Announcing calculation groups for Direct Lake datasets
We are excited to share that Direct Lake datasets now support calculation groups!
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Heads up: Power BI OneDrive and SharePoint report viewing will be on by default starting in October
Viewing Power BI reports in OneDrive and SharePoint will be turning on by default in October, 2023. Action must be taken by September 29th if you do not want this feature on by default in your tenant.
» Read moreStreamlining cloud connection management for datasets, paginated reports, and other artifacts
We 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 moreBest Practices to prevent GetGroupsAsAdmin API timeout
This blog post describes new changes in GetGroupsAsAdmin API to help administrators deal with timeout issues.
» Read moreHeads up: Changes to Excel workbook support in Power BI workspaces
We are announcing the deprecation of some features for Excel workbooks in Power BI workspaces. This can impact organizations and users who use these capabilities. This blog outlines the changes, the timelines for deprecation, and how to update your workbooks. It also explains how to determine what workbooks in your organization are impacted.
» Read moreOn-premises data gateway August 2023 release
We are happy to announce that we have just released the August 2023 update for the on-premises data gateway (version 3000.182.4).
» Read moreAnnouncing new ways to create connected tables in Excel connected to Power BI
We’re excited to announce new capabilities that make it easier for users to add Power BI data to their Excel workbooks. We’re adding an Insert Table option directly in Excel. We’re also adding an Export with Live Connection option from the OneLake Data Hub.
» Read moreAnnouncing automatic scaling for dataset scale-out public preview
We’re excited to announce that we’ve reached the final milestone in our dataset scale-out public preview journey! We started the preview without auto-sync and with single read-only replica per dataset. A few months ago, we introduced auto-sync, and now Power BI can create as many read-only replicas as your Power BI capacity supports. Dataset scale-out is no longer limited to a single read-only replica per dataset.
» Read morePower BI August 2023 Feature Summary
Welcome to the August 2023 update! We’ve got a new layout switcher, update to On-Object Interaction (preview), updates to the ORDERBY function, the Editor’s pick of the quarter for visualizations, and more. Continue reading for more details on our new features!
» Read moreImproving the communication performance of XMLA-based tools
We 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.
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