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What is Power BI?
ｅ OVERVIEW
What is Power BI?
What is Power BI Desktop?
What is the Power BI service?
Comparing Power BI Desktop and the service
What's new?
ｐ CONCEPT
What's new in Power BI?
The new experience in the Power BI service
The new Format pane in Power BI Desktop
Get started with Learn
ｄ TRAINING
Create and use analytics reports
Get data with Power BI Desktop
Licensing
ｐ CONCEPT
Sign up for Power BI

Features by license type
Resources
ｉ REFERENCE
Power BI videos
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What is Power BI?
Article • 02/22/2023
Power BI is a collection of software services, apps, and connectors that work together to
turn your unrelated sources of data into coherent, visually immersive, and interactive
insights. Your data might be an Excel spreadsheet, or a collection of cloud-based and
on-premises hybrid data warehouses. Power BI lets you easily connect to your data
sources, visualize and discover what's important, and share that with anyone or
everyone you want.
The parts of Power BI

Power BI consists of several elements that all work together, starting with these three
basics:
A Windows desktop application called Power BI Desktop.

An online software as a service (SaaS) service called the Power BI service.
Power BI Mobile apps for Windows, iOS, and Android devices.
These three elements—Power BI Desktop, the service, and the mobile apps—are
designed to let you create, share, and consume business insights in the way that serves
you and your role most effectively.
Beyond those three, Power BI also features two other elements:
Power BI Report Builder, for creating paginated reports to share in the Power BI
service. Read more about paginated reports later in this article.
Power BI Report Server, an on-premises report server where you can publish your
Power BI reports, after creating them in Power BI Desktop. Read more about Power
BI Report Server later in this article.
How Power BI matches your role

How you use Power BI depends on your role in a project or on a team. Other people, in
other roles, might use Power BI differently.
For example, you might primarily use the Power BI service to view reports and
dashboards. Your number-crunching, business-report-creating coworker might make
extensive use of Power BI Desktop or Power BI Report Builder to create reports, then
publish those reports to the Power BI service, where you view them. Another coworker,
in sales, might mainly use the Power BI Mobile app to monitor progress on sales quotas,
and to drill into new sales lead details.
If you're a developer, you might use Power BI APIs to push data into datasets or to
embed dashboards and reports into your own custom applications. Have an idea for a
new visual? Build it yourself and share it with others.
You also might use each element of Power BI at different times, depending on what
you're trying to achieve or your role for a given project.
How you use Power BI can be based on which feature or service of Power BI is the best
tool for your situation. For example, you can use Power BI Desktop to create reports for
your own team about customer engagement statistics and you can view inventory and
manufacturing progress in a real-time dashboard in the Power BI service. You can create
a paginated report of mailable invoices, based on a Power BI dataset. Each part of Power
BI is available to you, which is why it's so flexible and compelling.
Explore documents that pertain to your role:
Power BI for business users

Power BI Desktop for report creators
Power BI Report Builder for enterprise report creators
Power BI for administrators
Power BI for developers
What is Power BI embedded analytics?
Create your own visuals in Power BI
What can developers do with the Power BI API?
The flow of work in Power BI

One common workflow in Power BI begins by connecting to data sources in Power BI
Desktop and building a report. You then publish that report from Power BI Desktop to
the Power BI service, and share it so business users in the Power BI service and on
mobile devices can view and interact with the report.
This workflow is common, and shows how the three main Power BI elements
complement one another.
Here's a detailed comparison of Power BI Desktop and the Power BI service.
Use the deployment pipeline tool

In the Power BI service, you can use the deployment pipeline tool to test your content
before you release it to your users. The deployment pipeline tool can help you deploy
reports, dashboards, datasets, and paginated reports. Read about how to get started
with deployment pipelines in the Power BI service.
Paginated reports in the Power BI service

Another workflow involves paginated reports in the Power BI service. Enterprise report
creators design paginated reports to be printed or shared. They can also share these
reports in the Power BI service. They're called paginated because they're formatted to fit
well on a page. They're often used for operational reports, or for printing forms such as
invoices or transcripts. They display all the data in a table, even if the table spans
multiple pages. Power BI Report Builder is the standalone tool for authoring paginated
reports.
Read more about paginated reports in the Power BI service.
On-premises reporting with Power BI Report

Server
What if you need to keep your reports on premises, say, behind a firewall? Read on.
You can create, deploy, and manage Power BI reports in Power BI Desktop, and
paginated reports in Report Builder, with the ready-to-use tools and services that Power
BI Report Server provides.
Power BI Report Server is a solution that you deploy behind your firewall and then
deliver your reports to the right users in different ways, whether that's viewing them in a
web browser, on a mobile device, or as an email. And because Power BI Report Server is
compatible with Power BI in the cloud, you can move to the cloud when you're ready.
Read more about Power BI Report Server.
Next steps
Tutorial: Learn your way around the Power BI service
Tutorial: Get started with the Power BI service
Quickstart: Connect to data in Power BI Desktop
Article • 01/12/2023
Power BI Desktop is a free application you install on your local computer that lets you
connect to, transform, and visualize your data. With Power BI Desktop, you can connect
to multiple different sources of data, and combine them (often called modeling) into a
data model. This data model lets you build visuals, and collections of visuals you can
share as reports, with other people inside your organization. Most users who work on
business intelligence projects use Power BI Desktop to create reports, and then use the
Power BI service to share their reports with others.
The most common uses for Power BI Desktop are as follows:
Connect to data.
Transform and clean data to create a data model.
Create visuals, such as charts or graphs that provide visual representations of the
data.
Create reports that are collections of visuals on one or more report pages.
Share reports with others by using the Power BI service.
People who are responsible for such tasks are often considered data analysts
(sometimes referred to as analysts) or business intelligence professionals (often referred
to as report creators). Many people who don't consider themselves an analyst or a report
creator use Power BI Desktop to create compelling reports, or to pull data from various
sources. They can build data models, and then share the reports with their coworkers
and organizations.
） Important
Power BI Desktop is updated and released on a monthly basis, incorporating

customer feedback and new features. Only the most recent version of Power BI
Desktop is supported; customers who contact support for Power BI Desktop will be
asked to upgrade to the most recent version. You can get the most recent version
of Power BI Desktop from the Windows Store , or as a single executable
containing all supported languages that you download and install on your
computer.
There are three views available in Power BI Desktop, which you select on the left side of
the canvas. The views, shown in the order they appear, are as follows:
Report: You create reports and visuals, where most of your creation time is spent.
Data: You see the tables, measures, and other data used in the data model
associated with your report, and transform the data for best use in the report's
model.
Model: You see and manage the relationships among tables in your data model.
The following image shows the three views, as displayed along the left side of the
canvas:
Connect to data
To get started with Power BI Desktop, the first step is to connect to data. There are many
different data sources you can connect to from Power BI Desktop.
To connect to data:
1. From the Home ribbon, select Get Data > More.
The Get Data window appears, showing the many categories to which Power BI
Desktop can connect.
2. When you select a data type, you're prompted for information, such as the URL
and credentials, necessary for Power BI Desktop to connect to the data source on
your behalf.
3. After you connect to one or more data sources, you may want to transform the
data so it's useful for you.
Transform and clean data, create a model

In Power BI Desktop, you can clean and transform data using the built-in Power Query
Editor. With Power Query Editor, you make changes to your data, such as changing a
data type, removing columns, or combining data from multiple sources. It's like
sculpting: you start with a large block of clay (or data), then shave off pieces or add
others as needed, until the shape of the data is how you want it.
To start Power Query Editor:
On the Home ribbon, in the Queries section, select Transform data.
The Power Query Editor window appears.

Each step you take in transforming data (such as renaming a table, transforming a data
type, or deleting a column) is recorded by Power Query Editor. Every time this query
connects to the data source, those steps are carried out so that the data is always
shaped the way you specify.
The following image shows the Power Query Editor window for a query that was
shaped, and turned into a model.
Once your data is how you want it, you can create visuals.
Create visuals
After you have a data model, you can drag fields onto the report canvas to create
visuals. A visual is a graphic representation of the data in your model. There are many
different types of visuals to choose from in Power BI Desktop. The following visual
shows a simple column chart.
To create or change a visual:
From the Visualizations pane, select the Build visual icon.
If you already have a visual selected on the report canvas, the selected visual
changes to the type you selected.
If no visual is selected on the canvas, a new visual is created based on your
selection.
Create reports
More often, you'll want to create a collection of visuals that show various aspects of the
data you've used to create your model in Power BI Desktop. A collection of visuals, in
one Power BI Desktop file, is called a report. A report can have one or more pages, just
like an Excel file can have one or more worksheets.
With Power BI Desktop you can create complex and visually rich reports, using data from
multiple sources, all in one report that you can share with others in your organization.
In the following image, you see the first page of a Power BI Desktop report, named
Overview, as seen on the tab near the bottom of the image.
Share reports
After a report is ready to share with others, you can publish the report to the Power BI
service, and make it available to anyone in your organization who has a Power BI license.
To publish a Power BI Desktop report:
1. Select Publish from the Home ribbon.

Power BI Desktop connects you to the Power BI service with your Power BI account.
2. You're prompted to select where in the Power BI service you'd like to share the
report. For example, your workspace, a team workspace, or some other location in
the Power BI service.
You must have a Power BI license to share reports to the Power BI service.
Next steps
To get started with Power BI Desktop, the first thing you need is to download and install
the application. There are a few ways to get Power BI Desktop:
Get Power BI Desktop from the Microsoft Store

Get Power BI Desktop
Download Power BI Desktop from the web
What is the Power BI service?
Article • 11/10/2023
Power BI is a collection of software services, apps, and connectors that work together to
help you create, share, and consume business insights in the way that serves you and
your business most effectively. The Microsoft Power BI service
( https://app.powerbi.com ), sometimes referred to as Power BI online, is the software as
a service (SaaS) part of Power BI. In the Power BI service, dashboards help you keep a
finger on the pulse of your business. Dashboards display tiles, which you can select to
open reports for exploring further. Dashboards and reports connect to semantic models
that bring all of the relevant data together in one place.
Need help with understanding the building blocks that make up Power BI? See Basic
concepts for designers in the Power BI service. Or visit our playlist on YouTube .A
good video to start with is Introduction to the Power BI service:
７ Note
This video might use earlier versions of Power BI Desktop or the Power BI service.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/B2vd4MQrz4M
The other main components of Power BI are the Windows desktop application Power BI
Desktop and the Power BI Mobile apps for Windows, iOS, and Android devices. You and
your colleagues can use these three elements—Power BI Desktop, the service, and the
mobile apps—to create, share, and consume business insights. Read What is Power BI?
for an overview.
Creating reports in the service

In a typical Power BI workflow, you begin by building a report in Power BI Desktop, then
publishing it to the Power BI service.
This workflow is common, but you can also create Power BI reports right in the Power BI
service. Do you have a subscription to a SaaS application like Salesforce? Power BI has
apps that automatically create dashboards and reports from your online data. Get a
head start by connecting to Salesforce or check out the other SaaS apps you can
connect to. If you're part of an organization, someone in your organization might have
published apps and distributed them to you.
Sharing your findings
After you've created reports and dashboards, you can share them. End users in the
Power BI service and mobile devices can view and interact with them. Being able to
control how you share your work is one of the most important features of the Power BI
service. You create workspaces where you and your colleagues can collaborate on
reports and dashboards. Then you can bundle and distribute them as apps. You can also
share the semantic models themselves, so others can use them as a basis for their own
reports. Read more about ways to collaborate and share your work in Power BI.
Next steps
For consumers: Getting around in Power BI service
Tutorial: Get started creating in the Power BI service
Quickstart: Connect to data in Power BI Desktop
Compare Power BI Desktop and the
Power BI service
Article • 11/10/2023
Use this article to get a basic overview of Power BI Desktop and the Power BI service.
Then use the links within and below the article to expand your knowledge.
Power BI Desktop is an application that you download and install for free on your local
computer. Desktop is a complete data analysis and report creation tool that is used to
connect to, transform, visualize, and analyze your data. It includes the Query Editor, in
which you can connect to many different sources of data, and combine them (often
called modeling) into a data model. Then you design a report based on that data model.
Reports can be shared with others directly or by publishing to the Power BI service.
Sharing reports requires a Power BI Pro license. The Power BI Desktop getting started
guide walks through the process.
The Power BI service is a cloud-based service, or software as a service (SaaS). It supports

report editing and collaboration for teams and organizations. You can connect to data
sources in the Power BI service, too, but modeling is limited. The Power BI service is used
to do things such as creating dashboards, creating and sharing apps, analyzing and
exploring your data to uncover business insights, and much more. What is the Power BI
service details many of the capabilities of the Power BI service. Your license determines
what you can do in the Power BI service. For more information about licenses, see Power
BI licenses and subscriptions
The following Venn diagram compares Power BI Desktop and the Power BI service. The
middle shows some of the areas where they overlap. Some tasks you can do in either
Power BI Desktop or the service. The two outer sides of the Venn diagram show the
features that are unique to either the Desktop application or to the Power BI service.
The report editors in Power BI Desktop and in the service are similar. They're made up of
three sections:
1. The top nav panes, different in Power BI Desktop and the service
2. The report canvas
3. The Fields, Visualizations, and Filters panes
The following video shows the report editor in Power BI Desktop.
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/IkJda4O7oGs
Work in the Power BI service
Collaborate
After you've created your reports, you can save them to a workspace in the Power BI
service, where you and your colleagues collaborate. You can build dashboards on top of
those reports or add them to apps. Then, if you have a Power BI Pro license, you can
share those dashboards, reports and apps with others inside and outside your
organization. When you share, you assign permissions that determine what the recipient
can do with the dashboards, reports, apps, and underlying semantic models. Sharing
requires you to have a Power BI Pro license. Viewing shared reports requires a Pro
license or for the report to be saved in Premium capacity. Consumers granted access to
your report can view them in the Power BI service in Reading view, not Editing view.
Consumers don't have access to all the features available to report creators. You can also
share your semantic models and let others build their own reports from them. Read
more about collaborating in the Power BI service.
Self-service data prep with dataflows

Dataflows help organizations unify data from different sources and prepare it for
modeling. Analysts can easily create dataflows using familiar self-service tools. Analysts
use dataflows to ingest, transform, integrate, and enrich big data by defining data
source connections, ETL logic, refresh schedules, and more. Read more about self-
service data prep with dataflows.
Next steps
Create a report in the Power BI service
Basic concepts for report designers
More questions? Try the Power BI Community

Get started with Power BI Desktop
Article • 10/24/2023
APPLIES TO: Power BI Desktop Power BI service
Welcome to the getting started guide for Power BI Desktop. This tour shows you how
Power BI Desktop works, what it can do, and how to build robust data models and
amazing reports to amplify your business intelligence.
For a quick overview of how Power BI Desktop works and how to use it, you can scan
the screens in this guide in just a few minutes. For a more thorough understanding, you
can read through each section, perform the steps, and create your own Power BI
Desktop file to post on the Power BI service and share with others.
You can also watch the Getting Started with the Power BI Desktop video, and
download the Financial Sample Excel workbook to follow along with the video.
） Important
You can get the most recent version of Power BI Desktop from the Windows
Store , or as a single executable containing all supported languages that you
download and install on your computer.
How Power BI Desktop works
With Power BI Desktop, you can:
1. Connect to data, including multiple data sources.

2. Shape the data with queries that build insightful, compelling data models.
3. Use the data models to create visualizations and reports.
4. Share your report files for others to leverage, build upon, and share. You can share
Power BI Desktop .pbix files like any other files, but the most compelling method is
to upload them to the Power BI service .
Power BI Desktop integrates proven Microsoft query engine, data modeling, and
visualization technologies. Data analysts and others can create collections of queries,
data connections, models, and reports, and easily share them with others. Through the
combination of Power BI Desktop and the Power BI service, new insights from the world
of data are easier to model, build, share, and extend.
Power BI Desktop centralizes, simplifies, and streamlines what can otherwise be a

scattered, disconnected, and arduous process of designing and creating business
intelligence repositories and reports. Ready to give it a try? Let's get started.
Install and run Power BI Desktop

To download Power BI Desktop, go to the Power BI Desktop download page and
select Download Free. Or for download options, select See download or language
options .
You can also download Power BI Desktop from the Power BI service. Select the
Download icon in the top menu bar, and then select Power BI Desktop.
On the Microsoft Store page, select Get, and follow the prompts to install Power BI
Desktop on your computer. Start Power BI Desktop from the Windows Start menu or
from the icon in the Windows taskbar.
The first time Power BI Desktop starts, it displays the Welcome screen.
From the Welcome screen, you can Get data, see Recent sources, open recent reports,
Open other reports, or select other links. Select the close icon to close the Welcome
screen.
Along the left side of Power BI Desktop are icons for the three Power BI Desktop views:
Report, Data, and Model, from top to bottom. The current view is indicated by the
yellow bar along the left, and you can change views by selecting any of the icons.
If you're using keyboard navigation, press Ctrl + F6 to move focus to that section of
buttons in the window. To learn more about accessibility and Power BI, visit our
accessibility articles.
Report view is the default view.
Power BI Desktop also includes the Power Query Editor, which opens in a separate
window. In Power Query Editor, you can build queries and transform data, then load the
refined data model into Power BI Desktop to create reports.
Connect to data
With Power BI Desktop installed, you're ready to connect to the ever-expanding world of
data. To see the many types of data sources available, select Get Data > More in the
Power BI Desktop Home tab, and in the Get Data window, scroll through the list of All
data sources. In this quick tour, you connect to a couple of different Web data sources.
Imagine you're a data analyst working for a sunglasses retailer. You want to help your
client target sunglasses sales where the sun shines most frequently. So you might want
to find some information on the web about sunny locations.
On the Power BI Desktop Home tab, select Get Data > Web to connect to a web data
source.
In the From Web dialog box, paste an address about sunny locations into the URL field,
and select OK.
７ Note
The URL used in this example is fictitious, you can find your own data in various
tables and sites on the web.
If prompted, on the Access Web Content screen, select Connect to use anonymous
access.
The query functionality of Power BI Desktop goes to work and contacts the web
resource. The Navigator window returns what it found on the web page, in this case an
HTML table called Ranking of best and worst states for retirement, and five other
suggested tables. You're interested in the HTML table, so select it to see a preview.
At this point you can select Load to load the table, or Transform data to make changes
in the table before you load it.
When you select Transform data, Power Query Editor launches, with a representative
view of the table. The Query Settings pane is on the right, or you can always show it by
selecting Query Settings on the View tab of Power Query Editor.
For more information about connecting to data, see Connect to data in Power BI
Desktop.
Shape data
Now that you're connected to a data source, you can adjust the data to meet your
needs. To shape data, you provide Power Query Editor with step-by-step instructions for
adjusting the data while loading and presenting it. Shaping doesn't affect the original
data source, only this particular view of the data.
７ Note
The table data used in this guide is fictitious and for illustrative purposes. As such,
the steps you need to follow with the data you find and use might vary, requiring
you to be creative about how you adjust steps or outcomes, which is all part of the
fun of learning.
Shaping can mean transforming the data, such as renaming columns or tables, removing
rows or columns, or changing data types. Power Query Editor captures these steps
sequentially under Applied Steps in the Query Settings pane. Each time this query
connects to the data source, those steps are carried out, so the data is always shaped
the way you specify. This process occurs when you use the query in Power BI Desktop, or
when anyone uses your shared query, such as in the Power BI service.
Notice that the Applied Steps in Query Settings already contain a few steps. You can
select each step to see its effect in the Power Query Editor. First, you specified a web
source, and then you previewed the table in the Navigator window. In the third step,
Changed type, Power BI recognized whole number data when importing it, and
automatically changed the original web Text data type to Whole numbers.
If you need to change a data type, select the column or columns to change. Hold down
the Shift key to select several adjacent columns, or Ctrl to select non-adjacent columns.
Either right-click a column header, select Change Type, and choose a new data type
from the menu, or drop down the list next to Data Type in the Transform group of the
Home tab, and select a new data type.
７ Note
The Power Query Editor in Power BI Desktop uses the ribbon or the right-click
menus for available tasks. Most of the tasks you can select on the Home or
Transform tabs of the ribbon are also available by right-clicking an item and
choosing from the menu that appears.
You can now apply your own changes and transformations to the data and see them in
Applied Steps.
For example, for sunglasses sales you're most interested in the weather ranking, so you
decide to sort the table by the Weather column instead of by Overall rank. Drop down
the arrow next to the Weather header, and select Sort ascending. The data now appears
sorted by weather ranking, and the step Sorted Rows appears in Applied Steps.
You're not very interested in selling sunglasses to the worst weather states, so you
decide to remove them from the table. From the Home tab, select Reduce Rows >
Remove Rows > Remove Bottom Rows. In the Remove Bottom Rows dialog box, enter
10, and then select OK.
The bottom 10 worst weather rows are removed from the table, and the step Removed
Bottom Rows appears in Applied Steps.
You decide the table has too much extra information for your needs, and to remove the
Affordability, Crime, Culture, and Wellness columns. Select the header of each column
that you want to remove. Hold down the Shift key to select several adjacent columns, or
Ctrl to select non-adjacent columns.
Then, from the Manage Columns group of the Home tab, select Remove Columns. You
can also right-click one of the selected column headers and select Remove Columns
from the menu. The selected columns are removed, and the step Removed Columns
appears in Applied Steps.
On second thought, Affordability might be relevant to sunglasses sales after all. You'd
like to get that column back. You can easily undo the last step in the Applied Steps pane
by selecting the X delete icon next to the step. Now redo the step, selecting only the
columns you want to delete. For more flexibility, you could delete each column as a
separate step.
You can right-click any step in the Applied Steps pane and choose to delete it, rename
it, move it up or down in the sequence, or add or delete steps after it. For intermediate
steps, Power BI Desktop will warn you if the change could affect later steps and break
your query.
For example, if you no longer wanted to sort the table by Weather, you might try to
delete the Sorted Rows step. Power BI Desktop warns you that deleting this step could
cause your query to break. You removed the bottom 10 rows after you sorted by
weather, so if you remove the sort, different rows will be removed. You also get a
warning if you select the Sorted Rows step and try to add a new intermediate step at
that point.
Finally, you change the table title to be about sunglass sales instead of retirement.
Under Properties in the Query Settings pane, replace the old title with Best states for
sunglass sales.
The finished query for your shaped data looks like this:
For more information about shaping data, see Shape and combine data in Power BI
Desktop.
Combine data
The data about various states is interesting, and will be useful for building additional
analysis efforts and queries. But there's one problem: most data out there uses two-
letter abbreviations for state codes, not the full names of the states. To use that data,
you need some way to associate your state names with their abbreviations.
You're in luck. Another public data source does just that, but the data will need a fair
amount of shaping before you can combine it with your sunglass table.
To import the state abbreviations data into Power Query Editor, select New Source >
Web from the New Query group on the Home tab of the ribbon.
In the From Web dialog box, enter the URL for the state abbreviations site:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_abbreviations.
In the Navigator window, select the table Codes and abbreviations for U.S. states,
federal district, territories, and other regions, and then select OK. The table opens in
Power Query Editor.
Remove all columns except for Name and status of region, Name and status of region,
and ANSI. To keep only these columns, hold down Ctrl and select the columns. Then,
either right-click one of the column headers and select Remove Other Columns, or,
from the Manage Columns group of the Home tab, select Remove Other Columns.
Drop down the arrow next to the Name and status of region_1 column header, and
select Filters > Equals. In the Filter Rows dialog box, drop down the Enter or select a
value field next to equals and select State. Select OK.
With extra values like Federal district and island removed, you now have a list of the 50
states and their official two-letter abbreviations. You can rename the columns to make
more sense, for example State name, Status, and Abbreviation, by right-clicking the
column headers and selecting Rename.
Note that all of these steps are recorded under Applied Steps in the Query Settings
pane.
Your shaped table now looks like this:

