Power BI

Updates
Chris Wagner & Helen Wall
Table of Contents

About the authors

2024 2023 2022 2021

• May • December • December • December
• April • November • November • November
• March • October • October • October
• February • September • September • September
• August • August
• July • July
• June • June
• April • April
• March • March
• February • February
Power BI Updates – May 2024 Click here for Microsoft's full update details

Reporting Modeling
• Modern tooltips available by default • Now Generally Available (GA)
• Matrix layouts o DAX query view
• Line updates o Model explorer and calculation groups
• Publish to folders (Preview) • Copilot to write and explain DAX queries
• Copilot to ask questions about data model • DirectQuery refreshing calculated columns and tables

Service Developers
• Embedded PowerPoint • Git Integration support for Direct Lake
o Image mode in the Power BI add-in for semantic models
PowerPoint
o Data updated notification
Les Says: At this point, any
GIT improvements is a good
thing.

Connectivity
• Microsoft Entra ID SSO support for Oracle
database
• View reports in OneDrive and SharePoint with
live connected semantic models
 Power BI Updates – April 2024 Click here for Microsoft's full update details

Report and Modeling Visuals

• Enhance Q&A with Copilot • Horizon Chart by Powerviz
• Line Enhancements • Image Gallery
• New Visual 100% Stacked Area Chart • Multi-pane card 1.1

Les Says: Folders ALL THE

THINGS.
Service Mobile
• Storytelling in PowerPoint • Support Folders
• Improved image mode • New “Clear barcode” action in report footer
• Continuous slide show • Open Power BI in full screen mode
• Auto populate slide title
• Dynamic Subscriptions - Power BI & Paginated

Connections
• Snowflake update
• Now supports Dynamic Tables
Power BI Updates – March 2024 Click here for Microsoft's full update details

Reporting Modeling
• Mobile Layout Auto Create (preview) • DAX Copilot
• Data label alignment • Enhanced RLS enabled by default
• Data bars in Matrix conditional formatting • DAX Query View updates
• Visual Calculations Update
• On-object updates

Service Developers
• Modeling in service update • System file updates for GIT Integration
• Deliver report subscriptions to OneDrive • Hierarchy filter API
• Undo/Redo, Clear all, and new filter cards

Les Says: At this point, any

GIT improvements is a good
thing.

Paginated Reports
• Connect to new data sources
• Localized parameter prompts
 Power BI Updates – February 2024 Click here for Microsoft's full update details

Report and Modeling Modeling

• Visual Calcs • Measure descriptions with Copilot
• Dynamic Subscriptions to Power BI reports • DAX Query view improvements
• On-Object interactions Update • Data connectivity
• Enhanced reference layer in Azure maps • Certified Connections Update
• Updates to Deneb custom visual

Service Developers
• Storytelling in Power BI – Sharable Links • Power BI Custom Visuals new storage API
• Data overview in Explore • TMDL in PBI Dev Mode
• DirectQuery connection update
Les Says: TMDL FTW.

Purview
• More users can collaborate with protected
PBIX files
January 2024: No updates this month, stay
tuned for updates in February!
Power BI Updates – December 2023 Click here for Microsoft's full update details

Reporting Visualizations
• On Object Updates • Activity Gage by Powerviz
• Styling options for Column & Bar • Navigate Financial Risks and Rewards with Profitbase
• Data Label extended options • The Microsoft Purview hub in Fabric for creators
• Azure Maps clustering • VideoPlayer Visual
• Alerting with Data Activator • Ridgeline Plot by Powerviz

Service Developers
• Storytelling in Power Point – Suggested • Power BI Custom Visuals Authentication API
Content • Dynamic Drill down API
• Search and Sort in Paginated Reports • Git integration conflict resolution

Les Says: Y’all ain’t using

enough Paginated reports.

