysis Services is now in preview! This long-awaited addition allows report authors to use DirectQuery to connect to Azure Analysis Services or Power BI Datasets as sources in combination with other DirectQuery and imported data
» Read moreWith the continuing rise of the public cloud, many companies are now centralizing their data in massive cloud data warehouses and data lakes powered by storage services, such as Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS). The challenge is to deliver insights on these data warehouses and data lakes rapidly and cost-efficiently.
» Read moreWith a recent update of the Analysis Services Tabular engine in Power BI, Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) clients, such as Microsoft Excel, can now enjoy improved query performance against datasets in Power BI.
» Read moreWe are excited to announce Direct Query support (Preview) for Power BI dataflows. You can now connect directly to a dataflow without first requiring to import the data into a dataset.
» Read moreWe have a ton of great updates this release! We’re excited to announce a new visual personalization feature to allow your end-users to explore and personalize visuals all within the consumption view of a report! Also this month, if you’re interested in fast refresh scenarios, you will find these new features very useful: change detection for page refresh and support for relative time filters in minutes and hours. On top of this, we are releasing several other features, including rectangular lasso select across visuals, conditional formatting for totals and subtotals, Direct Query support for AI visuals: decomposition tree and key influencers, several updates to Q&A, and more!
» Read moreThis month’s update is filled with major updates across the whole product. In the data preparation area, we’ve introduce query diagnostics, which allow you to see what queries are being run behind the scenes. On the reporting side, we are taking a huge step forward in terms of real time reporting, with our new automatic page refresh feature. This feature lets you trigger refreshes for your DirectQuery-based report at regular intervals. Q&A has also been completely revamped this month, with a new Q&A visual, tooling, and improved user experiences.
» Read moreToday, we are announcing the upcoming availability of an exciting new feature in the Power BI service: we are giving dataset owners full control over the scheduled cache refresh cadence of their DirectQuery and live connection datasets.
» Read moreDo you use DirectQuery to connect directly to your data with Power BI Desktop? If so, we’d like to hear from you!
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