Retitle the table to State codes in the Properties field of Query Settings.
With the State codes table shaped, you can combine these two tables into one. Since
the tables you now have are a result of queries you applied to the data, they're also
called queries. There are two primary ways of combining queries: merge and append.
When you have one or more columns you'd like to add to another query, you merge the
queries. When you have additional rows of data you'd like to add to an existing query,
you append the query.
In this case, you want to merge the State codes query into the Best states for
sunglasses query. To merge the queries, switch to the Best states for sunglasses query
by selecting it from the Queries pane on the left side of Power Query Editor. Then select
Merge Queries from the Combine group in the Home tab of the ribbon.
In the Merge window, drop down the field to select State codes from the other queries
available. Select the column to match from each table, in this case State from the Best
states for sunglasses query and State name from the State codes query.
If you get a Privacy levels dialog, select Ignore privacy levels checks for this file and
then select Save. Select OK.
A new column called State codes appears on the right of the Best states for sunglass
sales table. It contains the state code query that you merged with the best states for
sunglass sales query. All the columns from the merged table are condensed into the
State codes column. You can expand the merged table and include only the columns
you want.
To expand the merged table and select which columns to include, select the Expand
icon in the column header. In the Expand dialog box, select only the Abbreviation
column. Deselect Use original column name as prefix, and then select OK.
７ Note
You can play around with how to bring in the State codes table. Experiment a bit,
and if you don't like the results, just delete that step from the Applied Steps list in
the Query Settings pane. It's a free do-over, which you can do as many times as
you like until the expand process looks the way you want it.
For a more complete description of the shape and combine data steps, see Shape and
combine data in Power BI Desktop.
You now have a single query table that combines two data sources, each of which has
been shaped to meet your needs. This query can serve as a basis for more interesting
data connections, such as demographics, wealth levels, or recreational opportunities in
the states.
For now, you have enough data to create an interesting report in Power BI Desktop.
Since this is a milestone, apply the changes in Power Query Editor and load them into
Power BI Desktop by selecting Close & Apply from the Home tab of the ribbon. You can
also select just Apply to keep the query open in Power Query Editor while you work in
Power BI Desktop.
You can make more changes to a table after it's loaded into Power BI Desktop, and
reload the model to apply any changes you make. To reopen Power Query Editor from
Power BI Desktop, select Transform Data on the Home tab of the Power BI Desktop
ribbon.
Build reports
In Power BI Desktop Report view, you can build visualizations and reports. The Report
view has six main areas:
1. The ribbon at the top, which displays common tasks associated with reports and
visualizations.
2. The canvas area in the middle, where you create and arrange visualizations.
3. The pages tab area at the bottom, which lets you select or add report pages.
4. The Filters pane, where you can filter data visualizations.
5. The Visualizations pane, where you can add, change, or customize visualizations,
and apply drillthrough.
6. The Format pane, where you design the report and visualizations.
7. The Fields pane, which shows the available fields in your queries. You can drag
these fields onto the canvas, the Filters pane, or the Visualizations pane to create
or modify visualizations.
You can expand and collapse the Filters, Visualizations, and Fields panes by selecting
the arrows at the tops of the panes. Collapsing the panes provides more space on the
canvas to build cool visualizations.
To create a simple visualization, just select any field in the fields list, or drag the field
from the Fields list onto the canvas. For example, drag the State field from Best states
for sunglass sales onto the canvas, and see what happens.
Look at that! Power BI Desktop recognized that the State field contained geolocation
data and automatically created a map-based visualization. The visualization shows data
points for the 40 states from your data model.
The Visualizations pane shows information about the visualization and lets you modify
it.
1. The Fields option in the Visualization pane lets you drag data fields to Legend and
other field wells in the pane.
2. The Format option lets you apply formatting and other controls to visualizations.
3. The icons show the type of visualization created. You can change the type of a
selected visualization by selecting a different icon, or create a new visualization by
selecting an icon with no existing visualization selected.
The options available in the Fields and Format areas depend on the type of visualization
and data you have.
You want your map visualization to show only the top 10 weather states. To show only
the top 10 states, in the Filters pane, hover over State is (All) and expand the arrow that
appears. Under Filter type, drop down and select Top N. Under Show items, select
Bottom, because you want to show the items with the lowest numerical ranks, and enter
10 in the next field.
Drag the Weather field from the Fields pane into the By value field, and then select
Apply filter.
You now see only the top 10 weather states in the map visualization.
You can retitle your visualization. Select the Format icon in the Visualization pane, and
type title in the Search box. In the Title card, type Top 10 weather states under Text.
To add a visualization that shows the names of the top 10 weather states and their ranks
from 1 to 10, select a blank area of the canvas and then select the Clustered column
chart icon from the Visualization pane. In the Fields pane, select State and Weather. A
column chart shows the 40 states in your query, ranked from highest to lowest
numerical rank, or worst to best weather.
To switch the order of the ranking so that number 1 appears first, select More options
(...) at the upper right of the visualization, and select Sort ascending from the menu.
To limit the table to the top 10 states, apply the same bottom 10 filter as you did for the
map visualization.
Retitle the visualization the same way as for the map visualization. Also in the Format
section of the Visualization pane, change Y axis > Axis title from Weather to Weather
ranking to make it more understandable. Then, turn the Y axis selector to Off. Search for
Zoom slider and set it to On, and turn Data labels to On.
Now, the top 10 weather states appear in ranked order along with their numerical
rankings.
You can make similar or other visualizations for the Affordability and Overall ranking
fields, or combine several fields into one visualization. There are all sorts of interesting
reports and visualizations you can create. These Table and Line and clustered column
chart visualizations shows the top 10 weather states along with their affordability and
overall rankings:
You can show different visualizations on different report pages. To add a new page,
select the + symbol next to the existing pages on the pages bar, or select Insert > New
Page in the Home tab of the ribbon. To rename a page, double-click the page name in
the pages bar, or right-click it and select Rename Page, and then type the new name. To
go to a different page of the report, select the page from the pages bar.
You can add text boxes, images, and buttons to your report pages from the Insert group
of the Home tab. To set formatting options for visualizations, select a visualization and
then select the Format icon in the Visualizations pane. To configure page sizes,
backgrounds, and other page information, select the Format icon with no visualization
selected.
When you finish creating your pages and visualizations, select File > Save and save your
report. For more information about reports, see Report View in Power BI Desktop.
Share your work

Now that you have a Power BI Desktop report, you can share it with others. There are a
few ways to share your work. You can distribute the report .pbix file like any other file,
you can upload the .pbix file from the Power BI service, or you can publish directly from
Power BI Desktop to the Power BI service. You must have a Power BI account to be able
to publish or upload reports to Power BI service.
To publish to the Power BI service from Power BI Desktop, from the Home tab of the
ribbon, select Publish.
You might be prompted to sign in to Power BI, or to select a destination.
When the publish process is complete, you see the following dialog:
When you select the link to open the report in Power BI, your report opens in your
Power BI site under My workspace > Reports.
Another way to share your work is to load it from within the Power BI service. Go to
https://app.powerbi.com to open Power BI in a browser. On your Power BI Home page,
select Get data at lower left to start the process of loading your Power BI Desktop
report.
On the next page, select Get from the Files section.

On the next page, select Local File. Browse to and select your Power BI Desktop .pbix
file, and select Open.
After the file imports, you can see it listed under My workspace > Reports in the left
pane of the Power BI service.
When you select the file, the first page of the report appears. You can select different
pages from the tabs at the left of the report.
You can make changes to a report in the Power BI service by selecting More options >
Edit from the top of the report canvas.
To save your changes, select File > Save a copy.

There are all sorts of interesting visuals you can create from your report in the Power BI
service, which you can pin to a dashboard. To learn about dashboards in the Power BI
service, see Tips for designing a great dashboard. For more information about creating,
sharing, and modifying dashboards, see Share a dashboard.
To share a report or dashboard, select Share > Report at the top of the open report or
dashboard page, or select the Share icon next to the report or dashboard name in the
My workspace > Reports or My workspace > Dashboards lists.
Complete the Share report or Share dashboard screen to send an email or get a link to
share your report or dashboard with others.
There are many compelling data-related mash-ups and visualizations you can do with
Power BI Desktop and the Power BI service.
Considerations and limitations
Desktop is supported. If you contact support for Power BI Desktop, you'll be asked
to upgrade to the most recent version.
For data and reporting that must remain on-premises, there's a separate and
specialized version of Power BI called Power BI Report Server. Power BI Report
Server uses a separate and specialized version of Power BI Desktop called Power BI
Desktop for Power BI Report Server, which updates three times a year. This article
describes standard Power BI Desktop.
Next steps
Power BI Desktop supports connecting to a diagnostics port. The diagnostics port allows
other tools to connect to and perform traces for diagnostic purposes. When you're
using the diagnostics port, making any changes to the model isn't supported. Changes to
the model may lead to corruption and data loss.
For more information on the many capabilities of Power BI Desktop, check out the
following resources:
Query overview in Power BI Desktop

Data sources in Power BI Desktop
Connect to data in Power BI Desktop
Tutorial: Shape and combine data with Power BI Desktop
Common query tasks in Power BI Desktop
Tutorial: Get started creating in the
Power BI service
Article • 08/11/2023
This tutorial is an introduction to some of the features of the Power BI service. In this
tutorial, you connect to data, create a report and a dashboard, and ask questions about
your data. The exercises show you how to work with data on a dashboard and design
dataset visualizations. Here's an example dashboard:
In the Power BI service, you can accomplish many different tasks, and this tutorial can
help you get started. For an understanding of how the Power BI service fits in with the
other Power BI offerings, we recommend reading What is Power BI?
If you're a report reader rather than a creator, check out the Getting around in the Power
BI service tutorial.
In this tutorial, you complete the following tasks:
＂ Sign in to your Power BI online account, or sign up, if you don't have an account
yet.
＂ Open the Power BI service.
＂ Add and view data in reading or editing mode.
＂ Use data to create visualizations and save designs as a report.
＂ Create a dashboard by pinning tiles from the report.
＂ Add other visualizations to a dashboard with the Q&A natural-language tool.
＂ Resize, rearrange, and edit details for the tiles on the dashboard.
＂ Clean up resources by deleting the dataset, report, and dashboard.
Sign up for the Power BI service

You need a Power BI Pro or Premium Per User (PPU) license to create content in Power
BI. If you don't have a Power BI account, and plan on creating content, sign up for a free
Power BI Premium Per User 60 day trial before you begin. Complete the wizard to get
a free license. Open the Power BI service (app.powerbi.com), and select the Me icon.
Choose Premium Per User - Start trial or Buy Fabric now.
Step 1: Add data to create a report

Often, when you want to create a Power BI report, you start in Power BI Desktop. Power
BI Desktop offers more power. You can transform, shape, and model data, before you
start designing reports.
For this tutorial, we start from scratch by creating a report in the Power BI service rather
than through the Desktop. We create a dataset from a simple Microsoft Excel file that
contains sample financial data.
1. Open the Power BI service (app.powerbi.com) in your browser.

Don't have an account? Sign up for a free Power BI Premium Per User 60 day
trial .
2. Download the Excel file that has the Financial Sample data.
3. Select My workspace in the navigation pane.
4. Select New > Dataset to initiate the import process. The Add data to start
building a report page opens.
７ Note
If you select Upload instead of New, the Power BI service uploads the entire
Excel workbook. You can then open and edit the workbook in Excel Online.
5. On the Add data to start building a report page, select Excel.

6. In the Select a file dialog, browse to the location where you saved the Excel file on
your computer.
7. Select the file and choose Import.
The Power BI service imports the sample data from the Excel file as a dataset and
opens the Financial Sample page.
You can now use the sample dataset to create reports and dashboards.
8. On the Financial Sample dataset page, at the top, select Create a report > Start
from scratch to open the report editor.
The Power BI service opens the new report in My workspace. The report canvas is blank
and shows the Filters, Visualizations, and Data panes.
Switch between report views

The new report opens in Editing view. To view your report in progress, you can switch to
the Reading view at the top of the page:
In the Editing view, you can modify reports because you're the owner and creator of the
report. When you share your report with colleagues, they often can interact with the
report in Reading view only. Other users are consumers of reports in your My
workspace.
When you're ready to continue to working on your report, select Edit:
Step 2: Create a chart in a report

After you connect data to build a report, you're ready to start exploring. When you find
an interesting item, you can save it on the report canvas. You can pin the item to a
dashboard to monitor the data for changes over time.
We can start by adding a column chart to the report in the editor to build a visualization
of the data.
1. In the Data pane, select the arrow next to the financials heading to show the data
items.
Some data items have a sigma symbol (Σ) next to the name. Power BI displays the
sigma next to data that has numeric values.
2. Under financials, select the Gross Sales data item, and then select the Date item.
Power BI analyzes the selected data and creates a column chart visualization.
７ Note
If you select the Date item before you select the Gross Sales item, Power BI
creates a table rather than a column chart. If you selected the data items in
this order, it's not a problem. We're going to change the visualization of the
data in the next step.
3. Let's try a different display of the selected data. Line charts are good visuals for
showing changes in values over time. In the Visualizations pane, select Line chart.
4. The line chart looks interesting, so let's pin the visualization to a dashboard. Select
the Pin icon on the visualization.
When the report is new, you're prompted to save the report before you can pin the
visualization to a dashboard.
Enter a name for the report, such as Financial Sample report, and select
Save.
Power BI saves the report to the selected location. The default is My workspace.
Power BI shows the report in Reading view.
5. Position the mouse over the visualization and select the Pin icon again. The Pin to
dashboard pop-up dialog opens.
6. In the pop-up dialog, select New dashboard, and enter a name for the dashboard,
such as Financial Sample dashboard. Select Pin.
Power BI displays a success message after the service adds the visualization to the
dashboard. The success dialog includes an option to create an optimized layout of
the dashboard for your mobile device.
7. In the message dialog, select Go to dashboard.
After you pin a visualization, it's pinned on the dashboard as a tile. The data in the
visualization stays up-to-date so you can track the latest value at a glance.
７ Note
After you pin a visualization, if you change the visualization type in the report,
the pinned visualization on the dashboard doesn't change. To see the new
visualization, pin it to the dashboard to create another tile. The use of multiple
tiles lets you have more than one visualization of the same data on your
dashboard.
8. Now select the tile on the dashboard:
The Power BI service returns you to the report editor where you can refine the
visualization:
You can select Edit to return to Editing view and continue to explore and pin tiles.
Step 3: Explore visualizations with Q&A

For a quick exploration of your data, try asking a question in the Q&A question box.
Q&A lets you ask natural-language queries about your data.
In the Power BI service, you can find the Q&A question box in two places.
On a dashboard, the Ask a question about your data Q&A box is at the top of the
tile view:
In the report editor, the Ask a question Q&A box is in the top menu bar:
When you select the Q&A box, Power BI opens an extended view to help you ask
questions and find answers.
Let's try out the Q&A experience for a dashboard.
1. In the Power BI service, select My workspace, and then select your dashboard for
the Financial Sample.
2. At the top of the tile view, select Ask a question about your data. The view
expands and Q&A offers several suggestions.
You can select a suggestion and see the results, or enter your own question in the
Q&A box.
3. In the Q&A box, enter the question what is the average sale. As you type, Q&A
tries to pattern match your text entry for recognized questions.
Q&A searches for an answer and displays the answer as a card visualization.
4. At the top right, select Pin visual and pin the visualization to the Financial Sample
dashboard.
5. Try another question in the Q&A box. Enter total profit by country.
6. Pin the country/region map visualization to the Financial Sample dashboard.
7. In the success dialog, select Go to dashboard to view the newly pinned tiles on
your dashboard.
8. On the dashboard, select the pinned country/region map. Notice how the
visualization opens in Q&A.
9. Place the cursor after by country in the Q&A box and enter as bar. Power BI
creates a bar chart with the results.
10. Pin the bar chart to your Financial Sample dashboard.
11. At the top, select Exit Q&A to return to your dashboard.
You now have four pinned tiles on your dashboard: line chart, numeric average,
country/region map, and bar chart.
Pin different views of data with multiple tiles
Notice that although you changed the map visualization to a bar chart in Q&A, the
corresponding tile on the dashboard still shows a map.
When you pin a tile to a dashboard, the tile always displays the data by using the
original visualization type. If you change the visualization type for an existing tile, and
pin the tile, Power BI creates a new tile with the new visualization type. The original tile
remains unchanged. The use of multiple tiles enables you to have more than one
visualization of the same data on your dashboard.
Step 4: Adjust tile layout on the dashboard

Tiles on the dashboard can be rearranged and adjusted to make better use of the space.
You can change tile sizes, reposition tiles, and work with tile details to improve the
layout.
Adjust tile size

Let's change the size of the Gross sales line chart tile to be the same height as the
Average of Sales tile.
1. Select the lower-right corner of the Gross sales line chart tile and drag the tile
outline upward to reduce the overall tile height.
2. Continue to drag the tile outline upward until the tile snaps into place at the same
height as the Average of Sales tile.
3. When the tile has the desired height, release the mouse.
The two tiles are now the same height.
Modify tile details

Sometimes changing Tile details can improve the dashboard presentation.
1. On the Average of Sales tile, select More options (...) > Edit details.
2. In the Tile details dialog, in the Title box, enter Sales Average.
3. Select Apply.
Rearrange tiles
You can move a tile by selecting the tile and dragging it to a new location.
1. Select the country/region map tile, and drag the tile to the right of the bar chart.
2. When the tile's in the desired position, release the mouse.
Notice that these two tiles take up more width on the dashboard than the Gross sales
line chart tile and the Sales Average tile. You can improve the layout by increasing the
overall width of the line chart tile.
Here's an example of the dashboard with the improved layout:

Clean up resources
After you finish the tutorial, it's a good practice to delete the dataset, report, and
dashboard.
When you delete a dataset, the Power BI service also deletes all reports and dashboard
tiles that use data from the dataset.
1. In the Power BI service, select My workspace.
2. Locate the Financial Sample dataset.
3. Select More options (...) > Delete.