Connectivity
• OneLake data hub in Power BI Desktop
• Power BI Connector Updates
 Power BI Updates – November 2023 Click here for Microsoft's full update details

Report and Modeling Les Says: Take your DAX

Modeling (online) game to the next level.
• Button slicer
• Datasets renamed to semantic models
• Reference Labels
• DAX Query View
• Q&A & Narrative Visual with Copilot
• Edit semantic model in the service
• Azure Maps Aggregations
• On-Object Updates

Service
• Explore data new experience • Semantic model scale-out (Generally available)
• Copilot for Power BI in Microsoft Fabric • Show visuals as tables
• RLS/OLS security and stored credentials in • Advanced Filtering for paginated reports
Direct Lake
• Sharable cloud connections

Connectors Visuals
• Azure Resource Graph • Editors pick of the quarter
• Profisee • Zebra BI Tables
• Bloomberg Enterprise Data and Analytics • Funnel Chart by Powerviz
• Dremio and Celonis • Create interactive timelines with full control
Power BI Updates – October 2023 Les Says: Its broke and
Click here for Microsoft's full update details
will @%#@% you up

Reporting Modeling
• Power BI Desktop OneDrive and SharePoint Integration • Model explorer public preview with
• On Object updates calculation group authoring and creating
• Deduplication rules for composite models on Power BI relationships in the properties pane
Datasets and Analysis Services • Edit your model in the PBI Service - Updates
• Updated icons for tables, measures, etc. (!!)

Service
• OneLake data hub – Quick Access • Deployment Pipelines
• Explorer pane • Customized stages 2-10
• Favorite items • Multi-tasking
• New entry point on main page

Connectors Visualizations
• Planview OKR (New) • Inforiver Enterprise – Writeback to Fabric
• Snowflake (Update) Lakehouse & Warehouse
• BitSight Security Ratings (Update) • ValQ Plan
• Starburst Enterprise (Update) • Date Piker by Powerviz
• Drill Down Network PRO
 Power BI Updates – September 2023 Click here for Microsoft's full update details

Report and Modeling

Modeling (online)
• Upgrade Power BI Desktop to .NET 4.7.2 or
• Edit Model in Service (updates)
newer
• Edit linguistic relationships in Q&A
• Mobile Layout Interactive Canvas
• DAX changes to MINX and MAXX
• Edit relationship pane GA

Les Says: *&^$% YEAH.

Service and Mobile
Service Mobile
• RLS Test as Role Improvements • Support for AAD Shared Devices (Preview)
• Update to Datahub Dataset details page

Visuals
• Beeswarm
• Time-based Drilldown
• Zebra BI Updates for On-Object
• Power BI JSON Report Theme Generator
Power BI Updates – August 2023 Click here for Microsoft's full update details

Report and Visuals

• New Layout Switcher!!!! • New AppSource
• New Bubble Range Scaling • Editors Pick
• Updates to ORDERBY • Drill Down Combo Bar PRO
• On-Object Interactions • Sunburst Chart by Powerviz
Les Says: It still needs • xViz Performance flow by Lumel
@%#@% work

Service and Mobile

• Choose your start-up content
• XMLA Write for Direct Lake
• Automatic scale out
• AppSource visuals now generate leads in
Partner center and CRM

Data Connectors
• New Dataflow connector
• Lakehouse Update
 Power BI Updates – July 2023 Click here for Microsoft's full update details

Report and Visuals

Modeling (online)
• On-Object Updated
• Pin Once Side Bars • Enhancements to online modeling
• Smoothed and Leader Lines • Updates to Join Validation to mimic desktop
• WebView2 is now GA Les Says: WebView has
• Simplified adding Measures to folders
*&^$% been a pain. It better
not continue to cause issues.

Service and Mobile

Service
• Mobile Dataset Refresh!!!
• Update to Datahub Dataset details page

Data Connectors
• Google Analytics (update)
• Oracle (update)
• Databricks (update)
• Denodo (update)
• Anaplan (update)
Power BI Updates – June 2023 Click here for Microsoft's full update details

Report and Visuals Developer

• New Card Visual (Preview) • Power BI Developer Desktop Mode
• OneLake data hub
• Updates to On-Object Interactions

Service and Mobile Embedded

Storytelling in PowerPoint – add single visual • Get started with embedded in minutes
Edit Model in Service • Create Power BI reports direct in
Admin Monitoring Jupiter Notebooks
Power BI Guidance Documents

Data Connectors
• “NEW” visual cue for new features in Admin Settings
• New Tenant Admin API Les Says: It’s about
&^%$ time!
 Power BI Updates – May 2023 Click here for Microsoft's full update details

