Datasets are being renamed to semantic models in Power BI and Fabric. This will make the product clearer and more usable and reflects the immense progress that Power BI datasets have made in becoming an enterprise-grade semantic modeling technology. The semantic model name will help drive awareness of the unparalleled capabilities provided.
» Read moreThe model view now has even more to offer! We are excited to share the public preview of the Model explorer in the model view of Power BI Desktop.
» Read moreWe have some very exciting news to share with you today! We are thrilled to announce that we have just launched the public preview of Direct Lake mode for Power BI datasets in Fabric! Fabric is taking a bold bet on open data formats in OneLake.
» Read moreWe are excited to share that Direct Lake datasets now support calculation groups!
» Read moreWe are excited to announce the public preview of shareable cloud connections for datasets and paginated reports. Shareable cloud connections are the future for datasets and paginated reports and will soon become the connection type of choice!
» Read moreWe are thrilled to announce that we have made some significant performance improvements to the XMLA-endpoint communication in Power BI. Specifically, we have switched XMLA-based communication from plain text XML to binary XML and enabled compression for the .NET client libraries. Make sure you upgrade to version 19.61.1.4 or later to benefit from this improvement.
» Read moreWant to format a measure based on a slicer selection, the measure value, or another conditional way? Now you can! With dynamic format strings for measures a DAX expression can now be used to determine what format string a measure will use.
» Read moreIn December 2020, we launched the preview of DirectQuery for Power BI Datasets and Analysis Services. Since then, we have worked with many of you to improve on this feature and get it ready for general availability. Today we are announcing that this feature has reached general availability.
» Read moreGeneral availability for the additional Analysis Services settings for workspaces in Power BI.
» Read moreWant to make multiple selections across all the slicers on your report page then apply them at once? Need a quick way to clear all the slicer’s selections at once, without a bookmark? Now you can!
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