Power BI displays a warning message: All reports and dashboard tiles containing
data from this dataset will also be deleted.
4. Select Delete.
Next steps
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Tutorial: Fabric for Power BI users
Article • 05/23/2023
In this tutorial, you learn how to use Dataflows Gen2 and Pipelines to ingest data into a
Lakehouse and create a dimensional model. You also learn how to generate a beautiful
report automatically to display the latest sales figures from start to finish in just 45
minutes.
Let’s get started!
＂ Prepare and load data into a lakehouse

＂ Build a dimensional model in a lakehouse
＂ Automatically create a report with quick create
Prerequisites
Before you start, if you haven't enabled Fabric yet, enable Fabric for your
organization
If you aren't signed up yet, sign up for a free trial.
Create a new workspace and assign a Fabric capacity.
An existing workspace can also be used, although we recommend using a
nonproduction workspace for simplicity of the tutorial.
Download the Power Query template file that contains sample queries for
Contoso data.
Create a lakehouse to store data

We start by creating a lakehouse to store our data, Dataflows Gen2 to prepare and
transform columns, and a pipeline to handle the orchestration of a scheduled refresh
and e-mail activity.
1. Navigate to your workspace and select New. Then select Show all.
2. In the New item creation screen, select Lakehouse under the Data engineering
category.
3. Set the Lakehouse name to SalesLakehouse. Then select Create.
4. Once you're in the Lakehouse editor, select New Dataflow Gen2.
７ Note
You can also select Get data from the ribbon and then New Dataflow Gen2.
Prepare and load data into your lakehouse

Take the following steps to load data into your lakehouse:
1. Once you're in the Power Query Online editor for Dataflows Gen2, select Import
from a Power Query template and choose the template file downloaded from the
prerequisites.
2. Select the DimDate query under the Data load query group and then select on
Configure connection. If necessary, set the authentication type to Anonymous
before selecting Connect.
3. With the DimDate query selected, in the data preview window, change the data
type of the DateKey column to Date/Time by selecting the icon in the top left.
4. Select Replace current within the Change column type window.
Add a data destination

Take the following steps to add a data destination:
1. With the DimDate table selected, from the Home tab, select Add data destination
and then select the Lakehouse option menu item.
2. If necessary, set the authentication to Organizational account and then select
Next.
3. From the navigator, select the workspace used for this tutorial and expand to view
all Lakehouse items. Select SalesLakehouse and confirm that the default New
table is selected before selecting Next to continue.
4. Set the Update method to Replace and then select Save settings.
Ｕ Caution
Setting the update method to Replace deletes all existing data and replaces it
with the new data on each subsequent refresh.
７ Note
In the bottom right corner of the Power Query Online editor, you can find the
configured Data destination settings for your query where you can further
customize or remove.
5. Before moving on to the next section of this tutorial, make sure to perform the
same steps as you took earlier in this section to configure the Lakehouse as your
data destination for each of the following queries.
Query
DimCustomer
DimEmployee
DimProduct
DimStore
6. Select the FactOnlineSales query under the Data transformation query group and
from the Home tab, select Add data destination and then select the Lakehouse
option.
7. If necessary, set the authentication to Organizational account and then select
Next.
8. From the navigator, select the workspace used for this tutorial and expand to view
all Lakehouse items. Select SalesLakehouse and confirm that the default New
table is selected before selecting Next to continue.
9. Set the Update method to Append and then select Save settings.
７ Note
This process inserts data, preserving the existing rows within the table on each
subsequent refresh.
10. Select Publish to save your dataflow and exit the Power Query Online editor.
11. Hover above the created dataflow in your workspace, select the ellipses (...) and
the Properties option.
12. Change the name of the dataflow to OnlineSalesDataflow and select Save.
Orchestrate a data pipeline

Using pipelines, we first orchestrate the refresh of our data flow. If an error occurs, we
send a customized Outlook email that includes important details.
1. Select the Lakehouse item named SalesLakehouse within your workspace.

2. Once you're in the Lakehouse editor, select New data pipeline.
７ Note
You can also select Get data from the ribbon and then New data pipeline.
3. Set the pipeline name to SalesPipeline. Then select Create.

4. Close the Copy data assistant by selecting Cancel. If you’re prompted to confirm
exiting the copy data window, select Yes, cancel.
5. Once you’re in the pipeline editor, select Add pipeline activity, and then select
Dataflow.
７ Note
You can also select Dataflow from the ribbon.
6. Select the dataflow activity within the pipeline editor and change its Name value to
OnlineSalesActivity within the General section.
7. With the dataflow activity still selected, select Settings and choose
OnlineSalesDataflow from the Dataflow list. If necessary to update the list, select
the Refresh icon.
8. Select the Activities tab and then the Office365 Outlook activity.
７ Note
If a Grant consent window appears, select Ok, sign in with your organizational
account and then select Allow access.
9. Select the Office365 Outlook activity within the pipeline editor and change its
Name value to Mail on failure within the General section.
10. With the Office365 Outlook activity still selected, select Settings. Update the To
field to your e-mail address and the Subject to Pipeline failure. Select the Add
dynamic content [Alt+Shift+D] for the mail Body.
７ Note
More e-mail configuration options such as From (Send as), Cc, Bcc, Sensitivity
label and more are available from Advanced properties.
11. In the Pipeline expression builder, paste the following expression code block:
@concat(
'Pipeline: '
,
, '<br>'
, 'Workspace: '
,
, '<br>'
, 'Time: '
,
)
12. Select System variables and insert the following variables by selecting the
corresponding name from the following table.
Value name Line System variable
Pipeline: 3 Pipeline ID
Workspace: 6 Workspace ID
13. Select Functions and insert the following function by selecting the corresponding
name from the following table. Once complete select OK.
Value name Line System variable
Time: 9 utcnow
14. Select OnlineSalesActivity and from the available path options, select and hold the
"X" (On fail) to create an arrow that will be dropped on the Mail on failure activity.
This activity will now be invoked if the OnlineSalesActivity fails.
15. From the Home tab, select Schedule. Once you have updated the following
configurations, select Apply to save your changes.
Name Value
Scheduled run On
Repeat Daily
Time 12:00:00 AM
16. From the Home tab, select Run. If a dialog window is displayed select the Save and
run option to continue.

To monitor the pipeline’s current status, you can view the Output table, which
displays the current activity progress. The table will periodically refresh on its own,
or you can manually select the refresh icon to update it.
17. When the status returns Succeeded, you can proceed to the next section of the
tutorial by returning to your workspace.
Create a semantic model in the Lakehouse
The data you loaded is almost ready for reporting. Let’s first use the SQL endpoint to
create relationships and SQL views in our lakehouse. This allows us to easily access our
data within a semantic model, which is a metadata model that contains physical
database objects that are abstracted and modified into logical dimensions. It's designed
to present data for analysis according to the structure of the business.
Create relationships
This model is a star schema that you might see from data warehouses: It resembles a
star. The center of the star is a Fact table. The surrounding tables are called Dimension
tables, which are related to the Fact table with relationships.
1. In the workspace view, select the SQL Endpoint item named SalesLakehouse.
2. Once in the Explorer, select the Model view at the bottom of the screen to begin
creating relationships.
3. Create a relationship by dragging and dropping the column CustomerKey from
the FactOnlineSales table, to the CustomerKey on the DimCustomer table.
4. Once in the Create Relationship window ensure that you have selected the correct
tables, columns and settings as showing in the following table. Select Confirm to
continue.
Make this From: Table 1 To: Table 2 Cardinality Cross filter

relationship (column) (column) direction
active
☑ FactOnlineSales DimCustomer Many to Single

(CustomerKey) (CustomerKey) one (*:1)
5. Perform these same steps for each of the remaining tables and columns listed in
the following table to create relationships.
Make this From: Table 1 To: Table 2 Cardinality Cross filter

relationship active (column) (column) direction
☑ FactOnlineSales DimProduct Many to Single

(ProductKey) (ProductKey) one (*:1)
☑ FactOnlineSales DimStore Many to Single

(StoreKey) (StoreKey) one (*:1)
☑ FactOnlineSales DimDate Many to Single

(DateKey) (DateKey) one (*:1)
☑ DimStore DimEmployee Many to Both

(StoreKey) (StoreKey) one (*:1)
The following image shows a finished view of the semantic model with all the
created relationships included.

Write a measure in DAX

Let's write a basic measure that calculates the total sales amount.
1. Select the FactOnlineSales table in the Tables folder. On the Home tab, select New
measure.
2. In the formula editor, copy and paste or type the following measure to calculate
the total sales amount. Select the check mark to commit.
DAX
Total Sales Amount = SUM(FactOnlineSales[SalesAmount])
Create a SQL view

Let’s write a SQL statement that calculates the total sales amount by month. We’ll then
save this statement as a view in our lakehouse. This will allow us to easily access the
total sales amount by month in the future.
1. On the Home tab, select New SQL query.
2. In the query editor, copy and paste or type the query below to calculate the total
sales amount by month number in descending order. Once entered, select Run to
view results.
SQL
SELECT
MONTH(DateKey) as "MonthNumber",
SUM(SalesAmount) as "TotalSalesAmount"
FROM FactOnlineSales
GROUP BY MONTH(DateKey)
3. Highlight the full query text and select Save as view.

4. In the Save as view window, set the View name to TotalSalesByMonth and then
select OK.
5. In the Explorer, expand the Views section and select TotalSalesByMonth to view
the results in the Data preview.
Once you're done exploring the SQL endpoint editor, you can proceed to the next
section of the tutorial by returning to your workspace.
Autocreate a report
Now that you’ve modeled your data, it's time to visualize and explore your data using
quick create.
1. In the workspace view, hover above the item type Dataset (default) and item name
SalesLakehouse. Select the ellipses ( … ) and choose Auto-create report.

A report is automatically generated for you and dynamically updates based upon
column selections in the Your data pane.
The displayed report may differ from the image below.

2. Select Save from the ribbon to save a copy to the current workspace
To enter the complete visual authoring experience, you can select Edit on the
ribbon.
3. In the Save your report dialog box, type Sales Summary in the Enter a name for
your report field. Select Save once complete.
You can learn more about quick create.
Next steps
Congratulations on completing the tutorial! If you created a workspace for the tutorial,
you can choose to delete it now. Alternatively, you can remove the individual items that
were created during the tutorial.
We hope this tutorial has shown how Power BI users can easily provide insights into data
at any level of scale with Microsoft Fabric.
What's new in Power BI?
Article • 12/12/2023
December 2023 Update (2.124.581.0)

Like a collection of holiday gifts, this month's Power BI updates are full of analytics tools,
toys, and capabilities for the Power BI service and Power BI Desktop.
This article describes updates to Power BI Desktop and the Power BI service. To learn
about updates for mobile, check out What's new in the mobile apps for Power BI.
The links beside each feature in the list are follows:
[blog]: Most features are explained in a section in the monthly update blog post.
[video]: Some features have a video excerpt that discusses the feature, which plays
in a new browser tab.
[article]: Some features have an article that provides more detail.
The remaining features are self-explanatory and don't need an article or video.
You can also watch the entire Power BI monthly update video.
Power BI Desktop
Get the latest version of Power BI Desktop from the Download Center . If you're
running Windows 10, you can also get Power BI Desktop from the Microsoft
Store . Regardless of how you install Power BI Desktop, the monthly versions are
the same, although the version numbering might differ. For more information
about downloading and installing Power BI Desktop, see Get Power BI Desktop.
） Important

Desktop is supported; customers who contact support for Power BI Desktop
will be asked to upgrade to the most recent version. You can get the most
recent version of Power BI Desktop from the Windows Store , or as a single
executable containing all supported languages that you download and
install on your computer.
） Important
Power BI Desktop is no longer supported on Windows 7. Power BI Desktop is
supported on Windows 8 or newer versions of Windows, for the most recent
release of Power BI Desktop only.
The following updates are new to Power BI Desktop this month:
Reporting
On-object interaction updates (preview) [blog] [video]
More styling options for column and bar charts [blog] [video]
Extended customization for data labels [blog] [video]
Azure Maps clustering aggregation support for bubble layer [blog]
Alerting on your Power BI reports with Data Activator [video] [blog]
[article]
Data connectivity
OneLake data hub in Power BI Desktop [video] [blog] [article]
Power BI connector updates [blog]
７ Note
See the data sources available to Power BI Desktop. Our list is always
growing, so check back often.
Visuals
Many new and updated visuals [blog]
For detailed information about each new feature, see Power BI feature summary blog
post .
Power BI monthly update video

The following video describes each of these updates. You can also watch this video from
the blog post.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/PycL2_T0DxM
７ Note
The video might use earlier versions of Power BI Desktop or the Power BI service.
More videos
Like learning about Power BI through videos and other engaging content? Check out
the following collection of video sources and content:
Power BI channel : a collection of Power BI videos on YouTube.

Microsoft Learn training for Power BI: a sequential learning tour of Power BI, in
bite-size pieces.
Updates for previous months

Looking for Power BI updates for previous months? You can find them in the Power BI
monthly updates archive.
Updates to the experience in the Power
BI service
Article • 11/10/2023
This article describes upcoming changes for the Power BI service, and maps the old
experience to the new experience.
７ Note
The features described in this article are currently under experimentation. Some
customers might not see the features or changes. We'd love to hear your feedback
at Microsoft Fabric Ideas .
Here's an overview of the feature changes:
Location of browsing links. The links for full page lists, including Recent, Favorites,
and Shared with me, are relocating to a new Browse tab on the navigation pane.
You can continue to search and filter these lists, and now you can also filter by
keyword.
Tooltips for navigation items. A major change coming to the navigation pane is
tooltips. In the current design, you need to expand the entire menu to read the
explanation for an icon. Tooltips let you quickly discover the purpose of icons and
menu items.
Reordered Workspaces menu. On the Workspaces extended menu, the My

Workspace link is moving below the Search box.
Major changes for Get Data. The Get Data feature is relocating from the bottom
of the navigation pane to the Create tab. There are also major changes to the
process for bringing data into the Power BI service.
New navigation tab: Browse

Introducing the Browse page:
The addition of the Browse page simplifies the items in the navigation pane. The
Browse page provides subnavigation for the lists that were previously available
individually. On the new page, you can access the Recent, Favorites, and Shared with
me lists.
Filtering improvements
It's easier to find content in these lists with a new experience that lets you Filter by
keyword. You can also filter the content by Type, Time, and Owner endorsement.
Any browser bookmarks you saved for the Recent, Favorites, and Shared with me pages
now take you to the new Browse view for each list.
The new Browse page is also available in the Power BI personal app for Microsoft Teams.
Don't have the Power BI app for Microsoft Teams? Get the app.
Tooltips for navigation items

The navigation pane now features tooltips to explain what the icons represent. You see
the tooltips by hovering over the icon in the navigation pane. With these updates, the
navigation pane no longer expands. Instead, you hover over any icon and the tooltip
appears.
Access to My workspace items

We're also updating the way item navigation occurs for workspace items. Previously, you
could navigate between items by using the drop-down list in the expanded navigation
pane. The updated navigation pane is permanently sized and can't be expanded, so the
drop-down list isn't available. You can navigate between your items by selecting My
workspace and accessing the items on the page.
Updated Workspaces extended menu

In previous versions of the Power BI service, the My Workspace item is listed above the
Search box on the Workspaces extended menu:
The location of My Workspace is shifting to below the Search box on the extended
menu:
New experience for Get Data

The Get Data feature is transitioning to a broader experience for loading data into the
Power BI service.
In previous versions of the Power BI service, you access the Get data feature by using
the link at the bottom of the navigation pane:
The new process for loading data into Power BI is now centered on the Create page. On
this page, you can choose to enter your data or select from existing semantic models.
There's also an option to help you build your first report.
The Paste or manually enter data option lets you copy and paste data into a Power
Query table, or enter data manually. After the data is present, you can create a report or
semantic model.
The Pick a published semantic model option opens the OneLake data hub so you can
browse available semantic models. Choose a semantic model and the type of report to
create.
The Get started creating in the Power BI service tutorial describes another way to load
data into the Power BI service.
Next steps
Share your feedback about Power BI at Microsoft Fabric Ideas .
Learn all about Microsoft Power BI.
Become a Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate.
Basic concepts for designers in the
Power BI service
Article • 11/10/2023
The aim of this article is to familiarize you with the Power BI service: what the different
elements are, how they work together, and how you can work with them. You might get
more out of it if you've already signed up for the Power BI service and added some data.
As a designer, your typical workflow is usually to start by creating reports in Power BI
Desktop. Then you publish them to the Power BI service, where you can continue
modifying them. You also use the Power BI service to create the dashboards based on
your reports.
For this article, if you don't have your own reports yet, install one of the Power BI
samples.
When you open the Power BI service in a browser, you start at your Home screen. Here
are the elements you might see:
1. Navigation pane
2. Microsoft 365 app launcher
3. Power BI home button
4. Icon buttons, including settings, help, and feedback
5. Search box
6. Recommended content that you use the most or have marked as favorites
7. Recent, Favorites, and My apps tabs
You and the end users for your reports and dashboards have the same start experience
in the Power BI service in a browser.
We'll dig into these features later, but first let's review some Power BI concepts. Or you
might want to watch this video first. In the video, Will reviews the basic concepts and
gives a tour of the Power BI service.
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/B2vd4MQrz4M
Power BI concepts
The major building blocks of Power BI are: dashboards, reports, workbooks, semantic
models, dataflows, and apps. They're all organized into workspaces, and they're created
on capacities. It's important to understand capacities and workspaces before we dig into
the building blocks, so let's start there.
Capacities
Capacities are a core Power BI concept representing a set of resources (storage,
processor, and memory) used to host and deliver your Power BI content. Capacities are
either shared or reserved. A shared capacity is shared with other Microsoft customers,
while a reserved capacity is reserved for a single customer. Reserved capacities require a
subscription, and are fully described in Managing Premium capacities.
By default, workspaces are created in a shared capacity. In shared capacity, workloads

run on computational resources shared with other customers. As the capacity must
share resources, limitations are imposed to ensure "fair play", such as the maximum
model size (1 GB) and maximum daily refresh frequency (eight times per day).
Workspaces
Workspaces are created on capacities. Essentially, they're containers for dashboards,
reports, apps, workbooks, semantic models, and dataflows in Power BI.
There are two types of workspaces: My workspace and workspaces.

My workspace is the personal workspace for any Power BI customer to work with
your own content. Only you have access to your My workspace. You can share
dashboards and reports from your My workspace. If you want to collaborate on
dashboards and reports, or create an app, then you want to work in a workspace.
Workspaces are used to collaborate and share content with colleagues. You can
add colleagues to your workspaces and collaborate on dashboards, reports, apps,
workbooks, and semantic models. With one exception*, each workspace member
needs a Power BI Pro or Premium Per User (PPU) license.
For more information about workspaces, see Create a workspace in Power BI.
*For more information about licenses, see Power BI service per-user and
capacity-based licenses.
Workspaces are also the places where you create, publish, and manage apps for
your organization. Think of workspaces as staging areas and containers for the
content that make up a Power BI app (see the following section).
For more information about sharing in general, see Ways to collaborate and share in
Power BI.
Now, on to the Power BI building blocks.
Apps
An app is a collection of dashboards and reports built to deliver key metrics to the
Power BI consumers in your organization. Apps are interactive, but consumers can't edit
them. App consumers, the colleagues who have access to the apps, don't necessarily
need Pro or Premium Per User (PPU) licenses. An app can have permissions that are
different than the permissions set on a workspace. This capability makes it easier for
designers to manage permissions on an app.
Apps are an easy way for designers to share many types of content at one time. App
designers create dashboards and reports and then bundle them together into an app.
The designers share or publish the app to a location where the business user can access
it. It's easier to find and install content in the Power BI service or on a mobile device
when it's organized together as an app. After installing an app, the business user doesn't
have to remember the names of several dashboards or reports because they're all
together in one app. They can easily access the app in a browser or on a mobile device.
Dataflows
A dataflow helps organizations to unify data from disparate sources. They're optional,
and are often used in complex or larger projects. They represent data prepared and
staged for use by semantic models. Dataflows are surfaced in Power BI Desktop with a
dedicated connector to enable reporting. When you connect to a dataflow, your
semantic model can use the previously prepared data and business logic, promoting a
single source of the truth and data reusability. They use the extensive collection of
Microsoft Purview Data Connectors, enabling the ingestion of data from on-premises
and cloud-based data sources.
Dataflows are created and managed only in workspaces (but not My workspace), and
they're stored as entities in the Common Data Model (CDM) in Azure Data Lake Storage
Gen2. Typically, they're scheduled to refresh on a recurring basis to store up-to-date
data. They're great for preparing data for use—and potential reuse—by your semantic
models. For more information, see Introduction to dataflows and self-service data prep.
A dataflow can be consumed in the following three ways:
Create a linked table from the dataflow to allow another dataflow author to use
the data.
Create a semantic model from the dataflow to allow a user to utilize the data to
create reports.
Create a connection from external tools that can read from the CDM (Common
Data Model) format.
Consume from Power BI Desktop To consume a dataflow, open Power BI Desktop and
select Power BI dataflows in the Get Data dropdown.
７ Note
The Power BI dataflows connector uses a different set of credentials than the
current logged in user. This is by design to support multi-tenant users.
Select the dataflow and tables to which you want to connect.
You can't have dashboards or reports without data (well, you can have empty
dashboards and empty reports, but they're not useful until they have data), so let's look
at semantic models.
Dig deeper into dataflows

Introduction to dataflows and self-service data prep
Configure and consume a dataflow
Creating a dataflow
Semantic models
A semantic model is a collection of data that you import or connect to. Power BI lets you
connect to and import all sorts of semantic models and bring all of it together in one
place. Semantic models can also source data from dataflows.
Semantic models are associated with workspaces, and a single semantic model can be
part of many workspaces. When you open a workspace, the associated semantic models
are listed under the Semantic models tab. Each listed semantic model is a source of
data available for one or more reports, and the semantic model can contain data that
comes from one or more sources—for example, an Excel workbook on OneDrive, or an
on-premises SSAS tabular dataset, or a Salesforce dataset. There are many different data
sources supported, and we're adding new ones all the time. See the list of dataset types
that you can use with Power BI.
In the following example, we selected My workspace and then selected the Semantic
models + dataflows tab.
ONE semantic model...
Can be used over and over in one or in many workspaces.
Can be used in many different reports.
Visualizations from that one semantic model can display on many different
dashboards.
To connect to or import a semantic model, select Create in the nav pane. Follow the
instructions to connect to or import the specific source and add the semantic model to
the active workspace. New semantic models are marked with a yellow asterisk. The work
you do in Power BI doesn't change the underlying semantic model.
Semantic models added by one workspace member are available to the other
workspace members with an admin, member, or contributor role.
Semantic models can be refreshed, renamed, explored, and removed. Use a semantic
model to create a report from scratch or by running quick insights. To see which reports
and dashboards are already using a semantic model, select View related. To explore a
semantic model, select it. What you're actually doing is opening the semantic model in
the report editor, where you can really start exploring the data by creating visualizations.
Now, let's move on to the next section—reports.
Dig deeper into semantic models

Semantic models in the Power BI service
Semantic model modes in the Power BI service
What is Power BI Premium?
Data sources for the Power BI service
Get samples for Power BI
Reports
A Power BI report is one or more pages of visualizations such as line charts, maps, and
treemaps. Visualizations are also called visuals. All of the visualizations in a report come
from a single semantic model. Reports can be created from scratch by you and your
colleagues, and can be shared with you directly, in a workspace, or as part of an app.
Sometimes Power BI creates them for you when you connect to datasets from Excel,
Power BI Desktop, databases, and SaaS applications. For example, when you connect to
an SaaS application, Power BI imports a pre-built report.
There are two modes to view and interact with reports: Reading view and Editing view.
When you open a report, it opens in Reading view. If you have edit permissions, then
you see Edit report in the upper-left corner, and you can view the report in Editing view.
If a report is in a workspace, everyone with an admin, member, or contributor role can
edit it. They have access to all the exploring, designing, building, and sharing capabilities
of Editing view for that report. The people they share the report with can explore and
interact with the report in Reading view.
When you open a workspace, the associated reports are listed under the Content tab.
Each listed report represents one or more pages of visualizations based on only one of
the underlying semantic models. To open a report, select it.
When you open an app, you're presented with a dashboard or a report. If the app opens
a dashboard, to access the underlying report, select a dashboard tile (more on tiles later)
that was pinned from a report. Keep in mind that not all tiles are pinned from reports, so
you might have to select a few tiles to find a report.
If the app opens to a report, you see a list of report pages (and optionally a dashboard)
along the left side.
By default, the report opens in Reading view. Just select Edit report to open it in Editing
view (if you have the necessary permissions).
In the following example, we selected My workspace and then chose the Content tab.