Report and Visuals

Modeling
• Measure driven data labels
• Azure Maps is now GA • Direct Lake in Public Preview
• Power BI desktop integration with OneDrive • AAS to Power BI Migration Tool now GA
and SharePoint • Hybrid Tables are now GA
• On-Object Interactions Updates • Data hub rebranded as OneLake data hub

Les Says: Get started FAST

Service and Mobile with the Learn and
Walkthrough trainings
Service Microsoft Learn Amazing!@!?!
• Fabric / Fabric / Fabric • Introduction to Fabric
• Data Engineering • End to End Walkthroughs
• Data Science

Data Connectors Security

• MongoDB (New!!!) • DLP policies are now GA
• SolarWinds Service Desk (New) • Classify and protect
• Anaplan (Update) • Detect sensitive information with key words
• CloudBlue PSA (New) • Complex conditions in DLP
• Wrike (New) and Celonis EMS (New) • DLP policies in national clouds
Power BI Updates – April 2023 Click here for Microsoft's full update details

Report and Visuals Modeling

• Dynamic format strings for measures • RANK and ROWNUMBER DAX functions
• New tooltip auto-scale • Composite models on AAS now GA
• Desktop & Service • Updates to ORDERBY() Function

Service and Mobile

Service Mobile
• New features to Deployment Pipeline • Story Telling in Power Point – • Enhanced tooltips
• View schema changes line by line new formatting • Hierarchies now
• Choose whether to continue if failure • Paginated Reports Updates available
• New Icons and Visual Layout
Les Says: I like the new
icons. I don’t give a flying
Data Connectors &^% what Reddit says!

• Oracle database (Update)

 Power BI Updates – March 2023 Click here for Microsoft's full update details

Report and Visuals Les Says: YES! Adding a

• Apply all slicers button measure now creates a card
by default!!! Turn that
• Clear all slicers button preview feature ON!
• On-object interaction (Preview mode)
• Visual container improvements

Les Says: PBI & PPT is

AMAZING get off your *&^%
and start using this now!
Service and Mobile
Service Mobile
• Storytelling in PowerPoint Generally available! • Track Metrics in the Windows app
• Deprecation of "Getting Started" in Expanded • Discover external org content in mobile
View • Grant access on the go!!!
• Upcoming changes to Get Data experience

Data Connectors
• Google BigQuery (Update) • Dremio Cloud (Update)
• Google BigQuery Azure AD (Update) • FactSet RMS (Update)
• Databricks (Update) • SurveyMonkey (Update)
• Azure Databricks (Update)
Power BI Updates – February 2023 Click here for Microsoft's full update details

Report and Visuals Modeling

• Conditional formatting with text strings! • LINEST and LINESTX DAX functions (linear regression
• Text box indentation modeling)!
• Formatting image width in table and matrix • Optimize Ribbon!
visuals • Row-level Security Editor
• Customize Visible pages in Page Navigator

Service and Mobile

Service Metrics WebView2
• New ‘Get Data’ experience • Compact View • NO UPDATE – STILL BROKE
• No more Personal OneDrive! • Linked metrics • DO NOT USE!!!
• Follow Metrics
Les Says: WebView2 is %$#^
killing me! WebView2 still
crashes PBI desktop.

Data Connectors
• Denodo (Update)
• Digital Construction Works Insights (Update)
• Profisee (Update)
• Cosmos DB V2 (Update)
January 2023: No updates this month, stay
tuned for updates in February!
 Power BI Updates – December 2022 Click here for Microsoft's full update details

Report and Visuals

• Slicer type formatting moved to Format Pane
• Easier comparison calculations in modeling
• Charticulator status update

Service and Mobile

Service Mobile
• Deprecation of "Getting Started" in Expanded • Track Metrics in the Windows app
View
• Upcoming changes to Get Data experience

Data Connectors
• Anaplan (Update) • CData Cloud Connect (New)
• Azure Databricks, Databricks (Update) • Cosmos DB V2 (New)
• Dremio Cloud (Update) • Google BigQuery (Azure AD) (New)
Power BI Updates – November 2022 Click here for Microsoft's full update details

Report and Visuals Modeling

• Dynamic Slicers using Field Parameters • Optimize Ribbon!
• Un-share and un-synchronize axes for • Control when visuals refresh
small multiples • Predefine setting combinations to meet reporting needs
• Customize Azure map labels • Launch Performance Analyzer
• New color theme (GitHub sample!) • New DAX functions EVALUATEANDLOG, TOCSV, TOJSON
Les Says: Make sure you
enable this and file tickets
Service and Mobile if you still have issues
before GA.
Service Metrics WebView2
• New way to upload Excel and • Show the same • WebView2 will soon be necessary for
Power BI files metric on multiple Power BI Desktop
• Subscribe to report with filters scorecards
applied!!!!

