Building Multi-language Reports for Power BI in 2023
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Announcing backup and restore improvements for large datasets near the size limit
Thanks to the latest backup and restore improvements, you can now restore a backup file even when the dataset size is near the Power BI Premium SKU limitation. You no longer need to be concerned that dataset size limits impact restorability. When restoring a dataset with the /forceRestore option, Power BI will try its best to perform the restore operation even when the available memory is limited.
» Read moreDeployment pipelines – announcing ‘Deployment History’ feature and ‘Azure DevOps extension’ GA
A new feature for Deployment pipelines, Deployment History, allows you to review details of all your recent months deployments – who, what and when. Check it out! Also, download our Azure DevOps extension now having general availability, and be aware our UpdateApp API now excludes adding new items to Apps.
» Read moreExecuteQueries REST API versus XMLA endpoints at scale
Power BI APIs can support you at any scale, but there is no one-size-fits-all API. The ExecuteQueries API is a great choice at small scale. For large-scale solutions, switch to XMLA endpoints and host your datasets on Power BI Premium.
» Read moreEnhanced refresh with the Power BI REST API is now generally available
General availability announcement for Enhanced Refresh with the Power BI REST API. Perform fine-grain refresh operations for improved scalability.
» Read moreUnlocking new self-service BI scenarios with ExecuteQueries support in Power Automate
As part of our GA work for the ExecuteQueries REST API, we delivered a new Power Automate action to run queries against Power BI datasets. This action delivers a straightforward low-code/no-code experience to BI users who want to streamline repetitive, mundane tasks and processes. The purpose of this blog post is to help you get started running queries against datasets in Power Automate. It covers exporting data into csv files, building a solution to test datasets, and creating BI-driven cloud flows.
» Read moreAnnouncing general availability of the ExecuteQueries REST API
We are happy to announce that the ExecuteQueries REST API is now GA. By using this REST API, you can query datasets in Power BI from practically any modern environment on any platform, as long as you can authenticate with Azure Active Directory (AAD) and construct a Web request. The query functionality is comparable to XMLA read access, yet avoids dependencies on Analysis Services client libraries, requires no connection to XMLA endpoints, and works in Premium workspaces as well as in ordinary workspaces.
» Read moreAdmin Monitoring of Power BI Usage in Excel
Learn how admins can get insights on users who are connecting to Power BI datasets from Excel with the Power BI activity logs
» Read moreAnnouncing general availability of service principal profiles in Power BI Embedded
I’m happy to announce a new method that allows a much larger number of customer tenants per one service principal by introducing a service principal “child” named service principal profile. Each service principal profile can administer a customer tenant, and the number of profiles per service principal can reach hundreds of thousands.
» Read morePower BI February 2022 Feature Summary
Welcome to the February 2022 update. We are thrilled to announce a variety of new and highly anticipated features such as new mobile formatting options, Dynamic M Query Parameters support for more data sources, deployment pipeline enhancements and improvements to downloading a PBIX file.
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