ONE report...
Is contained in a single workspace.
Can be associated with multiple dashboards within that workspace. Tiles pinned
from that one report can appear on multiple dashboards.
Can be created using data from one semantic model. Power BI Desktop can
combine more than one data source into a single semantic model in a report, and
that report can be imported into Power BI.
Dig deeper into reports

Create a report from an Excel file in the Power BI service
About mobile-optimized Power BI reports
Dashboards
A dashboard is something you create in the Power BI service or something a colleague
creates in the Power BI service and shares with you. It's a single canvas that contains
zero or more tiles and widgets. Each tile pinned from a report or from Q&A displays a
single visualization that was created from a semantic model and pinned to the
dashboard. Entire report pages can also be pinned to a dashboard as a single tile. There
are many ways to add tiles to your dashboard; too many to be covered in this overview
article. For more information, see Intro to dashboard tiles for Power BI designers.
Why do people create dashboards? Here are just some of the reasons:
To see, in one glance, all the information needed to make decisions.

To monitor the most-important information about your business.
To ensure all colleagues are on the same page, viewing and using the same
information.
To monitor the health of a business or product or business unit or marketing
campaign, and more.
To create a personalized view of a larger dashboard—all the metrics that matter to
you.
When you open a workspace, the associated dashboards are listed under the Content
tab.
To open a dashboard, select it. When you open an app, you're presented with a
dashboard or a report. Each dashboard represents a customized view of some subset of
the underlying semantic models. If you own the dashboard, you also have edit access to
the underlying semantic models and reports. If the dashboard was shared with you, the
actions you can take depend on the permissions assigned by the owner.
There are many different ways that you, or a colleague, can share a dashboard. Power BI
Pro is required for sharing a dashboard and might be required for viewing a shared
dashboard.
ONE dashboard...
Is associated with a single workspace.
Can display visualizations from many different semantic models.
Can display visualizations from many different reports.
Can display visualizations pinned from other tools (for example, Excel).
Dig deeper into dashboards

Create a Power BI dashboard from a report
Create a copy of a dashboard in Power BI service
Optimize a dashboard for mobile phones - Power BI
Workbooks
Workbooks are a special type of semantic model. If you've read the previous Semantic
models section, you know almost all you need to know about workbooks. But you might
be wondering why sometimes Power BI classifies an Excel workbook as a semantic
model and other times as a workbook.
When you use data from Excel files, you can choose to either Import or Connect to the
file. When you choose Connect, your workbook appears in Power BI just like it would in
Excel Online. But, unlike Excel Online, you have some great features to help you pin
elements from your worksheets right to your dashboards.
You can't edit your workbook in Power BI. If you need to make some changes, you can
select Edit, and then choose to edit your workbook in Excel Online or open it in Excel on
your computer. Any changes you make are saved to the workbook on OneDrive.
Dig deeper into workbooks

Get data from Excel workbook files
Publish to Power BI from Microsoft Excel
A dashboard in My workspace
We've covered workspaces, apps, and building blocks. Let's bring it together and review
the pieces that make up the dashboard experience in the Power BI service.
1. Navigation pane
Use the nav pane to locate and move between your workspaces and the Power BI
building blocks: dashboards, reports, apps, workbooks, and semantic models.
Add data or data sources by selecting Create.
Open or manage favorite content, recent content, or content shared with you by
selecting Browse.
Explore the semantic models in your org to find the data that suits your needs by
selecting OneLake data hub.
Track key business metrics by selecting Metrics.
View, open, or delete an app by selecting Apps.
Access your hub for all Power BI training and samples by selecting Learn.
Display and open your collaborative workspaces by selecting Workspaces.
Display and open your personal workspace by selecting My workspaces.
2. Canvas
Because we've opened a dashboard, the canvas area displays visualization tiles. If for
example, we had opened the report editor, the canvas area would display a report page.
Dashboards are composed of tiles. Tiles are created in report Editing view, Q&A, other
dashboards, and can be pinned from Excel, SSRS, and more. A special type of tile called
a widget is added directly onto the dashboard. The tiles that appear on a dashboard
were specifically put there by a report creator or owner. The act of adding a tile to a
dashboard is called pinning.
For more information, see the previous Dashboards section.
3. Q&A question box

One way to explore your data is to ask a question and let Power BI Q&A give you an
answer, in the form of a visualization. Q&A can be used to add content to a dashboard
or report.
Q&A looks for an answer in the semantic models connected to the dashboard. A
connected semantic model is one that has at least one tile pinned to that dashboard.
As soon as you start to type your question, Q&A takes you to the Q&A page. As you
type, Q&A helps you ask the right question and find the best answer with rephrasings,
autofill, suggestions, and more. When you have a visualization (answer) you like, pin it to
your dashboard. For more information, see Q&A for Power BI business users.
4. Icons in the black header bar

The icons in the upper right corner are your resource for settings, notifications,
downloads, getting help, and providing feedback to the Power BI team.
5. Dashboard title
It's not always easy to figure out which workspace and dashboard are active, so Power BI
shows you the workspace and the dashboard title. In this example, we see the
workspace (My workspace) and the dashboard title (Sales and Marketing Sample). If we
opened a report, the name of the report would appear.
6. Microsoft 365 app launcher

With the app launcher, your Microsoft 365 apps are easily available with one click. From
here, you can quickly launch your email, documents, calendar, and more.
7. Power BI home
Selecting Power BI brings you back to your Power BI home.
8. Labeled icons in the gray menu bar

This area of the screen contains more options for interacting with the content (in this
case, with the dashboard). Besides the labeled icons you can see, selecting the More
options (…) icon reveals options for seeing related content, opening lineage view,
opening usage metrics, and more.
Next steps
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Ten tips for getting help with your
Power BI questions
Article • 01/17/2023
Do you ever get frustrated using Power BI or struggle because you can't get answers to
your Power BI questions?
Here are 10 tips that Power BI experts (including people who work on the product at
Microsoft) commonly follow to find answers to their Power BI questions.
Tip 1: Use a search engine

Experts who need answersfor Power BI often use search. For example, to find a DAX
formula for a common business calculation, you can use the internet to find solutions.
Bookmark where you find the best answers, then create a folder for yourself for the tips
and answers you find.
Tip 2: Check the Power BI documentation

The Power BI team is continually updating and improving the Power BI documentation.
You can find great content, including recordings of webinars, white papers, tutorials,
how-to articles, and links to blog posts of all the latest features.
Tip 3: Read the Power BI blogfor the latest

news
The Power BI team explains all the new features in their regular Power BI blog posts .
Find out what's new in everything from Power BI Desktop to the Power BI mobile apps.
Make a habit of returning often to learn about the new features released each month.
You never know when you'll benefit from that bit of information you noticed months
ago.
Tip 4: Try Twitter

Lots of Power BI customers and experts are on Twitter. Ask your question in a tweet. Add
the hashtags #PowerBI and #PowerBIHelp so the people who know see your tweet.
Tip 5: Watch videos on YouTube
Do videos fit your learning style better? Power BI has two sets:
To start, see Power BI home page on YouTube .

Next, see a larger selection of videos Power BI Videos channel .
Tip 6: Attend training

The training options available to you are nearly endless, from in-person lab training to
short videos.
Microsoft Learn training for Power BI

Free Power BI webinars, live and on-demand, on the Power BI site.
You can find additional options online, such as:
edX.org offers a number of free and paid courses, including certifications.

LinkedIn Learning offers many Power BI courses including Power BI Essential
Training .
Look for in-person "Dashboard in a Day" training sessions.
Tip 7: Ask or search in the Power BI community

Ask questions and find answers in the Power BI community . BI experts around the
world are active in the community and questions are usually answered quickly. Make
sure to benefit from their knowledge by using this resource.
Tip 8: Join or create a Power BI user group

Join a Power BI user group and ask your group for help in answering your questions.
Or you start your own user group and create a community of people who help each
other out, focused on your needs: in your area, for your data, in your time zone.
Tip 9: Check the service status

If you're having an issue with the service, it may be that the service itself is having issues.
Check the Support page for any reports.
Tip 10: Just try it

If all else fails, the final tip is to observe the system. Often, people ask what capabilities
Power BI has. You can often answer this type of question by opening the Power BI
service or Power BI Desktop, looking at the options in the user interface, and then trying
to use them.
Try opening the Power BI service and navigating to Home. Scroll down for links to
Getting Started resources.
Next steps
What is Power BI?
Sign up for or purchase the Power BI
service as an individual
Article • 11/27/2023
Power BI can be your personal data analysis and visualization tool, and can also serve as
the analytics and decision engine behind group projects, divisions, or entire
corporations. This article explains how individuals can use self-service sign-up and self-
service purchase to get a license for the Power BI service for themselves. If you're a
global administrator or billing administrator, see Power BI licensing for your
organization. To download the free Power BI Desktop, see Get Power BI Desktop.
For definitions and an overview of self-service-sign-up and self-service purchase, visit

Self-service for Power BI.
License scenarios
Use this chart to help determine which type of license you need. Power BI Desktop is
always free. The Power BI service offers both free and paid license options. Paid options
include Power BI Pro and Power BI Premium Per User (PPU). A paid subscription option
is also available: Power BI Premium. Some questions to ask yourself are: "Will I be
creating content or will I only be consuming content created by others?", "Will I be
sharing my content with others?", "Do I have access to Premium capacity?". For help
answering these questions, see Power BI feature list for consumers, What is Premium,
and Licenses and subscriptions for business users and consumers.
Scenario Creator Consumer
You create a report in As a creator, you only need the free Consumers can't see content in
Power BI Desktop Desktop app and a free Fabric license other people's My Workspace
(.PBIX). Then you to publish to your My Workspace in unless the owners decide to
publish it to your My the Power BI service for your own share. To see shared My
Workspace on the use. A paid Power BI Pro or PPU Workspace content requires a
Power BI service. license is required to share content in paid license.
My Workspace with others.
You create a report in No licensing needed, only the Power No licensing needed, only the
Power BI Desktop BI Desktop app to be downloaded Power BI Desktop app to be
(.PBIX) and share the and installed. downloaded and installed.
PBIX file to other
people who open the
file in Power BI
Desktop
Scenario Creator Consumer
You create a report in Paid license needed to publish to Paid license required to view
Power BI Desktop shared workspaces. the content unless the
(.PBIX) and publish it to workspace is hosted in
a shared workspace in Premium capacity. For
the Power BI service. workspaces in Premium
capacity, the consumer only
needs a free license to view that
report.
You're sent a link to a You need a paid license to share a A paid license is required to
report hosted on the link. You need a free license to share view the report unless the
Power BI service and a link to a report that is in Premium report is hosted in Premium
want to view it. capacity. capacity. For reports hosted in
Premium capacity, the
consumer only needs a free
license to view that report.
Supported email addresses

Before you start the self-service process, it's important to learn which types of email
addresses you can use to sign up for or purchase Power BI:
Power BI requires that you use a work or school email address. You can't sign up or
purchase using email addresses provided by consumer email services or
telecommunication providers. These services include outlook.com , hotmail.com ,
gmail.com , and others. If you don't have a work or school account, learn about
alternate ways to sign up.
You can sign up for or purchase Power BI with .gov or .mil addresses, but this
approach requires a different process. For more information, see Enroll your US
Government organization in the Power BI service.
Use self-service sign-up to get an individual

Power BI license
Follow these steps to sign up for a Power BI service account. Once you complete this
process, you'll have a Fabric (free) license that you can use to try the Power BI service on
your own using My Workspace, consume content from a Power BI workspace assigned
to a Power BI Premium capacity, or initiate an individual Power BI trial. For more
information, see Power BI features by license type.
The exact steps for sign up can vary depending on your organization and what you
select to start the process. For this reason, you might not be presented with all of the
screens shown below. There are many different ways to sign up for the Power BI service
as an individual, and the steps in this article apply to the two most common.
Select a Try free or Start free button. You'll find the Try free type of buttons on
powerbi.microsoft.com , in related Microsoft products, and in documentation and
marketing articles.
Receive an email with a link to a Power BI dashboard, report, or app. You haven't
previously signed in to your Power BI account.
1. Select Try free from powerbi.microsoft.com . You might then be prompted to

select Try Power BI for free.
Or, select an email link to a Power BI dashboard, report, or app.

2. When prompted, sign in using your organizational account.
3. In this example, Microsoft 365 recognizes you and knows that you already have at
least one other Microsoft service installed. Select Sign in.
4. You might receive one of these dialog boxes:

If you get a message like this, make sure that you're using a work or school
email address and not a consumer address like Hotmail, Gmail, or Outlook.
See supported email addresses, above.
If you get a message like this, review the terms and conditions. If you agree,
select Start.
5. At this point, you might have to wait if Microsoft is setting up a new tenant.
Otherwise, the Power BI service opens in your browser.
Use self-service sign-up to start an individual
trial of the Power BI paid version
Congratulations on signing into your Power BI account for the first time! You now have a
free license. As you start to explore the Power BI service, you might see pop-ups asking
if you want to upgrade to an individual trial of the paid version of Power BI, which
includes Power BI Pro and Power BI Premium Per User (PPU). If you do, select Try now. In
some organizations, if you try to use a feature that requires a Pro or PPU license, Power
BI automatically initiates a 60 day trial of the paid version of Power BI. Some features of
the Power BI service require a Pro or PPU license. If you'd like to start a free 60 day
individual trial, select Start trial.
In some organizations, your default Power BI account might be a Power BI Pro license.
For example, some versions of Microsoft 365 include a Power BI Pro license. To learn
how to look up your user license, see what license do I have?
If a Fabric (free) license is sufficient, you don't have to do anything else. To take
advantage of Power BI Pro or Premium Per User features, you can upgrade your license
to PPU using self-service purchase.
Trial expiration
When your free individual trial of Power BI expires, or you cancel your trial, your license
changes back to its previous version of Power BI, either free or Pro. The trial can't be
extended. For more information, see Features by license type.
If you'd like to cancel your trial before the expiration date, select your account icon and
choose Cancel trial.
Use self-service purchase to buy an individual

Power BI license
Individuals can make a self-service purchase online from the Power BI website or from
in-product purchase prompts. Individuals are first asked to enter an email address to
ensure that their email address is already associated with at least one other Microsoft
online service. If they're recognized by Microsoft, they're next directed to sign in. After
signing in, the individual is asked to select how many subscriptions they want to buy,
and to provide credit card payment. When the purchase is complete, they can start
using their subscription. The purchaser has access to a limited view of the Microsoft 365
admin center where they can assign licenses for the product to other people in their
organization.
If you have more questions about self-service purchase, visit the Self-service purchase
FAQ.
To purchase a Power BI Pro license, select Buy now when prompted, or visit Power BI
pricing . Self-service purchase is also available for Power BI Premium Per User, and the
steps are similar.
Enter your email address. In this example, the individual already has a free Fabric license
and is recognized by Microsoft.
Complete the order form to purchase Power BI Pro.
If self-service purchase isn't available, contact your administrator about purchasing a
Power BI Pro license.
Troubleshooting
In most cases, you can sign up for the Power BI service by following the described
process. Some of the issues that might prevent you from signing up are described
below, with possible workarounds.
Personal email addresses

Personal email addresses You attempted to sign up using a personal email address (for
example nancy@gmail.com) and you received a message similar to one of these:
You entered a personal email address: Please enter your work email address so we can
securely store your company's data.
or
That looks like a personal email address. Enter your work address so we can connect you
with others in your company. And don't worry. We won't share your address with anyone.
The Power BI service doesn't support email addresses provided by consumer email
services or telecommunications providers. To finish signing up, try again using an email
address assigned by your work or school.
If you still can't sign up and are willing to complete a more advanced setup process, you
can register for a new Microsoft 365 trial subscription and use that email address to sign
up.
You can also have an existing user invite you as a guest.
Self-service sign-up is disabled You attempt to sign up and receive a message similar to
this:
We can't finish signing you up. Your IT department has turned off signup for Microsoft
Power BI. Contact them to complete signup.
Solution Self-service sign-up for Power BI has been disabled. To finish signing up,
contact your IT department or help desk and ask them to follow these instructions to
assign you a license.
You might also experience this problem if you signed up for Microsoft 365 through a
partner. In which case, contact the organization responsible for providing you with
Microsoft 365.
Your email address isn't a Microsoft 365 ID

You attempt to sign up or purchase and receive a message like this:
We can't find you at contoso.com. Do you use a different ID at work or school? Try signing
in with that, and if it doesn't work, contact your IT department.
Your organization uses IDs that are different than your email address to sign in to
Microsoft 365 and other Microsoft services. For example, your email address might be
zalan.bola@contoso.com but your ID is zalanb@contoso.com .
To finish signing up or purchasing, use the ID that your organization has assigned to you
for signing in to Microsoft 365 or other Microsoft services. If you don't know what this
ID is, contact your global administrator.
If you still can't sign up or purchase and are willing to complete a more advanced setup
process, you can register for a new Microsoft 365 trial subscription and use that email
address to sign up.
Power BI sign-in doesn't recognize your password

Sometimes it takes a few tries. If you retry your password several times and you still
can't sign in, try running your browser in Incognito (Chrome) or InPrivate (Microsoft
Edge) mode.
You don't receive in-product prompts

You don't see prompts to upgrade (Buy now) or start a trial (Try now), and the UI doesn't
display Try now or Buy now buttons.
The type of upgrade and trial options that you're offered depend on how your
administrator has set up your domain. Your administrators have the ability to disable all
trials, disable self-service purchase, and more.
Next steps
Self-service purchase FAQ
Power BI features by license type
Tips for finding help
More questions? Try asking the Power BI Community

Sign up or purchase the Power BI
service as an individual
Article • 03/21/2023
Power BI can serve as the analytics, visualization, and decision engine behind group
projects, divisions, or entire corporations. But it can also be your personal data analysis
and visualization tool. This article explains the options you have to sign up or purchase
Power BI as an individual.
There are two ways for individuals to get a Power BI license. They can sign up for or
purchase a license for themselves, or they can rely on an administrator to assign them a
license. This article explains the first option, which is called self-service.
For an overview of self-service, see Self-service for Microsoft 365 products and services.
To skip ahead to using self-service, see How to use self-service sign-up and self-service
purchase.
Self-service sign-up versus self-service

purchase
The self-service sign-up feature is used by individuals who sign themselves up for free
and trial licenses. Self-service purchase is the feature used by individuals to buy a Pro or
Premium Per User license for themselves.
Self-service for the Power BI service

This article describes the self-service process for the Power BI service. If you are looking
for help downloading Power BI Desktop or installing the mobile apps, please refer to
these articles instead:
Power BI Desktop (free download)

Power BI mobile apps (free download)
Get an individual user license for the Power BI

service
There are different ways to get a per-user license for the Power BI service. These include:
If your organization already has a subscription for Power BI, you might be able to
self-assign a license. The type of licenses available will depend on what type of
subscriptions your organization purchased and how your admin configured Power
BI.
You can go to app.powerbi.com and click a "Try free" or "Buy now" link. Then,
follow the prompts to complete the sign-up or purchase.
If you already have a license and try to use an advanced feature, Power BI might
prompt you to upgrade or try a free trial. If you have a Power BI (free) license, have
an opportunity to upgrade your account to Power BI Pro while using the service. If
you already hold a Power BI Pro license, you might be prompted to upgrade to a
Power BI Premium Per User license.
For step-by-step instructions on using self-service sign-up and self-service purchase, go

to How to sign up for Power BI as an individual.
Power BI license types

Before you sign up or purchase, determine which license type you need. Power BI offers
several per-user licenses: free, Pro, and Premium Per User. Power BI also offers a free
trial upgrade for Premium Per User. When an individual signs up or purchases Power BI,
they're assigned a Power BI license automatically. Not sure what type of license you
need?
With a free license, you can explore Power BI for personal data analysis and
visualization using My Workspace, but you can't share with other users. A Power BI
Pro or Power BI Premium Per User license is required to share content.
With a Pro license, you can collaborate with Premium Per User and Pro users by
creating and sharing content. If that content is in Premium capacity, a Pro user can
collaborate with free, Premium per user, and Pro users by creating and sharing
content.
With a Premium Per User license, you can access Premium features for yourself and
other users who also have a Premium Per User license. A Power BI Premium
subscription unlocks access to a variety of features, capabilities, and types of
content that are only available through Premium. Power BI Premium is available as
an add-on to Power BI Pro. For more information about Premium subscriptions,
see What is Power BI Premium?.
７ Note
Direct purchase or an upgrade to Pro or Premium Per User isn't available to

educational organizations or organizations deployed to Azure Government or
Azure China 21Vianet clouds. For more information about licenses and
subscriptions, see Licensing in Power BI.
Look up your current license