Data Connectors
• Databricks now supports gracefully • Spigit / Projectplace / Planview Enterprise One – PRM (Update)
cancelling queries • Planview Enterprise One – CTM (Update)
• Dremio Cloud (Update) • SumTotal (Update)
• Kognitwin (Update)
 Power BI Updates – October 2022 Click here for Microsoft's full update details
Les Says: Make sure the
value is right. AI ain’t
Report and Visuals always that freaken smart.

• Reverse stack order for stacked column charts Modeling

• Rollups for Metrics • Quick measure suggestions (Preview)
• API for admins to access scorecards • Relationships editing properties pane (Preview)
• DAX formula bar support in Model view
Data God Pick

Service and Mobile Les Says: Did you WANT

your data to leave your
Service
freaken tenant? Huh?
• Guest users can create email subscriptions Well, ok then. Your call.
• Tenant email subscriptions available to external users
• Deployment pipeline history and Azure DevOps
extension

Data Connectors
• Eduframe Reporting PBI Admin Says: Enable the
• Socialbakers Metrics appropriate people in your
organization to take
• Tenant settings for Power BI Datamarts advantage of PBI Datamarts.
Power BI Updates – September 2022 Click here for Microsoft's full update details

Report and Visuals Modeling

• Hierarchical axis by default • Translations support for Composite models
• Improved display name for • Paginated reports data preview
summarized fields
• Conditional formatting for data
labels

Service and Mobile

Service Mobile Embedded
• Cross-tenant Dataset sharing • Power BI fonts (iOS and • Power BI component for
• Auto-generate reports on existing Android) Vue.js
Datasets • Windows app: WebView2 • Export paginated reports using
• Discoverability for B2B content upgraded browsing Dataset as data source

Data Connectors
• Profisee – New
• Dremio – Update
• Starburst Enterprise – Update
 Power BI Updates – August 2022 Click here for Microsoft's full update details

Report and Visuals Modeling

• Conditional formatting for data labels • DAX Editor Improvements
• Metric Visual

Service and Mobile

Service Mobile
• Buy Visuals in App Store! • Text box visuals are now supported
• Follow Metrics from mobile

Data Connectors
• MariaDB (Update) • Certified connectors in Dataflows and Datamarts
• Google Sheets (Update)
Power BI Updates – July 2022 Click here for Microsoft's full update details

Report and Visuals Modeling

• Error Bar Improvements & GA • New DAX function: NETWORKDAYS
• Composite models on Power BI • Multi-role RLS in composite models
Datasets & Analysis Services • Query performance improvement
• Filled Map for Azure Maps Visual!
• Metric Visuals Updates

Service and Mobile

Service Mobile
• Data Hub improvements – data • Data – In – SPAAAAAAACE!!!!
preview & export • Track metrics with multiple milestones &
• Accessibility enhancements for targets
embedded reports

Data Connectors
• Connect to Datamarts • FactSet RMS – New
• Display Name – Dataverse • Funnel - New
• Databricks Update
 Power BI Updates – June 2022 Click here for Microsoft's full update details

Report and Visuals

• New Format Pane (Generally available) • Capabilities.json file for Modeling
• Updates to Error Bars (Preview) defining visual permissions • Composite models for SQL
• Information protection updates • Improving custom visual Server Analysis Services
• Table navigation improvements load time
• Canvas zoom in Teams

Service and Mobile

Service Embedded Analytics
• Data Storytelling • Hierarchy slicers (JS API's)
• Data hub • Paginated reports with SSO data
• Metrics updates • JS SDK Paginated Reports parameters
• DirectQuery for Power BI Datasets

Data Connectors
• Datamarts! (Preview) • Hexagon PPM Smart API (Update) • Anaplan (Update)
• Databricks (New) • Snowflake (Update) • Azure Databricks (Update)
• SingleStore (New) • Vessel Insight (Update) • Dremio Cloud (Update)
• Workplace Analytics/Viva Insights (Update) • FactSet Analytics (Update)
Power BI Updates – May 2022 Click here for Microsoft's full update details

Report and Visuals

• Field parameters – Preview! • Charticulator is now GA!!
• Composite model Management!! • Error bars for combo charts – Preview
• Format pane updates - Preview • ArcGIS visual updates
• Canvas Zoom • Dumbbell Bar Chart (Nova Silva)
• Data point rectangular selection • Drill Down Map PRO (ZoomCharts)

Service and Mobile

Service Mobile
• File downloads API • Goal updates in activity feed
• Datasets hub improvements • Windows app – new minimum OS requirement
• Deprecation of dashboard features

Data Connectors
• Azure DataBricks – Update • FactSet RMS – New
• Denodo - Update • Funnel - New
• Google Sheets – Update!
• Autodesk Construction Cloud - Update
 Power BI Updates – April 2022 Click here for Microsoft's full update details

Report and Visuals

• New Format Pane Updates (Preview) Modeling
• Tooltips for drill actions in matrix, line, and area charts! • Dynamic query parameters now
• Error bars for clustered and bar charts generally available
• Bookmark navigator displays last selected bookmark per group • Updates to required permissions
• PowerGantt Chart by Nova Silva for composition model datasets

Service and Mobile

Service Mobile
• Updates for Power BI Goals with bulk • Visual interaction support in formatting options
updates, as well as sharing and access • Goals push notifications
banner

Data Connectors
• Autodesk Construction Cloud (New)
• Digital Construction Works Insights (Update)
• Dremio, Dremio Cloud (Update)
Power BI Updates – March 2022 Click here for Microsoft's full update details

Report and Visuals

• Dynamic Format Strings! • Improved slicer accessibility • Charticulator NOW
• Error Bars! • graphomate 2021.4 CERTIFIED
• Multi-Row card selection (take 2) • Updated sensitivity labels • Create reports from
• Quick Create from SharePoint • Azure map visual updates SharePoint documents

Service and Mobile

Service Embedded Analytics
• Datasets hub improvements • Improved method for multi-tenancy deployment
• Goals Enhancements • Paginated reports – support for SSO data sources
• Custom Statuses
• Notifications

Data Connectors
• Anaplan – Update
• Bloomberg Enterprise Data & Analytics - Update
• FactSet Analytics – Update
• AssembleViews - Update
• BitSight - New
 Power BI Updates – February 2022 Click here for Microsoft's full update details

Report and Visuals

• New Format Pane (Preview) Modeling
• Plotly.js (Akvelon) • Dynamic query parameters now supported in SQL Server
• HTML Text Styler 2.0 + other data sources! (Preview)
• Multiple Sparklines (Excelnaccess.com)
• Financial Reporting Matrix (Profitbase)

Service and Mobile

Embedded Service Mobile
• Power BI Dataset as data • Download *.pbix improvements • Mobile-optimized report
source for paginated reports • Deployment pipeline enhancements authoring enhancements
• New Dataset permission API's • Updated Goals (notifications, multiple • Dark mode (Windows app)
• Delete Dashboard API owners, personal workspaces) • App new look available

Data Connectors
• Amazon OpenSearch Service • Azure Databricks - Update
• OpenSearch Project • BQE Core – Update
• Data Construction Works • MicroStrategy – Update
Insight • Starburst Enterprise – Update
January 2023: No updates this month, stay
tuned for updates in February!
 Power BI Updates – December 2021 Click here for Microsoft's full update details

Report and Visuals Modeling

• Sparklines! (Preview) • Visualize data with
• Format pane updates (Preview) PowerApps/Dynamics 365 (Preview)
• Zebra BI Cards 1.0
• Drill Down Combo Bar PRO
(ZoomCharts)

Service and Mobile

Embedded Service Mobile
• Improved matrix • Hybrid Tables (Premium) • New report default view
performance (4.1 API) • Email subscription access via Admin API • Recommended Content
• Dataset as data source for • Sharing links include updates to report support hints
paginated reports changes • Support for Goals