Check to see if you can already sign in. Open the Power BI service with this URL:
app.powerbi.com. If Power BI opens, from the upper right corner, select the Me icon to
see your current license(s).
Check to see if you can sign in. Open the Power BI service at app.powerbi.com . If
Power BI opens, from the upper right corner, select the Me icon to see your current
licenses.
If you can't sign in to the Power BI service, or you want an alternate way to look up your
Power BI licenses, open your Microsoft account at myaccount.microsoft.com .
1. Sign in with the same work or school account you will use with the Power BI
service.
2. From the menu on the left, select Subscriptions.
3. Scroll through your subscriptions and look for Power BI. In this example, the
individual has both a free license and a Pro license. The Pro license is included with
their Office 365 E5.
Information about Power BI trials
One of the ways to get an individual license is to sign up for a free trial of the paid
version of Power BI Premium Per user. Typically, trials last for one or two months. If you
don’t purchase the upgrade at the end of the trial period, your license reverts to free or
Pro, depending on which you had before starting the trial.
To cancel a trial, select Cancel trial from the Me icon.
Unable to sign-up or purchase Power BI

If you are unable to use self-service to get your own Power BI license, your administrator
might've disabled this option. The admins who manage the domain can disable self-
service sign-ups, self-service purchases, upgrades, and free trials. For help when you
can't use self-service, go to Self-service purchase help.
Considerations and troubleshooting

If you are part of an organization and used self-service to purchase Power BI, the
global or billing admin for your organization can takeover ownership of your
subscription, and then assign or unassign licenses.
If you don’t purchase Premium Per User at the end of the trial period, you still have
either a Pro or free license. Also, you will still have access to the workspace, but
content that requires the Premium Per User license will be unavailable.
Next steps
For step-by-step instructions for using self-service sign up and self-service
purchase to get your own Power BI free or trial license, go to Power BI self-service
for individuals.
To learn more about the concepts of self-service sign up and self-service purchase,
go to What is self-service.
If you're a global administrator or billing administrator, go to Power BI licensing for
your organization.
If you are a global administrator or billing administrator and don't want users in
your organization to use self-service sign-up, go to Enable or disable self-service
to learn how to turn it off.
Power BI service per-user and capacity-
based licenses
Article • 02/06/2023
There are three kinds of Power BI per-user licenses: Free, Pro, and Premium Per User
(PPU). Which type of license you need is determined by where your content is stored,
how you'll interact with that content, and if that content uses Premium features. The
other type of license is a Premium capacity-based license. PPU and Pro users with access
to a Power BI Premium capacity-based license, can create content in workspaces that are
assigned to Premium capacity. PPU and Pro users can then grant colleagues, including
free users, access to those Premium workspaces.
７ Note
A Premium Per User (PPU) workspace is not the same as a Premium capacity
workspace.
Power BI service licenses

The important distinction to understand about licenses is that there are licenses that
apply to an individual (per-user) and a license (often also referred to as a subscription)
that applies to the type of storage capacity that an organization purchases. Each of the
three per-user licenses is unique, and each grants access to certain Power BI service
features and capabilities. When you combine the features and capabilities of each type
of per-user license with the use of a Premium capacity, that is where Pro, PPU, and free
license holders gain access to additional features and capabilities - such as sharing,
collaboration, and more.
Free per-user license

Users with free licenses can use the Power BI service to connect to data and create
reports and dashboards for their own use. They can't use the Power BI sharing or
collaborating features with others, or publish content to other people's workspaces.
However, Pro and PPU users can share content and collaborate with free users if the
content is saved in workspaces hosted in Premium capacity. To learn more about
workspaces, see Types of workspaces. To learn more about features available to users
with a free license, see Power BI service feature list.
Pro license
Power BI Pro is an individual per-user license that lets users create content and also
read, and interact with content that others have published to the Power BI service. Users
with this license type can share content and collaborate with other Power BI Pro users.
Only Power BI Pro users can publish or share content with other Pro users or consume
content that's created by other Pro users, unless a Power BI Premium capacity hosts that
content. If a Power BI Premium capacity hosts the content, then Pro users can share
content and collaborate with free and PPU users too.
Premium per user (PPU) license

A PPU per-user license provides the license holder with all of the capabilities of Power BI
Pro plus access to most Premium capacity-based features. A Power BI PPU license
unlocks access to a variety of features, capabilities, and types of content that are only
available through Premium. This access is limited to the PPU license holder and other
colleagues who also have a PPU license. For example, in order to collaborate and share
content in a PPU workspace, all users must have a PPU license.
When using a PPU license, content created by a PPU licensed user can only be shared
with other users that have a PPU license, unless that content is specifically put in a
workspace hosted in Premium capacity. The table below summarizes the basic
capabilities of each license type.
Premium capacity
A capacity-based Premium license (often referred to as a Premium subscription) allows
Pro or PPU users to create and save content in Premium capacity workspaces. They can
then share that workspace with colleagues who have any license type. Only users with a
Pro or PPU license can create and save content in Premium capacities, and only if their
organization has purchased Premium capacity.
To discover more about Power BI Premium, see What is Power BI Premium?
License Capabilities when workspace is in shared capacity Additional capabilities

type when workspace is in
Premium capacity
Power BI Access to content they create for themselves. Consume content shared
(free) with them by Pro or PPU
users
License Capabilities when workspace is in shared capacity Additional capabilities
type when workspace is in
Premium capacity
Power BI Publish content to other workspaces, share Distribute content to

Pro dashboards, subscribe to dashboards and reports, users who have free or
share with users who have a Pro license PPU licenses
Power BI Publish content to other workspaces, share Distribute content to

Premium dashboards, subscribe to dashboards and reports, users who have free and
Per User share with users who have a PPU license Pro licenses
(PPU)
For a comparison of Power BI Pro and Power BI Premium, see the Power BI features
comparison section of Power BI pricing .
To learn more about the capabilities your license provides, see Feature availability for
users with free licenses and Types of licenses for Power BI consumers.
Next steps
Sign up for the Power BI service as an individual
Comparing Power BI Desktop and the Power BI service
What to do if purchasing Power BI Pro is
disabled
Article • 02/23/2023
You've tried to try, upgrade, or purchase Power BI Pro and received a message that your
organization doesn't allow its users to do this. For a variety of reasons, some
organizations block members from self-service upgrades, trials, and purchase of Power
BI Pro. For example, your organization might have a policy that all licenses and
subscriptions are managed by a centralized IT department or help desk.
Solution
To finish your purchase, contact your IT department or help desk and ask them to follow
these instructions to provide you with a license.
Next steps
Power BI features by license type
What to do if sign-up is disabled
Article • 02/23/2023
You've tried to sign up, trial, or purchase Power BI and received a message that sign-up
is disabled. For various reasons, some organizations block members from self-service
sign-up, self-service trial, and self-service purchase. For example, your organization
might have a policy that all licenses and subscriptions are managed by a centralized IT
department or help desk, even free licenses.
Self-service sign-up is disabled You attempt to sign up and receive a message similar to
this:
We can't finish signing you up. Your IT department has turned off signup for Microsoft
Power BI. Contact them to complete signup.
Solution Self-service sign-up for Power BI has been disabled. To finish signing up,
contact your IT department or help desk and ask them to follow these instructions to
assign you a license.
You might also experience this problem if you signed up for Microsoft 365 through a
partner. In which case, contact the organization responsible for providing you with
Microsoft 365.
Azure security baseline for Power BI
Article • 11/14/2022
This security baseline applies guidance from the Azure Security Benchmark version 2.0
to Power BI. The Azure Security Benchmark provides recommendations on how you can
secure your cloud solutions on Azure. The content is grouped by the security controls
defined by the Azure Security Benchmark and the related guidance applicable to Power
BI.
When a feature has relevant Azure Policy Definitions they are listed in this baseline, to
help you measure compliance to the Azure Security Benchmark controls and
recommendations. Some recommendations may require a paid Microsoft Defender plan
to enable certain security scenarios.
７ Note
Controls not applicable to Power BI, and those for which the global guidance is
recommended verbatim, have been excluded. To see how Power BI completely
maps to the Azure Security Benchmark, see the full Power BI security baseline
mapping file .
Network Security
For more information, see the Azure Security Benchmark: Network Security.
NS-3: Establish private network access to Azure services

Guidance: Power BI supports connecting your Power BI tenant to a Private link endpoint
and disabling public internet access.
Private links for accessing Power BI
Responsibility: Shared
NS-4: Protect applications and services from external

network attacks
Guidance: Power BI is a fully managed SaaS offering and has built in denial of service
protections which Microsoft manages. No action is needed from customers to protect
the service from external network attacks.
Responsibility: Microsoft
NS-7: Secure Domain Name Service (DNS)

Guidance: Not applicable; Power BI does not expose its underlying DNS configurations,
these settings are maintained by Microsoft.
Identity Management
For more information, see the Azure Security Benchmark: Identity Management.
IM-1: Standardize Azure Active Directory as the central

identity and authentication system
Guidance: Power BI is integrated with Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) which is Azure's
default identity and access management service. You should standardize on Azure AD to
govern your organization’s identity and access management.
Securing Azure AD should be a high priority in your organization’s cloud security

practice. Azure AD provides an identity secure score to help you assess identity security
posture relative to Microsoft’s best practice recommendations. Use the score to gauge
how closely your configuration matches best practice recommendations, and to make
improvements in your security posture.
Note: Azure AD supports external identities that allow users without a Microsoft account
to sign in to their applications and resources with their external identity.
Tenancy in Azure AD
How to create and configure an Azure AD instance
Use external identity providers for application
What is the identity secure score in Azure AD
Responsibility: Customer
IM-2: Manage application identities securely and

automatically
Guidance: Power BI and Power BI Embedded support the use of Service Principals. Store
any Service Principal credentials used for encrypting or accessing Power BI in a Key
Vault, assign proper access policies to the vault and regularly review access permissions.
Automate Premium workspace and dataset tasks with service principals
IM-3: Use Azure AD single sign-on (SSO) for application

access
Guidance: Power BI uses Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) to provide identity and
access management to Azure resources, cloud applications, and on-premises
applications. This includes enterprise identities such as employees, as well as external
identities such as partners, vendors, and suppliers. This enables single sign-on (SSO) to
manage and secure access to your organization’s data and resources on-premises and
in the cloud. Connect all your users, applications, and devices to the Azure AD for
seamless, secure access and greater visibility and control.
Understand Application SSO with Azure AD
IM-7: Eliminate unintended credential exposure

Guidance: For Power BI embedded applications it is recommended to implement
Credential Scanner to identify credentials within your code. Credential Scanner will also
encourage moving discovered credentials to more secure locations such as Azure Key
Vault.
Store any encryption keys or Service Principal credentials used for encrypting or
accessing Power BI in a Key Vault, assign proper access policies to the vault and
regularly review access permissions.
For GitHub, you can use native secret scanning feature to identify credentials or other
form of secrets within the code.
Bring your own encryption keys for Power BI
How to set up Credential Scanner
GitHub secret scanning
Privileged Access
For more information, see the Azure Security Benchmark: Privileged Access.
PA-1: Protect and limit highly privileged users

Guidance: To reduce risk and follow the principle of least privilege, it is recommended to
keep membership of the Power BI administrators to a small number of people. Users
with these privileged permissions could potentially access and modify all any
management feature for the organization. Global administrators, via Microsoft 365 or
Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), implicitly possess administrator rights in the Power BI
service as well.
Power BI has below highly privileged accounts:
Global admin
Billing admin
License admin
User admin
Power BI admin
Power BI Premium Capacity admin
Power BI Embedded Capacity admin
Power BI supports session policies in Azure AD to enable conditional access policies and
route sessions used in Power BI through the Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps service.
Enable just-in-time (JIT) privileged access for the Power BI admin accounts using
privileged access management in Microsoft 365.
Administrator roles related to Power BI
Privileged access management
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps controls in Power BI
PA-3: Review and reconcile user access regularly

Guidance: As a Power BI service admin, you can analyze usage for all Power BI resources
at the tenant level by using custom reports based on the Power BI activity log. You can
download the activities by using a REST API or PowerShell cmdlet. You can also filter the
activity data by date range, user, and activity type.
You must meet these requirements to access the Power BI activity log:
You must either be a global admin or a Power BI service admin.

You have installed the Power BI Management cmdlets locally or use the Power BI
Management cmdlets in Azure Cloud Shell.
Once these requirements are met you can follow the guidance below to track user
activity within Power BI:
Track users activity in Power BI
PA-6: Use privileged access workstations

Guidance: Secured, isolated workstations are critically important for the security of
sensitive roles like administrators, developers, and critical service operators. Use highly
secured user workstations and/or Azure Bastion for administrative tasks related to
managing Power BI. Use Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), Microsoft Defender
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), and/or Microsoft Intune to deploy a secure and
managed user workstation for administrative tasks. The secured workstations can be
centrally managed to enforce secured configuration including strong authentication,
software and hardware baselines, restricted logical and network access.
Understand privileged access workstations
Deploy a privileged access workstation
Data Protection
For more information, see the Azure Security Benchmark: Data Protection.
DP-1: Discovery, classify and label sensitive data

Guidance: Use sensitivity labels from Microsoft Purview Information Protection on your
reports, dashboards, datasets, and dataflows to guard your sensitive content against
unauthorized data access and leakage.
Use sensitivity labels from Microsoft Purview Information Protection to classify and label
your reports, dashboards, datasets, and dataflows in Power BI service and to protect
your sensitive content from unauthorized data access and leakage when content is
exported from Power BI service to Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files.
How to apply sensitivity labels in Power BI
DP-2: Protect sensitive data

Guidance: Power BI integrates with sensitivity labels from Microsoft Purview Information
Protection for sensitive data protection. For more details see sensitivity labels from
Microsoft Purview Information Protection in Power BI
Power BI allows service users to bring their own key to protect data at rest. For more
details see Bring your own encryption keys for Power BI
Customers have the option to keep data sources on-premise and leverage Direct Query
or Live Connect with an on-premise data gateway to minimize data exposure to the
cloud service. For more details see What is an on-premises data gateway?
Power BI supports Row Level Security. For more details see Row-level security (RLS) with
Power BI. Note that RLS can be applied even to Direct Query data sources in which case
PBIX file acts as a security enabling proxy.
DP-3: Monitor for unauthorized transfer of sensitive data

Guidance: This control can be partially achieved by using Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Apps support for Power BI.
Using Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps with Power BI, you can help protect your
Power BI reports, data, and services from unintended leaks or breaches. With Microsoft
Defender for Cloud Apps, you create conditional access policies for your organization’s
data, using real-time session controls in Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), that help to
ensure your Power BI analytics are secure. Once these policies have been set,
administrators can monitor user access and activity, perform real-time risk analysis, and
set label-specific controls.
Using Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps controls in Power BI
DP-4: Encrypt sensitive information in transit
Guidance: Ensure for HTTP traffic, that any clients and data sources connecting to your
Power BI resources can negotiate TLS v1.2 or greater.
Enforcing TLS version usage
Information on TLS Security
DP-5: Encrypt sensitive data at rest

Guidance: Power BI encrypts data at rest and in process. By default, Power BI uses
Microsoft-managed keys to encrypt your data. Organizations can choose to use their
own keys for encryption of user content at rest across Power BI, from report images to
imported datasets in Premium capacities.
Use bring-your-own-key in Power BI
Asset Management
For more information, see the Azure Security Benchmark: Asset Management.
AM-1: Ensure security team has visibility into risks for

assets
Guidance: Use Microsoft Sentinel with your Power BI Office Audit logs to ensure your
security team has visibility into risks for your Power BI assets.
Connect Office 365 Logs to Microsoft Sentinel
AM-2: Ensure security team has access to asset inventory

and metadata
Guidance: Ensure that security teams have access to a continuously updated inventory
of Power BI Embedded resources. Security teams often need this inventory to evaluate
their organization's potential exposure to emerging risks, and as an input to
continuously security improvements.
Azure Resource Graph can query for and discover all Power BI Embedded resources in
your subscriptions.
Logically organize assets according to your organization’s taxonomy using Tags as well
as other metadata in Azure (Name, Description, and Category).
How to create queries with Azure Resource Graph Explorer
Resource naming and tagging decision guide
AM-3: Use only approved Azure services

Guidance: Power BI supports Azure Resource Manager-based deployments for Power BI
Embedded, and you are able to restrict the deploying of its resources via Azure Policy
using a custom Policy definition.
Use Azure Policy to audit and restrict which services users can provision in your
environment. Use Azure Resource Graph to query for and discover resources within their
subscriptions. You can also use Azure Monitor to create rules to trigger alerts when a
non-approved service is detected.
How to configure and manage Azure Policy
How to deny a specific resource type with Azure Policy
How to create queries with Azure Resource Graph Explorer
Logging and Threat Detection

For more information, see the Azure Security Benchmark: Logging and Threat Detection.
LT-2: Enable threat detection for Azure identity and

access management
Guidance: Forward any logs from Power BI to your SIEM which can be used to set up
custom threat detections. Additionally, use Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps controls
in Power BI to enable anomaly detection using the guide here.
Track user activities in Power BI
LT-3: Enable logging for Azure network activities

Guidance: Power BI is a fully managed SaaS offering and the underlying network
configuration and logging is Microsoft’s responsibility. For customers utilizing Private
Links some logging and monitoring is available that can be configured.
Private Link logging and monitoring
LT-4: Enable logging for Azure resources

Guidance: With Power BI, you have two options to track user activity: The Power BI
activity log and the unified audit log. These logs both contain a complete copy of the
Power BI auditing data, but there are several key differences, as summarized below.
Unified Audit Log:
Includes events from SharePoint Online, Exchange Online, Dynamics 365, and other
services in addition to the Power BI auditing events.
Only users with View-Only Audit Logs or Audit Logs permissions have access, such
as global admins and auditors.
Global admins and auditors can search the unified audit log by using the Microsoft
365 Defender portal and the Microsoft Purview compliance portal.
Global admins and auditors can download audit log entries by using Microsoft 365
Management APIs and cmdlets.
Keeps audit data for 90 days.
Retains audit data, even if the tenant is moved to a different Azure region.
Power BI Activity Log:
Includes only the Power BI auditing events.
Global admins and Power BI service admins have access.
There's no user interface to search the activity log yet.

Global admins and Power BI service admins can download activity log entries by
using a Power BI REST API and management cmdlet.
Keeps activity data for 30 days.
Doesn't retain activity data when the tenant is moved to a different Azure region.
For more information, see the following references:
Power BI Auditing data
Power BI Activity Log
Power BI Audit Log
LT-5: Centralize security log management and analysis

Guidance: Power BI, centralizes logs in two places: the Power BI activity log and the
unified audit log. These logs both contain a complete copy of the Power BI auditing
data, but there are several key differences, as summarized below.
Unified Audit Log:
Includes events from SharePoint Online, Exchange Online, Dynamics 365, and other
services in addition to the Power BI auditing events.
Only users with View-Only Audit Logs or Audit Logs permissions have access, such
as global admins and auditors.
Global admins and auditors can search the unified audit log by using the Microsoft
365 Defender portal and the Microsoft Purview compliance portal.
Global admins and auditors can download audit log entries by using Microsoft 365
Management APIs and cmdlets.
Keeps audit data for 90 days.
Retains audit data, even if the tenant is moved to a different Azure region.
Power BI Activity Log:
Includes only the Power BI auditing events.
Global admins and Power BI service admins have access.

There's no user interface to search the activity log yet.
Global admins and Power BI service admins can download activity log entries by
using a Power BI REST API and management cmdlet.
Keeps activity data for 30 days.
Doesn't retain activity data when the tenant is moved to a different Azure region.
For more information, see the following references:
Power BI Auditing data
Power BI Activity Log
Power BI Audit Log
LT-6: Configure log storage retention

Guidance: Configure your storage retention policies for your Office Audit logs according
to your compliance, regulation, and business requirements.
Office Audit Log Retention Policies
LT-7: Use approved time synchronization sources

Guidance: Power BI does not support configuring your own time synchronization
sources. The Power BI service relies on Microsoft time synchronization sources, and is
not exposed to customers for configuration.
Posture and Vulnerability Management

For more information, see the Azure Security Benchmark: Posture and Vulnerability
Management.
PV-1: Establish secure configurations for Azure services

Guidance: Configure your Power BI service with the settings appropriate to your
organization and security stance. Settings for access to the service, and content, as well
as workspace and app security should be carefully considered. See Power BI Security
and Data Protection in the Power BI Enterprise Deployment whitepaper.
Enterprise Deployment Whitepaper
PV-2: Sustain secure configurations for Azure services

Guidance: Monitor your Power BI instance using the Power BI Admin REST APIs.
Power BI Admin REST APIs
Power BI enterprise deployment whitepaper
PV-3: Establish secure configurations for compute

resources
Guidance: Power BI is a fully managed SaaS offering, the service's underlying compute
resources are secured and managed by Microsoft.
PV-4: Sustain secure configurations for compute

resources
PV-5: Securely store custom operating system and

container images
PV-6: Perform software vulnerability assessments
resources are scanned and managed by Microsoft.
PV-7: Rapidly and automatically remediate software

vulnerabilities
resources are scanned and managed by Microsoft.
PV-8: Conduct regular attack simulation

Guidance: As required, conduct penetration testing or red team activities on your Azure
resources and ensure remediation of all critical security findings.
Follow the Microsoft Cloud Penetration Testing Rules of Engagement to ensure your
penetration tests are not in violation of Microsoft policies. Use Microsoft's strategy and
execution of Red Teaming and live site penetration testing against Microsoft-managed
cloud infrastructure, services, and applications.
Penetration testing in Azure
Penetration Testing Rules of Engagement
Microsoft Cloud Red Teaming
Endpoint Security
For more information, see the Azure Security Benchmark: Endpoint Security.
ES-1: Use Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

Guidance: Power BI does not deploy any customer-facing compute resources which
would require customers to configure Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
protection. The underlying infrastructure for Power BI is handled by Microsoft, which
includes anti-malware and EDR handling.
ES-2: Use centrally managed modern anti-malware

software
would require customers to configure anti-malware protection. The underlying
infrastructure for Power BI is handled by Microsoft, which includes anti-malware
scanning.
ES-3: Ensure anti-malware software and signatures are

updated
would require customers to ensure anti-malware signatures are updated consistently.
The underlying infrastructure for Power BI is handled by Microsoft, which includes all
anti-malware handling.
Backup and Recovery

For more information, see the Azure Security Benchmark: Backup and Recovery.
BR-3: Validate all backups including customer-managed

keys
Guidance: If you are using the Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) feature in Power BI you need
to periodically validate that you can access and restore your customer-managed keys.
BYOK in Power BI
BR-4: Mitigate risk of lost keys

Guidance: If you are using the Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) feature in Power BI you need
to ensure the Key Vault controlling your customer-managed keys is configured with the
guidance in the BYOK in Power BI documentation below. Enable soft delete and purge
protection in Azure Key Vault to protect keys against accidental or malicious deletion.
BYOK in Power BI
How to enable soft delete and purge protection in Key Vault
For Gateway key resources ensure you are following the guidance in the Gateway
recovery key documentation below.
On-premises data gateway recovery key
Next steps
See the Azure Security Benchmark V2 overview
Learn more about Azure security baselines
Get Power BI Desktop
Article • 10/18/2023
With Power BI Desktop, you can build advanced queries, models, and reports that
visualize data. You can also build data models, create reports, and share your work by
publishing to the Power BI service. Power BI Desktop is a free download.
To get Power BI Desktop, you can use one of two approaches.
Install as an app from the Microsoft Store.

Download directly as an executable and install on your computer.
Either of the two approaches gets the latest version of Power BI Desktop onto your
computer. However, there are some differences worth noting, as described in the
following sections.
） Important

customer feedback and new features. Only the latest version of Power BI Desktop is
supported. You'll be asked to upgrade the application to the latest version if you
contact Support for Power BI Desktop. You can get the latest version of Power BI
Desktop from the Windows Store , or as a single executable containing all
supported languages that you download and install on your computer .
Install as an app from the Microsoft Store

There are a few ways to access the most recent version of Power BI Desktop from the
Microsoft Store.
1. Use one of the following options to open the Power BI Desktop page of the
Microsoft Store:
Open a browser and go directly to the Power BI Desktop page of the

Microsoft Store.
From the Power BI service, in the upper right corner, select the Download
icon and then choose Power BI Desktop.
Go to the Power BI Desktop product page , and then select Download Free.
2. After you've landed on the Power BI Desktop page of the Microsoft Store, select
Install.
There are a few advantages to getting Power BI Desktop from the Microsoft Store:
Automatic updates: Windows downloads the latest version automatically in the

background as soon as it's available, so your version is always up to date.
Smaller downloads: Microsoft Store ensures only components that changed in
each update are downloaded to your computer, resulting in smaller downloads for
each update.
Admin privilege isn't required: When you download the package directly and
install it, you must be an administrator for the installation to complete successfully.
If you get Power BI Desktop from the Microsoft Store, admin privilege isn't
required.
IT roll-out enabled: Through the Microsoft Store for Business, you can more easily
deploy, or roll out, Power BI Desktop to everyone in your organization.
Language detection: The Microsoft Store version includes all supported languages,
and checks the language used on your computer each time it's launched. This
language support also affects the localization of models created in Power BI
Desktop. For example, built-in date hierarchies match the language that Power BI
Desktop uses when the .pbix file is created.
The following considerations and limitations apply when you install Power BI Desktop
from the Microsoft Store:
If you use the SAP connector, you might need to move your SAP driver files to the
Windows\System32 folder.
Installing Power BI Desktop from the Microsoft Store doesn't copy user settings
from the .exe version. You might have to reconnect to your recent data sources and
reenter your credentials.
７ Note
The Power BI Report Server version of Power BI Desktop is a separate and different
installation from the versions discussed in this article. For information about the
Report Server version of Power BI Desktop, see Create a Power BI report for Power
BI Report Server.
Download Power BI Desktop directly

To download the Power BI Desktop executable from the Download Center, select
Download from the Download Center page . Then specify the 32-bit or 64-bit
installation file to download.
Install Power BI Desktop after download
You're prompted to run the installation file after you finish downloading it.
Power BI Desktop ships as a single .exe installation package that contains all supported
languages, with separate .exe files for the 32-bit and 64-bit versions. The .msi packages
are no longer available. You need the executable for installation. This approach makes
distribution, updates, and installation easier and more convenient, especially for
administrators. You can also use command-line parameters to customize the installation
process, as described in Using command-line options during installation.
After you launch the installation package, Power BI Desktop installs as an application
and runs on your desktop.
７ Note
Installing the deprecated msi version and the Microsoft Store version of Power BI
Desktop on the same computer. Sometimes referred to as a side-by-side installation
isn't supported. Manually uninstall Power BI Desktop before you download it from
the Microsoft Store.
Use Power BI Desktop

When you launch Power BI Desktop, a welcome screen appears.
When you launch Power BI Desktop for the first time, if the installation isn't an upgrade,
you're prompted to fill out a form or sign in to the Power BI service before you can
continue.
After that, you can begin creating data models or reports, and share them with others
on the Power BI service. Check out the Next steps section for links to guides to help you
get started using Power BI Desktop.
Minimum requirements
The following list provides the minimum requirements to run Power BI Desktop:
） Important
Power BI Desktop is no longer supported on Windows 7.
Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 or later.

.NET 4.7.2 or later.
Microsoft Edge browser (Internet Explorer is no longer supported)
Memory (RAM): At least 2 GB available, 4 GB or more recommended.
Display: At least 1440x900 or 1600x900 (16:9) required. Lower resolutions such as
1024x768 or 1280x800 aren't supported because some controls (such as closing
the startup screens) display beyond those resolutions.
Windows display settings: If you set your display to change the size of text, apps,
and other items to more than 100%, you won't see some dialogs that you must
interact with to continue using Power BI Desktop. If you encounter this issue, check
your display settings in Windows by going to Settings > System > Display, and
use the slider to return display settings to 100%.
CPU: 1 gigahertz (GHz) 64-bit (x64) processor or better recommended.
WebView2: If WebView2 wasn't automatically installed with Power BI Desktop or if
it was uninstalled, download and run the installer for WebView2 .
７ Note
We recommend using a client version of Windows, such as Windows 10, instead of

Windows Server. Power BI Desktop doesn't support Internet Explorer Enhanced
Security Configuration because it will stop Power BI Desktop from signing in to the
Power BI service.
Considerations and limitations

We want your experience with Power BI Desktop to be great. If you run into any issues
with Power BI Desktop, this section contains solutions, or suggestions to address these
issues.
Use command-line options during installation

When you install Power BI Desktop, you can set properties and options with command-
line switches. These settings are especially useful for administrators who manage or
facilitate the installation of Power BI Desktop across organizations.
Command-line Behavior
option
-q , -quiet , -s , - Silent install

silent
-passive Show the progress bar only during installation.
-norestart Suppress the computer restart requirement.
-forcerestart Restart the computer after installation without a prompt.
-promptrestart Prompt the user if a computer restart is required (default).
-l<> , -log<> Log the installation to a specific file, with the file specified in <>.
-uninstall Uninstall Power BI Desktop.

Command-line Behavior
option
-repair Repair the installation or install Power BI Desktop if it's not currently
installed.
-package , -update Install Power BI Desktop (default, as long as -uninstall or -repair

aren't specified).
You can also use the following syntax parameters, which you specify with a property =
value syntax:
Parameter Meaning
ACCEPT_EULA Requires a value of 1 to automatically accept the End-User

Licensing Agreement (EULA).
ENABLECXP A value of 1 enrolls in the customer experience program that

captures information about usage of the product.
INSTALLDESKTOPSHORTCUT A value of 1 adds a shortcut to the Windows desktop.
INSTALLLOCATION The file path where you want Power BI Desktop installed.
LANGUAGE The locale code, for example, en-US , de-DE , pr-BR to force the
default language of the application. If you don't specify the
language, Power BI Desktop uses the Windows OS language. You
can change this setting in the Options dialog.
REG_SHOWLEADGENDIALOG A value of 0 disables the dialog that appears before you sign in
to Power BI Desktop.
DISABLE_UPDATE_NOTIFICATION A value of 1 disables update notifications.
For example, you can run Power BI Desktop with the following options and parameters
to install without any user interface, use the German language:
PBIDesktopSetup_x64.exe -quiet LANGUAGE=de-DE ACCEPT_EULA=1
Install Power BI Desktop on remote machines

If you're deploying Power BI Desktop to your users with a tool that requires a Windows
installer file (.msi file), you can extract the .msi file from the Power BI Desktop installer
.exe file. Use a third-party tool, such as WiX Toolset.
７ Note
As a third-party product, WiX Toolset options might change without notice. Check
their documentation for the most up-to-date information.
1. On the computer where you downloaded the Power BI Desktop installer, install the
latest version of the WiX Toolset .
2. Open a command-line window as an administrator and navigate to the folder

where you installed WiX Toolset.
3. Run the following command:
Dark.exe <path to Power BI Desktop installer> -x <output folder>
For example:
Dark.exe C:\PBIDesktop_x64.exe -x C:\output
The output folder contains a folder named AttachedContainer, which includes the
.msi files.
Upgrading an install from an .exe to an .msi* that you've extracted from an .exe isn't
supported. In order to make this upgrade, first you'll need to uninstall the older version
of Power BI Desktop that you have.
Power BI Desktop in a virtualized environment

Power BI Desktop is fully supported on Azure Virtual Desktop (formerly Windows Virtual
Desktop) and Windows 365.
Running Power BI Desktop as a virtualized application (for example, as a Citrix

application) isn't supported.
Issues with previous releases of Power BI Desktop

Some users might encounter an error message similar to the following message when
they use an outdated version of Power BI Desktop: We weren't able to restore the saved
database to the model.
Updating to the current version of Power BI Desktop usually resolves this issue.
Disable notifications
We recommend updating to the most recent version of Power BI Desktop to take
advantage of advances in features, performance, stability, and other improvements.
Some organizations might not want users to update to each new version. You can
disable notifications by modifying the registry with the following steps:
1. In the Registry Editor, navigate to the

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Power BI Desktop key.
2. Create a new REG_DWORD entry in the key with the following name:
DisableUpdateNotification.
3. Set the value of that new entry to 1.
4. Restart your computer for the change to take effect.
Power BI Desktop loads with a partial screen

In certain circumstances, including some screen resolution configurations, some users
might see Power BI Desktop render content with large black areas. This issue is generally
a result of recent operating system updates that affect how items are rendered, and not
a direct result of how Power BI Desktop presents content. Follow these steps to resolve
this issue:
1. Press the Windows Start key and enter blurry into the search bar.
2. In the dialog that appears, select the option: Let Windows fix apps that are blurry.
3. Restart Power BI Desktop.
This issue might resolve after later Windows updates are released.
Next steps
After you install Power BI Desktop, see the following content to help you get up and
running quickly:

Query overview in Power BI Desktop
Data sources in Power BI Desktop
Connect to data in Power BI Desktop
Shape and combine data in Power BI Desktop
Supported languages and
countries/regions for Power BI
Article • 12/05/2022
This article covers supported languages and countries/regions for the Power BI service,
Power BI Desktop, and Power BI documentation.
Countries and regions where Power BI is

available
For a list of countries and regions where Power BI is available, see the international
availability list .
Languages for the Power BI service

The Power BI service (in the browser) is available in the following 44 languages:
Arabic
Basque - Basque
Bulgarian - Български
Catalan - català
Chinese (Simplified) - 中文(简体)
Chinese (Traditional) - 中文(繁體)
Croatian - hrvatski
Czech - čeština
Danish - dansk
Dutch - Nederlands
English - English
Estonian - eesti
Finnish - suomi
French - français
Galician - galego
German - Deutsch
Greek - Ελληνικά
Hebrew
Hindi - हिंदी
Hungarian - magyar
Indonesian - Bahasa Indonesia
Italian - italiano
Japanese - 日本語
Kazakh - Қазақ
Korean - 한국어
Latvian - latviešu
Lithuanian - lietuvių
Malay - Bahasa Melayu
Norwegian (Bokmål) - norsk (bokmål)
Polish - Polski
Portuguese (Brazil) - Português
Portuguese (Portugal) - português
Romanian - română
Russian - Русский
Serbian (Cyrillic) - српски
Serbian (Latin) - srpski
Slovak - slovenčina
Slovenian - slovenski
Spanish - español
Swedish - svenska
Thai - ไทย
Turkish - Türkçe
Ukrainian - українська
Vietnamese - Tiếng Việt
Report or dashboard subscription language

When you create a subscription for a report or dashboard, you may be surprised to see
that the subscription is in U.S. English, even though Power BI is in another language. If
so, you need to specify a language for your browser. See The language in my
subscription is not correct in the article "Troubleshoot Power BI subscriptions."
Languages for Power BI Desktop

Power BI Desktop is available in the same languages as the Power BI service, except
Hebrew and Arabic. Desktop doesn't support right-to-left languages.
What's translated
Power BI translates menus, buttons, messages, and other elements of the experience
into your language. For example, Power BI translates report content such as
automatically generated titles, filters, and tooltips. However, your data isn't
automatically translated. Inside reports, the layout of visuals doesn't change if you're
using a right-to-left language such as Hebrew.
At this time, a few features are available in English only:
Dashboards and reports that Power BI creates when you connect to services such
as Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Google Analytics, and Salesforce. You can still create
your own dashboards and reports in your own language.
Exploring your data with Q&A.
７ Note
The auto date/time feature will generate localized month names using the
"MMMM" format string. Since most Eastern Asian languages use "OOOO" as the
format string, the month names generated by the auto date/time feature will not
be localized to those languages.
Stay tuned as we work to bring additional features to other languages.
Choose your language in the Power BI service

1. In the Power BI service, select the Settings icon > Settings.
2. On the General tab, select Language.
3. Use the language already set for your browser, or select a separate language for
the Power BI service.
Choose your language in the browser

Power BI detects your language based on the language preferences on your computer.
The way you access and change these preferences may vary depending on your
operating system and browser. Here's how to access these preferences from Microsoft
Edge and Google Chrome.
Microsoft Edge (version 91)

1. Select the Settings and more ellipses (...) from the upper right corner of your
browser window, and choose Settings.
2. Select the Settings icon in the upper left corner of your browser window, and
choose Languages.
3. Select your preferred language.
Google Chrome (version 91)
1. Select the menu button in the upper right corner of your browser window, and
choose Settings.
2. Expand Advanced, and choose Languages.
3. To add a new language, select Add languages.
You may need to close and reopen your browser to see the change.
Choose the language or locale of Power BI
Desktop
You have two ways of getting Power BI Desktop: You can download it as a standalone
installer, or install it from the Windows Store.
When you install Power BI Desktop from the Windows Store, it installs all the
languages (currently, 42 languages) and by default shows the language that
corresponds to the Windows default language.
When you download Power BI Desktop as a standalone installer, you choose the
default language when you run the installer. You can change it at a later date.
You can also choose a locale to be used when importing data for a specific report.
７ Note
If you're installing the version of Power BI Desktop that's optimized for Power BI
Report Server, you choose the language when you download. See Install Power BI
Desktop optimized for Power BI Report Server for details.
Choose a language for Power BI Desktop

1. Install Power BI Desktop from the Windows Store , or as a standalone installer .
2. To change the language, open Desktop and in the upper left corner select File >
Options and settings > Options.
3. Select Regional settings and set or change your language preferences.
Language support in Power BI Desktop is limited to the languages displayed in the

Application Language dropdown.
Verify Power BI Desktop default number and date

formatting
Power BI Desktop gets its default number and date formatting from the Windows
Region settings. You can check or change those settings, if needed.
1. On the Windows menu select Settings
2. In Windows Settings, select Time & language.

3. Select Region > Additional date, time, and regional settings. If you don't see this
option, select Change data formats, and then Related settings.
4. In Clock and Region, select Change date, time, or number formats.
5. Make sure Match Windows display language is selected, or change it if necessary.

Choose the locale for importing data into Power BI
Desktop
Whether you download Power BI Desktop or install it from the Windows Store, you can
choose a locale for a specific report to be something other than the locale in your
version of Power BI Desktop. The locale changes the way Power BI interprets data when
it's imported from your data source. For example, is "3/4/2017" interpreted as 3 April or
March 4?
1. In Power BI Desktop, go to File > Options and settings > Options.
2. Under Current file, select Regional Settings.
3. In the Locale for import box, select a different locale.

4. Select OK.
Choose the language for the model in Power BI Desktop

Besides setting the language for the Power BI Desktop application, you can also set the
model language. The model language affects chiefly two things:
How we compare and sort strings. For example, because Turkish has two of the
letter i, depending on the collation of your database, the two can end up in
different orders when sorting.
The language Power BI Desktop uses when creating hidden date tables from date
fields. For example, fields are called Month/Monat/Mois, and so on.
７ Note
The Power BI model currently uses a locale that is not case-sensitive (or kana-
sensitive) so "ABC" and "abc" will be treated as equivalent. If "ABC" is loaded into
the database first, other strings that differ only by case such as "Abc" won't be
loaded as a separate value.
Here's how to set the model language.
2. Under Global, select Regional Settings.
3. In the Model language box, select a different language.
７ Note
Once created, the language of a Power BI model can't be changed.
Choose the DAX separators in Power BI Desktop

By default, DAX uses commas (,) to separate items in a list and periods (.) to indicate the
decimal place in a number. While we do recommend using the defaults, you can use the
DAX separators based on your Windows locale settings.
Here's how to make Power BI Desktop use localized DAX separators:
2. Under Global, select Regional Settings.
3. Under DAX separators select Use localized DAX separators.
７ Note
The DAX separators section won't be shown if your Windows locale settings are set
to "English US".
Languages for the help documentation

Help is localized in these 10 languages:
Chinese (Simplified) - 中文(简体)

Chinese (Traditional) - 中文(繁體)
French - français
German - Deutsch
Italian - italiano
Japanese - 日本語
Korean - 한국어
Portuguese (Brazil) - Português
Russian - Русский
Spanish - español
Next steps
Are you using one of the Power BI mobile apps? See Supported languages in the
Power BI mobile apps for details.
Questions? Try asking the Power BI Community .
Still have an issue? Visit the Power BI support page .
Supported browsers for Power BI
Article • 12/06/2022
Power BI is designed to work with any of the supported modern browsers mentioned
below. However, performance differs depending on your choice of a browser. If you're
using Internet Explorer in particular, which is no longer supported by Power BI, you
might encounter worse performance. We strongly recommend a supported modern
browser, like Microsoft Edge. If you still encounter unacceptable performance, test other
supported modern browsers to see if they provide better results for your Power BI
solution.
Power BI supports these browsers on all platforms where they're available:
Microsoft Edge.
Chrome desktop latest version.
Safari Mac latest version.
Firefox desktop latest version. Firefox might change the fonts used in Power BI.
７ Note
Power BI doesn't run in any browsers in iOS10 or previous versions.
Fonts
Power BI uses the Segoe UI font for text as its default, and the Din font for numbers, and
other fonts when creating reports, dashboards, and other items. These fonts might not
be available on non-Windows computers such as Macs. As a result the font, alignment
of items, and visuals for the same report look different when viewed on a Windows
computer versus a Mac.
The Calibri and Cambria fonts are only installed on Macs that have Microsoft Office
installed. They aren't included in the default set of fonts on Macs.
If you're creating reports viewed on Mac computers, select fonts that display properly
on Macs.
The following links provide information about which fonts are available on Macs. The
links aren't maintained by Microsoft, and are provided only for reference and further
reading.
List of typefaces included with macOS

Where to find Calibri and Cambria for Macs
How to fix missing Calibri, Cambria and Segoe UI fonts on a Mac
Next steps
What is Power BI?
Ask the Power BI Community
Still have an issue? Visit the Power BI support page
Power BI videos
Article • 03/21/2023
You'll find Power BI videos embedded in our documentation, organized into channels
and playlists on YouTube, and in the Community video gallery. Our videos come in many
different flavors:
How-to videos that teach you how to do something in Power BI