Data Connectors
• Azure Data Explore – Update • Starburst Enterprise - Update
• FHIR – Update • TIBCO Data Virtualization (Generally
• Dremio Software – Update Available)
• BQE Core – Update
• Exasol – Update
Power BI Updates – November 2021 Click here for Microsoft's full update details

Report and Visuals

• Page and Bookmark Navigators • Scorecard visual • New format pane (Preview)
• New Formatting Options • AppSource find report files • Tenant-level Bing Maps
• Sort legend • Drill Down map PRO feature switch update
• Bold, italic, and underline text formats • Inforiver standard edition
• Text box super/subscripts, bullet lists • Lipstick Bar Chart

Service and Mobile Service Embedded Analytics

Mobile • Datasets hub improvements • Power BI Embedded Gen2
• Updated report filters • Azure Lockbox Support • Control embed token
• QR codes with URL • Power BI Goals (goal level expiry
parameters permissions, Power Automate • Embedding support for
Integration, formatting) paginated report visuals

Data Connectors

• Azure Synapse Analytics (Preview) • Google BigQuery (Update)

• Google Sheets (Preview) • Cognite Data Fusion (Update)
• Azure Cosmos DB V2 (Preview) • Dremio Cloud (Update)
• Delta Sharing (Preview)
 Power BI Updates – October 2021 Click here for Microsoft's full update details

Report and Visuals Modeling

• Azure Maps Visual – Heat Map Layer • Switch Functions- Performance • Lollipop Bar Chart – Nova
• Proxy Models – Individual Table(s) Improvements Silva
linking • Bitwise Functions • Drill Down TimeSeries
• BITLSHIFT/BITRSHIFT Pro - ZoomCharts
• BITAND/BITOR/BITXOR

Service and Mobile Service Developers

Embedded • Premium Gen2 – GA!!!! • Modern Tooltips
• Object Level Security (OLS) • Auto Install Power BI in • Modern Dialog
is now GA Teams
• Adjust Zoom levels • API – Who has access to what Paginated Reports
• Export API Update • Deployment Pipelines APIs- GA • ODBC Connector - GA

Data Connectors
• Azure Databricks – UPDATE!!!! • Amazon Athena – GA
• Amazon Redshift - Update • SIS-CC-SDMX – New
• Dataverse - Update • SumTotal - Update
• Azure Cosmos DB V2 - New • Usercube - New
Power BI Updates – September 2021 Click here for Microsoft's full update details

Report and Visuals

• PAFnow Process Mining flowchart • New button formatting • CALCULATE aggregate
• Drill Down Network PRO • Waterfall charts toggle totals functions
• Annotated Bar • Line chart series labels • XIRR new parameters
• Graphomate pictograms • Sensitivity label for templates

Service and Mobile Service Paginated Reports

Mobile • Goals: Automated status rules • New version of Power
• Goals Available and improved filtering BI Report Builder
• Content Exploration • API’s to Determine Artifacts
• Request Access to reports • Service Principals support for
read-only Admin API’s

Data Connectors

• Power BI Connector in Power • Bloomberg Enterprise Data and Analytics (Update)

Automate (New) • DataVirtuality (Update)
• Azure Databricks (Update) • Vena (Update)
Authors

Helen Wall
LinkedIn Learning [in]structor for Power BI and AWS QuickSight | Data Science, Visualization, and
Analytics | helendatadesign.com

Helen Wall is a renowned LinkedIn Learning instructor specializing in business intelligence and
data science, particularly using Excel and Power BI. Her expertise lies in making complex data
accessible and understandable to a broader business audience. With a strong foundation in
mathematics from the University of Washington and Durham University, Helen transitioned from
actuarial work to a more diverse career path. She is celebrated for her engaging LinkedIn trainings
and posts, her custom visuals that simplify intricate topics, and her popular data newsletter.

Chris Wagner
Director Data Solutions – Baker Tilly | Analytics Rebel | Power BI Boss | White Rabbit

Christopher Wagner is a seasoned professional in the field of data solutions, currently holding the
position of Director of Data Solutions at Baker Tilly and serving as the Principal Data Insights &
Analytics Solution Architect at KratosBI LLC. He is actively engaged in the professional
community, as evidenced by his recent participation in the Fabric conference and his interactions
with colleagues and industry peers on LinkedIn. Chris showcases a commitment to advancing the
field of data analytics and a willingness to share his knowledge through various training events
and presentations.