Conceptual videos that explain things like: terminology, the logic behind how
something works, and foundational information
Video series that are combined into a course or certification
Community webinars that we've hosted in the past
Customer success stories
Videos from conferences (Ignite, Data Insights, and more) that we've hosted
Monthly product update videos that describe and show new features
７ Note
Videos might use earlier versions of Power BI Desktop or the Power BI service.
Subscribe to the Power BI video channel

Our video channel includes curated playlists to make it easy to find the content you
need. The "Analyzing and visualizing data" playlist, for example, includes how-to and
conceptual videos narrated by Power BI PMs (Project Managers).
We’re continually adding to our collection, so subscribe to the Power BI video channel
to be notified when we add new videos. Explore our playlists to discover videos focused
on where you are in the business intelligence journey.
Featured video
In this featured video, we show how to create quick reports in the Power BI service. This
new way to create reports lets you paste data directly into the Power BI service, instead
of downloading Power BI Desktop.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/9rh_qSK-UKQ
Additional videos
Learn about new data protection enhancements:
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/RxsT9TtOYok
Learn about new enhancements in Power BI app for Teams:

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/abTASA8iOjQ
Featured playlists
Related Power BI videos are collected into playlists to help you easily find subjects of
interest to you. Go to the Microsoft Power BI playlists on our YouTube channel to
explore all our playlists. The list below is a sampling of the topics you’ll find featured as
playlists:
Power BI Desktop
Dashboards, Reports, and Design
Administration and Governance
Analyze and Visualize Data
Data Prep and Modeling
Microsoft Power BI Community videos and

webinars
The Community gallery curates videos from hosted events and from our community
members. Explore videos organized by date, top kudo-ed, featured, and live events.
Next steps
Microsoft Learn training for Power BI
Watch Power BI demos
Discover videos from Azure about Power BI Embedded and Synapse Analytics

Power BI webinars
Article • 01/12/2023
Register for our upcoming live webinars or watch our recorded sessions on-demand.
Upcoming webinars
Upcoming events from the Power BI community
Featured webinars
Get started with these popular on-demand webinars:
Starter guide for Power BI consumers

by Will Thompson
Watch now
Drive productivity and effective decision-making with Excel and Power BI

by Ikechukwu Edeagu
Watch now
Unleash your Dynamics 365 data with Azure Synapse Analytics and Power BI
by Cillian Mitchell and Scott Sewell
Watch now
Quickly transform your organization with a data-driven culture through Power BI

by Lukasz Pawlowski
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Power BI: Security and governance for your organization

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Previous monthly updates to Power BI
Desktop and the Power BI service
Article • 12/12/2023
This article describes previous updates to Power BI Desktop and the Power BI service.
For the most current month's release, check out Power BI latest updates.
The monthly blog and video updates for Power BI Desktop now also include "what's
new" updates for Power BI mobile and the Power BI service. In each section, choose the
tab for Power BI Desktop or for the Power BI service. To learn about updates for mobile,
check out What's new in the mobile apps for Power BI.
The links beside each update mean the following:
[video] excerpts play in a new browser tab, when the feature is being discussed.
Some features have an [article] that provides more detail.
Most features are explained in the monthly update [blog] post.
Lastly, some features are self-explanatory and don't need an article or video.
You can also watch the Latest Updates video from the beginning, right inside this article,
by clicking on the play icon on the video image found below the list of updates.
The following sections describe previous months' updates to Power BI Desktop and the
Power BI service.
November 2023 Update (2.123.326.0)

We were all thankful for the platefuls of updates to Power BI this November, with all
sorts of update helpings for BI Desktop and the Power BI service.
Power BI Desktop
） Important

） Important

Reporting
Button slicer (preview) [blog]
Reference labels (preview) [blog]
Enhance your Q&A visual with suggested synonyms from Copilot [blog]
[article]
On-object interaction updates [video] [blog]
Azure Maps visual now aggregates multiple data points at the same location
[blog]
Narrative visual with Copilot [video] [blog]
Modeling
Datasets renamed to semantic models [blog]
Power BI semantic models support for Direct Lake on Synapse Data
Warehouse [blog] [article]
DAX query view to write and run DAX queries on your model [video]
[blog] [article]
Edit your data model in the Power BI service (updates) [blog]
Data connectivity
Azure Resource Graph (new connector) [blog]
Many connector updates [blog]
７ Note
Visuals
Other
Enhanced accessibility in paginated reports authored in Report Builder [blog]
[article]
post .

the blog post.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/HiWiXyZHRsE
７ Note
You can also download previous versions of Power BI Desktop if your organization
requires it. We always recommend that you use the most recent version of Power BI
Desktop, rather than a previous version. All previous versions have the following
limitations:
Previous releases of Power BI Desktop are not being serviced - you should always
use the most recent release for the latest features and updates.
It might not be possible to open files created or saved in newer releases of Power
BI Desktop with previous versions of Power BI Desktop.
If you receive a warning when loading a report saved in a newer release of Power
BI Desktop, then save that report in the previous version, you lose any information
related to new features.
We only archive the English versions of Power BI Desktop.
Select the following links to download this earlier version:
November 2023 version of Power BI Desktop - 32-bit

November 2023 version of Power BI Desktop - 64-bit
October 2023 Update (2.122.442.0)

October was full of scary-good features and a pumpkin-patch of updates. Navigate
through this section of this article for a corn-maze like expedition through October's
offerings for Power BI Desktop and the Power BI service.
Power BI Desktop
） Important

） Important

Reporting
Power BI Desktop OneDrive and SharePoint integration [video] [blog]
On-object interaction updates (preview) [video] [blog]
Power BI home in Power BI Desktop [video] [blog]
Deduplication rules for composite models on Power BI semantic models and
Analysis Services [video] [blog] [article]
Modeling
Edit your data model in the Power BI service (updates) [video] [blog]
Model explorer public preview with calculation group authoring and creating
relationships in the properties pane [video] [blog] [article]
Data connectivity
Many connector updates [video] [blog]
７ Note
Visuals
Many new and updated visuals [video] [blog]
post .

the blog post.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/8QSVnwcYzIo
７ Note
limitations:
October 2023 version of Power BI Desktop - 32-bit

October 2023 version of Power BI Desktop - 64-bit
September 2023 Update (2.121.644.0)

September brought us a new classroom full of Power BI updates, its curriculum chock
full of features and new insights for your data, your visuals, and the models you couldn't
wait to share with new-found friends.
Power BI Desktop
） Important

） Important

Reporting
Mobile layout interactive canvas [blog]
Smart narrative improvements [blog] [article]
Modeling
Edit your data model in the Power BI service - updates [blog]
Edit linguistic relationships in Q&A setup [blog]
Updates to MINX and MAXX DAX functions [blog] [article - MINX] [article -
MAXX]
Edit relationships in the Properties pane (general availability) [blog] [article]
Data connectivity
SAP HANA (updates) [blog]
７ Note
Visuals
Other
Upgrade Power BI Desktop .NET Framework to 4.7.2 or newer [blog]
post .
limitations:
September 2023 version of Power BI Desktop - 32-bit

September 2023 version of Power BI Desktop - 64-bit
August 2023 Update (2.120.731.0)

August was full of sunshine, dry grass, bored summer students and a fine collection of
updates for Power BI Desktop and the Power BI service.
Power BI Desktop
） Important

） Important

Reporting
New switcher layout [video] [blog]
New bubble range scaling setting [video] [blog]
On-object interactions (updates) (Preview) [video] [blog]
Modeling
Updates to ORDERBY function [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
New modern data connectivity and discovery experience in dataflows
[video] [blog]
Lakehouses (connector update) [video] [blog]
７ Note
Visuals
post .

the blog post.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/oVT0JrOLwS8
７ Note
limitations:
August 2023 version of Power BI Desktop - 32-bit

August 2023 version of Power BI Desktop - 64-bit
July 2023 Update (2.119.323.0)

July brought us celebrations that look like fireworks for the Power BI Desktop and the
Power BI service, enabling you to create stunning visuals and revolutionary data models
in your march toward business intelligence independence.
Power BI Desktop
） Important

） Important


Reporting
Smoothed and leader lines (updates) [blog]
On-Object interaction (updates) [video] [blog]
Modeling
Edit your data model in the Power BI service (updates) [blog] [article]
Relationship validation [blog]
Data connectivity
Many connector updates [video] [blog]
７ Note
Visuals
Others
WebView2 - generally available [video] [blog]
post .

the blog post.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/berUCt4EHIk
７ Note
limitations:
July 2023 version of Power BI Desktop - 32-bit

July 2023 version of Power BI Desktop - 64-bit
June 2023 Update (2.118.286.0)

This June we had a sunny collection of features and enhancement for Power BI Desktop
and the Power BI service, designed to warm up your visuals and your data models.
Power BI Desktop
） Important

） Important

Reporting
New card visual [video] [blog]
OneLake data hub in Power BI Desktop [video] [blog]
On-Object interaction (updates) [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
Visual Cue for new tenant settings [video] [blog]
Tenant admin settings API [video] [blog]
７ Note
Visuals
post .

the blog post.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/5O30NI4x4ho
７ Note
May 2023 Update (2.117.286.0)

This May we had all sorts of new features growing, blooming, and blossoming to create
a fabric of amazing visuals, insights, and intelligence for Power BI Desktop and the
Power BI service.
Power BI Desktop
） Important

） Important

Microsoft Fabric
Power BI Direct Lake mode (preview) [video] [blog]
Azure Analysis Services to Fabric and Power BI Premium Migration Experience
now generally available [video] [blog]
Optimize ribbon in Power BI Desktop now generally available [video]
[blog] [article]
Hybrid tables now generally available [video] [blog] [article]
Azure Log Analytics for Power BI semantic models now generally available
[video] [blog] [article]
Power BI data hub updated and rebranded as OneLake data hub [video]
[blog]
Reporting
Azure maps now generally available [video] [blog]
Measure driven data labels [video] [blog]
Use OneDrive and SharePoint files in Power BI Desktop [video] [blog]
Matrix accessibility improvements [video] [blog]
On-object interaction - updates (preview) [video] [blog]
Set query limits in Power BI Desktop [video] [blog]
Modeling
New DAX function: MATCHBY [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
On-premises data gateway, May 2023 release [video] [blog]
New Get Data category: Fabric [video] [blog]
New connectors:
Lakehouse in Microsoft Fabric [video] [blog]
Warehouse in Microsoft Fabric [video] [blog]
KQL database in Microsoft Fabric [video] [blog]
MongoDB Atlas SQL [video] [blog]
Celonis EMS [video] [blog]
CloudBlue PSA [video] [blog]
SolarWinds Service Desk [video] [blog]
Many updated data connectors [blog]
７ Note
Visuals
post .

the blog post.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/zLgq2L2kk9g
７ Note
April 2023 Update (2.116.404.0)

This April we had new features and capabilities raining down on our Power BI offering,
filling us with the hope of bright colors and new growth across our veritable garden of
analytics.
Power BI Desktop
） Important

） Important

Reporting
Dynamic format strings for measures [video] [blog]
On-object interaction - updates (preview) [video] [blog]
New tooltip auto-scale (preview) [blog] [article]
Analytics
Update to Quick measures suggestions [blog] [article]
Modeling
Composite models on Power BI semantic models and Analysis Services
(generally available) [blog] [release announcement] [article]
Updates to ORDERBY function [blog] [article]
New DAX functions: RANK and ROWNUMBER [blog] [article] [article]
Data connectivity
７ Note
Visuals
post .

the blog post.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/rQfUo3PN0zw
７ Note
March 2023 Update (2.115.663.0)

We felt lucky as a four-leaf clover to have shared our March updates to Power BI with all
of you. We hope they were like a pot of gold at the end of a data-driven rainbow, full of
compelling visuals and business intelligence capabilities.
Power BI Desktop
） Important
） Important

Reporting
Apply all slicers button, clear all slicers button, optimization presets update
Format pane - new styling [blog]
On-object interaction (preview) [video] [blog] [article]
Visual container improvements [blog] [article]
Data connectivity
７ Note
Visuals
New visuals in AppSource [blog]
post .

the blog post.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Tbh0tFEfoXw
７ Note
February 2023 Update (2.114.664.0)

We loved February's updates. We were happy to share them with all of you, all wrapped
up in a virtual heart-shaped box of sweet features.
Power BI Desktop
） Important
） Important

https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-february-2023-feature-
summary/#post-22137-_Toc126917169
Reporting
Conditional formatting based on string fields [video] [blog]
Smart Narrative visual summary icon [blog]
Formatting image width in table and matrix [blog]
Update your base theme in Power BI [blog]
Report theme validation on custom theme import [blog]
Text box visual indentation [blog]
New accessible report themes [blog]
Customize visible pages in the Page navigator visual [blog]
Sensitivity labels now supported in PDF export from Power BI Desktop
(preview) [blog]
Enhanced row-level security editor (preview) [video] [blog]
Analytics
Quick create SDK [blog]
Modeling
New DAX functions: LINEST and LINESTX [blog]
Data connectivity
７ Note
Visuals
New visuals in AppSource [blog]
post .

the blog post.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/7-0Pr0U2HIA
７ Note

December's updates were a sleigh ride of fun, making us want to go door-to-door and
sing about our new and updated features. May your data analytics always be cheery and
bright.
Power BI Desktop
） Important

） Important

Reporting
Slicer type formatting moved to Format Pane [video] [blog]
Modeling
Making it easier to do comparison calculations [video] [blog] [article]
Data connectivity
Many updated data connectors [video] [blog]
７ Note
Visuals
New visuals in AppSource [video] [blog]
post .

the blog post.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/2O4EtGlq93k
７ Note

November's updates felt like a family reunion, and we were thankful and grateful for the
heaping-tall servings of updates, features, and new capabilities. Please pass the data to
this end of the table.
Power BI Desktop
） Important

） Important

Reporting
Unshared and unsynchronized axes for small multiples charts [video] [blog]
Controlling and customizing labels on Azure Maps [video] [blog]
Create dynamic slicers using field parameters (Preview) [video] [blog]
Composite models over Power BI semantic models and Analysis Services
(Preview) [video] [blog]
Modeling
Streamline your report authoring experience with Optimize ribbon (Preview)
New DAX function: EVALUTATEANDLOG [video] [blog] [article]
New DAX functions: TOCSV and TOJSON [video] [blog] [article 1] [article
2]
Data connectivity
Many updated data connectors [video] [blog]
７ Note
Visuals
Others
Power BI Desktop infrastructure update (WebView2) [video] [blog]
New Power BI color accent [video] [blog]
post .

the blog post.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/q-ZUfL2sEek
７ Note
October 2022 Update (2.110.341.0)
October's updates were scary fun, full of screaming great new features and monstrous
improvements.
Power BI Desktop
） Important

） Important

Reporting
Reverse stack order for stacked column charts [video] [blog]
Query performance improvements [video] [blog]
Power BI Metrics [video] [blog]
Analytics
Quick measure suggestions - experimental feature (Preview) [video] [blog]
[article]
Modeling
Relationship editing in the properties pane (Preview) [video] [blog]
[article]
DAX formula bar support for Power BI Desktop model view [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
Introducing tenant setting for Power BI datamarts (preview) [video] [blog]
[article]
７ Note
Visuals
Others
Power BI Ideas website enhancements [blog]
Update to release notes [blog]
post .

the blog post.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Vlo7dJgr4WM
７ Note

September's updates were crisp and clean, like an autumn walk down a colorful treed
pathway where new discoveries are just around each corner. We were all ready to meet
friendly new features, joining Power BI classmates for an exciting next round of learning.
Power BI Desktop
） Important
） Important

Reporting
Hierarchical axis by default [video] [blog]
Improved display name for summarized fields [video] [blog]
Conditional formatting for data labels [video] [blog]
Translations support for composite models on Power BI semantic models and
Analysis Services (preview) [video] [blog] [article]
Mobile formatting options (general availability) [video] [blog] [article]
Information protection update [video] [blog] [article]
Data connectivity
Dremio (connector update) [video] [blog]
Profisee (new connector) [video] [blog]
Starburst Enterprise (connector update) [video] [blog]
７ Note
Visuals
Others
Paginated reports data preview [video] [blog] [article]
post .

the blog post.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/jlpqmNvas20
７ Note
August 2022 Update (2.108.564.0)

August's updates were like a summertime trip, full of interesting sights and new things
to discover that brought a sense of adventure and imaginings of exciting things to
come.
Power BI Desktop
） Important

） Important

Reporting
Conditional formatting for data labels [video] [blog]
New Select sensitivity label dialog [video] [blog] [article]
Data loss prevention policy update [video] [blog] [article]
Metric visual (preview) [video] [blog] [article]
Mobile formatting now supports text box visuals [video] [blog] [article]
Modeling
DAX Editor improvements [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
MariaDB (connector update) [video] [blog]
Google Sheets (connector update) [video] [blog]
Certified connectors availability in Power BI dataflows and datamarts [video]
[blog] [article]
７ Note
Visuals
Others
Visualizing views in Dynamics 365 with Power BI (general availability) [video]
[blog]
More ways to optimize Power BI performance [video] [blog] [article]
Release notes and ideas update [blog]
post .

the blog post.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Wiznd0dn29k
７ Note
July 2022 Update (2.107.683.0)

July's updates were a sunny collection of bright spots for Power BI, warming ourselves
with all the good things they brought.
Power BI Desktop
） Important

） Important

Reporting
Error bars (generally available) [video] [blog]
Filled Map for Azure Maps visual [video] [blog]
Composite models on Power BI semantic models and Analysis Services
(preview) [video] [blog]
Bold, italics and underline for text in the header tooltip [video] [blog]
[article]
Metric visuals updates [video] [blog]
Modeling
New DAX function: NETWORKDAYS [video] [blog]
Support for multi-role RLS in composite model [video] [blog]
Query performance improvement [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
Connect to datamarts (preview) [video] [blog]
Display name support in the Dataverse connector [video] [blog]
Many connector updates (update) [video] [blog]
７ Note
Visuals
New Power BI visuals' category list in AppSource [video] [blog]
New visuals available [video] [blog]
Others
Release notes and ideas update [video] [blog]
post .
the blog post.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/iVbxzo-L7TM
７ Note
June 2022 Update (2.106.582.0)

This month's updates were raining down features, sprinkling us with all sorts of
capabilities and functionality that were sure to bring sunny reports sometime soon.
Power BI Desktop
） Important

） Important

Reporting
New format pane (generally available) [video] [blog] [article]
Updates to error bars [video] [blog]
Information protection updates [video] [blog]
Table navigation improvements [video] [blog]
Canvas Zoom in Teams and quick create [video] [blog]
Modeling
Composite models on SQL Server Analysis Services [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
Connect to datamarts (preview) [video] [blog]
Many new data connectors [video] [blog]
Many connector updates (update) [video] [blog]
７ Note
Visuals
Many new visuals and updates [video] [blog]
Others
Improved support for single sign-on (SSO) for all users [video] [blog]
post .

the blog post.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/gu_5Q3z-qpc
７ Note
May 2022 Update (2.105.664.0)

This month had a spring in its step, with blossoming updates and sunshine-filled
features that were sure to warm up your reports and models.
Power BI Desktop
） Important

） Important

Reporting
New Format pane updates (preview) [video] [blog] [article]
Canvas zoom now generally available [video] [blog]
Field parameters [video] [blog] [article]
Managing composite models on Power BI semantic models [video] [blog]
Data point rectangle select now generally available [video] [blog]
Error bars for column and line combination charts (preview) [video] [blog]
ArcGIS for Power BI visual updates [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
Many new data connectors [video] [blog]
Azure Databricks (update) [video] [blog]
Denodo (update) [video] [blog]
Google Sheets (update) [video] [blog]
Autodesk Construction Cloud (update) [video] [blog]
７ Note
Visuals
Charticulator now generally available [video] [blog]
Others
post .

the blog post.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/LTdpe2ENW4M
７ Note
April 2022 Update (2.104.702.0)

The Power BI team showered us with features, updates, and a collection of growing
capabilities this month that customers and users were sure to enjoy.
Power BI Desktop
） Important

） Important

https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/19024/preview/#post-19024-
_Toc100064173
Reporting
New Format pane updates (preview) [video] [blog] [article]
Tooltips now support drill actions for matrix, line and area charts (preview)
Updates to required permissions when using composite models on Power BI
semantic models [video] [blog] [article]
Error bars for clustered column and bar charts (preview) [video] [blog]
Bookmark navigator now shows last selected bookmark per group [video]
[blog] [article]
Data preparation
Dynamic M query parameters now generally available [video] [blog]
[article]
Data connectivity
Autodesk Construction Cloud (new connector) [video] [blog]
Digital Construction Works Insights (update) [video] [blog]
Dremio, Dremio Cloud (update) [video] [blog]
Visuals
７ Note
Others
Windows 11 support [video] [blog]
post .

the blog post.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/RDy9B0MIbs4
７ Note
March 2022 Update (2.103.661.0)

Lucky us, we had more compelling updates to Power BI in March than we could have
wished for using a four-leaf clover.
Power BI Desktop
） Important

） Important
Power BI Desktop is no longer be supported on Windows 7. Power BI Desktop

is supported on Windows 8 or newer versions of Windows, for the most recent
Reporting
New Format pane to be Generally Available in May (preview) [video]
[blog] [article]
Error bars (preview) [video] [blog]
Dynamic format strings now supported for all chart elements [video] [blog]
Updates to the Azure Maps visual (preview) [video] [blog] [Geocoding
article] [Pie chart article]
Sensitivity labels update [video] [blog] [article]
Multi-row card selection [video] [blog]
Data connectivity and preparation

BitSight Security Ratings (new connector) [video] [blog]
Bloomberg Enterprise Data and Analytics (update) [video] [blog]
Anaplan (update) [video] [blog]
FactSet Analytics (update) [video] [blog]
AssembleViews (update) [video] [blog]
Visuals
Charticulator visual now certified [video] [blog]
７ Note
Developers
A new improved method for deploying Power BI Embedded multi-tenancy
solutions in scale [video] [blog]
post .

the blog post:
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/6BpiFBCCS5A

We loved the features we released in February. Some were flowery, some were
chocolatey, others were downright sweet in their own unique way.
Power BI Desktop
） Important

） Important

Reporting
New mobile formatting options (preview) [video] [blog]
Sensitivity labels downstream inheritance (generally available) [video]
[blog] [article]
Default label policies in Power BI (generally available) [video] [blog]
[article]
Mandatory label policy (generally available) [video] [blog] [article]
New Format Pane (preview) - on by default [video] [blog] [article]
Multi-row card selection [video] [blog]
Data preparation
Dynamic M Query Parameters now supports SQL Server and more data
sources (preview) [video] [blog] [article]
Data connectivity
Amazon OpenSearch Server (new connector) [video] [blog]
OpenSearch Project (new connector) [video] [blog]
Digital Construction Works Insights (new connector) [video] [blog]
Azure Databricks (update) [video] [blog]
BQE Core (update) [video] [blog]
Microstrategy (update) [video] [blog]
Starburst Enterprise (update) [video] [blog]
Visuals
Other
WebView2 now required [video] [blog]
Power BI Release Plan app [video] [blog]
７ Note
Developers
New Power BI visuals category in AppSource [video] [blog]
Expand entire level in Matrix [video] [blog]
Dynamic format string support [video] [blog]
post .

the blog post:
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/vNK4xygN8Xw
limitations:

This month's features were like a sleigh ride through your favorite snowy location,
lighting up the season with all sorts of new things we had been wanting and asking for
throughout the year.
Power BI Desktop
） Important

） Important

Reporting
Sparklines (preview) [video] [blog]
New Format Pane updates (preview) [video] [blog] [article]
Data connectivity
Azure Data Explorer (update) [video] [blog]
TIBCO Data Virtualization now Generally Available [video] [blog]
Many more updated connectors [video] [blog]
Visuals
Other
Visualize your data quickly from Power Apps and Dynamics 365 apps (Preview)
[video] [blog]
７ Note
post .

the blog post:
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/iyAmYqTRCLY

We were all thankful for the great things that Power BI served for our extended business
intelligence family in November this year. Even better, there were enough features to
feast on the next day, so invite your friends and even folks you don't know, sit down
around this article, and share what you like best about what's on the menu.
Power BI Desktop
） Important

） Important

Reporting
New Format pane (preview) [video] [blog] [article]
Page and bookmark navigators [video] [blog]
Sort legend [video] [blog]
Bold, italic, underline for text formatting [video] [blog]
Text box superscript, subscript, and bulleted lists [video] [blog]
Pie and donut chart rotation [video] [blog]
Scorecard visual [video] [blog]
Update on tenant-level Bing Maps feature switch [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
Azure Synapse Analytics (new connector) (preview) [video] [blog]
Google Sheets (new connector) (preview) [video] [blog]
Azure Cosmos DB V2 (new connector) (preview) [video] [blog]
Delta Sharing (new connector) (preview) [video] [blog]
Many more updated connectors [video] [blog]
Visuals
Find report sample files easily in AppSource [video] [blog]
Many new visuals [video] [blog]
Other
Automatic page refresh now supports DirectQuery for Power BI semantic
models and Azure Analysis Services [blog]
７ Note
post .

the blog post:
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/d_Un5tnKuIc
October 2021 Update (2.98.683.0)

There was a scary-good collection of features in this month's release, sure to make you
want to dress up as your favorite character and go door-to-door telling your neighbors
all about it - it's quite a bag of goodies.
Power BI Desktop
） Important

） Important

Reporting
Heat map layer - Azure Maps Visual (preview) [video] [blog] [article]
DirectQuery for Power BI semantic models and Azure Analysis Services
Tenant-level features switch for Bing Maps [video] [blog] [article]
Modeling
SWITCH performance optimization [video] [blog] [article]
Bitwise functions in DAX [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
Azure Cosmos DB V2 (preview) [video] [blog]
SIS-CC-SDMX (preview) [video] [blog]
Usercube (preview) [video] [blog]
Updates to many connectors [video] [blog]
Visuals
New visuals from various providers [video] [blog]
Other
ODBC support for paginated reports (generally available) [blog] [article]
New instructor led training available for DAX in a day (Beta) [blog]
７ Note
post .

the blog post:
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/4uVNk9xH2S0

We were falling into this month's release, with crisp morning updates and new season of
interesting and compelling features.
Power BI Desktop
） Important

） Important

Reporting
New formatting options for buttons [video] [blog] [article]
Toggle total columns in waterfall charts [video] [blog]
Padding around visual title and border [video] [blog]
Line chart series labels [video] [blog]
Sensitivity label support for Power BI template files [video] [blog] [article]
Analytics
Insights (preview) [video] [blog] [article]
Modeling
Shortcut expression for CALCULATE now supports aggregation functions
New parameter for XIRR function [video] [blog] [article]
Making it easier to format based on a user’s locale [video] [blog] [article]
Data connectivity
The Power BI Connector in Power Automate [video] [blog]
Visuals
Other
New version of Power BI Report Builder [video] [blog] [article]
７ Note
post .

the blog post:
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/IagiPEZ_eIY
August 2021 Update (2.96.701.0)

August's release was like a warm summer day, with rays of new updates shining down
on all of our Power BI enthusiasts and customers.
Power BI Desktop
） Important

） Important

Reporting
Customize shape formatting [video] [blog] [article]
X-axis constant line improvements [video] [blog]
Default sensitivity label policy in Power BI Desktop (preview) [video] [blog]
[article]
Analytics
Sharing Q&A synonyms [video] [blog]
Modeling
New way of expressing Date and DateTime values [video] [blog]
Evaluation configuration settings [video] [blog] [article]
Data connectivity
New connector - Automy Data Analytics (Beta) [video] [blog]
Visuals
New store experience for Power BI visuals [video] [blog] [site]
７ Note
post .

the blog post:
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/thmvP1I6QVs
July 2021 Update (2.95.804.0)

We celebrated this month's release with fireworks, parades and a whole host of
independent data connectors and visualizations.
Power BI Desktop
） Important

） Important

Reporting
Small multiples now generally available [video] [blog] [article]
Conditional formatting for more properties [video] [blog]
Power Automate visual now available (preview) [video] [blog]
Sensitivity labels in Power BI Desktop [video] [blog]
Republish PBIX with option to not override label in destination [video] [blog]
Inherit sensitivity label set to Excel files when importing data into Power BI
[video] [blog]
Analytics
Sharing Q&A synonyms [video] [blog]
Modeling
New Model View now generally available [video] [blog]
DirectQuery for Azure Analysis Services and Power BI semantic models
(preview) [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
New connectors - Amazon Athena [video] [blog]
Visuals
Template apps
Analyze email marketing performance using Mailchimp and ActiveCampaign
[blog]
Other
Power BI Desktop installer changes [article] [blog]
７ Note
post .

the blog post:
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/xNFedlQ59zA
June 2021 Update (2.94.781.0)

With June's release, warm and sunny updates were in the forecast for your reports.
Power BI Desktop
） Important

） Important
The following updates were new to Power BI Desktop this month:
Reporting
Paginated reports visual (preview) [video] [blog] [article]
Area chart transparency sliders [video] [blog]
Inner padding for continuous axes [video] [blog]
Small multiples: responsiveness and conditional formatting (preview) [video]
[blog] [article]
Analytics
Q&A improvements for inferred results [video] [blog]
Modeling
Format strings now persisted when using DirectQuery for Power BI semantic
models and Azure Analysis Services (preview) [video] [article] [blog]
Data preparation
DirectQuery support for dataflows now generally available [video] [Article]
[blog]
Select all operation is now supported for Dynamic M Query Parameters
(preview) [video] [Article] [blog]
Data connectivity
New connectors - Assemble Views, BQE Core, SumTotal [video] [blog]
Connector deprecation - Azure Consumption Insights [video] [blog]
Visuals
Template apps
Template app one-click update and republish [video] [blog]
Salesforce Analytics for Sales Managers [video] [blog]
Other
Power BI Desktop installer changes [article] [blog]
June update of Power BI Report Builder [article] [blog]
７ Note
post .

the blog post:
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/i-KYRwIJX6s
May 2021 Update (2.93.384.0)

May brought an entire bouquet of blooming updates for Power BI.
Power BI Desktop
） Important

） Important

Reporting
Modern visual tooltips (preview) [video] [blog] [article]
Small multiples: now on by default, and updated roadmap (preview) [video]
[blog] [article] [article 2]
New field list now generally available [video] [blog] [article]
Support for removing the sensitivity label in Power BI Desktop [video]
[blog] [article]
Analytics
Smart Narratives and anomaly detection (preview) [video] [blog] [article]
Q&A now supports DirectQuery for Power BI semantic models and Azure
Analysis Services [video] [blog]
Modeling
(preview) [video] [article] [blog]
Model view updates [video] [blog] [article]
Data connectivity
New connector - EQuIS [video] [blog]
Connector deprecation - Microsoft Graph Security [video] [blog]
Visuals
Template apps
Dataflows Snapshot Analysis [video] [blog]
Developers
Dialog boxes support for Power BI custom visuals [video] [blog]
Displaying a warning icon for a custom visual [video] [blog]
Other
Share and collaborate in Excel for the web connected to Power BI [video]
[article] [blog]
７ Note
post .

the blog post:
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/WosoIBDuU-I
limitations:
April 2021 Update (2.92.706.0)

Spring was in the air, and so was a great collection of updates for Power BI.
Power BI Desktop
） Important

） Important

Reporting
Power Automate for Power BI (preview) [video] [blog]
Small multiples: padding controls and combo chart support (preview)
[video] [blog]
New and improved shapes [video] [blog]
Invert axis and continuous axis sorting [video] [blog]
Modeling
(preview) [video] [article]) [blog]
CROSSFILTER supports many-to-many relationships [video] [blog]
Performance improvements to IF and SWITCH functions [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
New connector - Bloomberg Data and Analytics [video] [blog]
New connector - SoftOne BI [video] [blog]
Text/CSV by example now generally available [video] [blog]
Automatic table detection from Excel files now generally available [video]
[blog]
Automatic table detection from JSON files now generally available [video]
[blog]
Visuals
Developers
API v3.6.0 now available [video] [blog]
Other
Simplifying collection of diagnostic information [video] [article] [blog]
７ Note
post .

the blog post:
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/G4QzWDv4s6M
limitations:
March 2021 Update (2.91.701.0)

We felt lucky like a four-leaf clover to deliver these March Power BI updates to our
community.
Power BI Desktop
） Important

） Important

Reporting
(preview) [video] [blog] [article]
Advanced data selection in Azure Maps visual [video] [blog]
Color picker updates [blog]
Updates to the new Field List (preview) [blog]
Word wrap in Small Multiples titles (preview) [video] [blog]
Updates to background settings on Small Multiples (preview) [blog]
Analytics
X-axis constant line for line charts [video] [blog]
Modeling
Model view user interface (preview) [video] [blog]
IF.EAGER [video] [blog]
CALCULATE filters now easier to use [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
Kerberos-based SSO for Denodo [video] [blog]
Certified connectors [video] [blog]
Visuals
Template Apps
Download PBIX files for installed template apps [video] [blog]
Analyze popular stocks with Power BI [video] [blog]
Additional template apps [video] [blog]
Other
Windows 7 deprecation [video] [blog]
Certificate revocation check controls now available in Desktop interface
[video] [blog]
External Tools integration with Power BI Desktop generally available [blog]
[article]
Instructor-led training for Power BI [blog]
Power BI Desktop change log [blog] [article]
７ Note
post .

the blog post:
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/r88EE4IzZlE

Our February Power BI updates were better than a heart-shaped box of chocolates.
If you're running Windows 10, you can also get Power BI Desktop from the Microsoft
Store . Regardless of how you install Power BI Desktop, the monthly versions are the
same, although the version numbering might differ. For more information about
downloading and installing Power BI Desktop, see Get Power BI Desktop.
） Important

computer.
The links beside each feature in the Power BI Desktop update list are interpreted as
follows:
） Important
Power BI Desktop is no longer supported on Windows 7. Power BI Desktop will be

Reporting
DirectQuery for Power BI semantic models and Azure Analysis Services (preview)
Search Bar [video] [blog] [article]
Model View Updates (preview) [video] [blog] [article]
New Field List (preview) [video] [blog]
Small Multiples (preview) - gridlines and background colors [video] [blog]
Color picker [video] [blog]
Smart guides for aligning objects - mobile layout view [video] [blog]
New filter operations - is empty, is not empty [video] [blog]
Certificate revocation check for web connections - granular control [video] [blog]
Analytics
Anomaly detection now in the ribbon [video] [blog]
Modeling
Enhanced semantic model metadata format [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
New Teams Analytics connector [video] [blog]
Snowflake - support for custom roles [video] [blog] [article]
Parquet Files - connector available in Power BI Desktop [video] [blog] [article]
Hive LLAP - support for Windows authentication [video] [blog]
Salesforce - API update [video] [blog]
SAP HANA and BW - new documentation [video] [blog]
Visuals
Other
New icon update [video] [blog]
For detailed information about each of these new features, see Power BI Desktop feature
summary blog post .
７ Note
See the data sources available to Power BI Desktop. Our list is always growing, so
check back often.
Power BI Desktop monthly update video

the blog post:
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/h4JL2lITJ7U
Our December Power BI updates dazzled us all like a snowy lane filled with lights and
sleigh rides.
Power BI Desktop
If you're running Windows 10, you can get the most recent version of Power BI
Desktop from the Windows Store . You can also get the latest version from the
Download Center , as a single executable containing all supported languages that
you install on your computer.
Regardless of how you install Power BI Desktop, the monthly versions are the same,
although the version numbering might differ. For more information about
downloading and installing Power BI Desktop, see Get Power BI Desktop.
） Important

will be asked to upgrade to the most recent version.
Reporting
(preview) [video] [blog] [article]
Small multiples (preview) [video] [blog]
Data protection sensitivity labels in Power BI Desktop (preview) [video]
[blog]
Increased rectangle select data point limit [video] [blog]
Selection pane now available in mobile layout view [video] [blog]
Automatic page refresh for Analysis Services sources [video] [blog]
Data preparation
Changes to Power Query and dataflows [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
Microsoft Dataverse connector [video] [blog]
Azure Time Series Insights update [video] [blog]
SurveyMonkey update [video] [blog]
Cognite update [video] [blog]
Visuals
For detailed information about each of these new features, see Power BI Desktop
feature summary blog post .
７ Note

The following video describes each of these updates. You can also watch this video
from the blog post:
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/68YvRs49VZM

Our November Power BI updates included an entire family gathering of new and
improved features; they were a feast of goodness.
The monthly blog and video updates for Power BI Desktop now also includes what's
new updates for Power BI mobile and the Power BI service. In this section choose the tab
for Power BI Desktop or the Power BI service. To learn about updates for mobile, check
out What's new in the mobile apps for Power BI.
Power BI Desktop
） Important

follows:
[blog]: Most features are explained in a section in the monthly update blog
post.
[video]: Some features have a video excerpt that discusses the feature, which
plays in a new browser tab.
） Important
Power BI Desktop is no longer supported on Windows 7. Power BI Desktop will

be supported on Windows 8 or newer versions of Windows, for the most
recent release of Power BI Desktop only.
Reporting
New Field List (preview) [video] [blog]
New Model View (preview) [video] [blog] [article]
Apply all filters now generally available [video] [blog] [article]
Visual zoom slider [video] [blog] [article]
Data point rectangle select extended to Map visual [video] [blog] [article]
Certificate revocation check for web connections [video] [blog] [article]
Paginated reports updates [video] [blog] [article]
Analytics
Anomaly detection (preview) [video] [blog]
Q&A now supports partial matching data values [video] [blog] [article]
Data connectivity
Hive LLAP connector now generally available [video] [blog]
New data connectors - Actian, Anaplan, Starburst Presto [video] [blog]
Visuals
７ Note

from the blog post:
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/DT_tOas5YIo
October 2020 Update (2.86.321.0)

Our October Power BI updates are a bucket full of spooky-good treats that you can sort
and enjoy for weeks to come.
The monthly blog and video updates for Power BI Desktop now also includes what's
new updates for Power BI mobile and the Power BI service. This article discusses the
updates for Power BI Desktop and the Power BI service. To learn about updates for
mobile, check out What's new in the mobile apps for Power BI.
running Windows 10, you can also get Power BI Desktop from the Microsoft Store .
although the version numbering might differ. For more information about downloading
and installing Power BI Desktop, see Get Power BI Desktop.
） Important

computer.
follows:
） Important

Reporting
Canvas watermarks [video] [blog]
Personalize visuals is now generally available [video] [blog] [article]
Data point rectangle select for Treemap (preview) [video] [blog] [article]
Analytics
Export data from Q&A visual [video] [blog]
Modeling
Performance improvements to IF and SWITCH functions [blog]
Data preparation
Dynamic M Query Parameters (preview) [video] [blog] [article]
Automatic Table Detection from Excel files [video] [blog]
Automatic Table Detection from JSON files [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
Broader geographical support for Power Platform Dataflows connector [video]
[blog]
MariaDB now supports DirectQuery [video] [blog]
Updated SharePoint Online List connector [video] [blog]
New data connectors - Spigit and eWay-CRM [video] [blog]
Visuals
Extended administrator capability features now generally available [video] [blog]
Template Apps
Simplified installation for template apps [video] [blog]
Find template apps from Power BI Desktop [video] [blog]
Other
Export data source to PBIDS in Power BI Desktop [video] [blog] [article]
Icon update for Power BI [video] [blog]
Power BI Desktop splash screen dismiss [video] [blog]
For detailed information about each of these features, see Power BI Desktop feature
summary blog post .
７ Note
check back often.

the blog post:
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/LveNuQqV5xk

Our September Power BI Desktop updates are cool and crisp, like the coming of fall and
the turning of leaves.
Also new this month, the monthly blog and video updates for Power BI Desktop now
also includes what's new updates for Power BI mobile and the Power BI service. This
article discusses the updates for Power BI Desktop and the Power BI service. To learn
） Important

computer.
follows:
） Important

Analytics
Smart narratives (preview) [video] [blog]
Q&A now supports arithmetic operations [video] [blog]
Reporting
Data point rectangle select for additional charts [video] [blog]
Added general visual option to maintain layer order [video] [blog]
Search for a workspace during publish [video] [blog]
Total labels for stacked visuals [video] [blog]
Mobile authoring enhancements [video] [blog]
Modeling
Enhanced semantic model Metadata is now generally available [video] [blog]
Performance improvements to aggregation expressions involving columns of
currency data type [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
Azure Databricks [video] [blog]
MariaDB [video] [blog]
Hexagon PPM Smart API [video] [blog]
Other data connectivity updates [video] [blog]
Visuals
Template apps
Multichannel attribution dashboard [video] [blog]
Workspace analytics dashboard [video] [blog]
summary blog post .
７ Note
check back often.

the blog post:
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/gPGy18Yo0Go
August 2020 Update (2.84.461.0)

Our August Power BI Desktop updates were full of compelling new features and
capabilities.
） Important

computer.
follows:
You can also watch the entire Power BI Desktop monthly update video.
） Important

Reporting
Perspectives support for Personalize visuals (preview) [video] [blog]
Rectangular lasso select for data points (preview) [video] [blog]
Added dynamic formatting support to more visuals [video] [blog]
Analytics
DirectQuery support for Q&A [video] [blog]
Visuals
Multiple new visuals from various companies [video] [blog]
ArcGIS Maps updates [video] [blog]
Extending admin capabilities for AppSource visuals [video] [blog]
Template apps
Agile CRM Analytics for Dynamics 365 [video] [blog]
Data preparation
Text/CSF by Example (preview) [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
Cherwell connector [video] [blog]
Automation Anywhere connector [video] [blog]
Acterys connector [video] [blog]
summary blog post .
Check out what's new in the mobile apps for Power BI.
７ Note
check back often.

the blog post:
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/TPsV7N4bZZg
July 2020 Update (2.83.5894.661)

Our July Power BI Desktop updates were a celebration of new features and capabilities
worthy of fireworks, sunny picnics and community barbecues.
） Important

computer.
follows:
Reporting
Gradient layout [video] [blog]
Ability to further customize slicer header text [video] [blog]
Relative time filter is now generally available [video] [blog]
Analytics
Enhancements to Q&A [video] [blog]
Visuals
Azure Maps visual (preview) [video] [blog]
Updates to Multi-Axis chart by XViz [video] [blog]
Modeling
Support for Excel financial functions [video] [blog]
Model view enabled for live connect is now generally available [video] [blog]
Data preparation
Global option to disable automatic type detection [video] [blog]
Template apps
YouTube Analytics by MAQ Software [video] [blog]
Other features
Launch external tools from Power BI Desktop (preview) [video] [article] [blog]
summary blog post .
７ Note
check back often.

the blog post:
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/BCNYMJKyjEo
June 2020 Update (2.82.5858.301)

Our June Power BI Desktop felt like a fresh new beginning filled with new capabilities,
generally available features, and many opportunities to get out into your world of data
and interact.
） Important
Power BI Desktop is released only as a single .exe file, which contains all supported
languages. The .msi version is no longer being released.
follows:
Reporting
Enhancements to mobile layout authoring [video] [blog]
Automatic page refresh now generally available [video] [article] [blog]
Hierarchical slicer now generally available [video] [article] [blog]
Modern ribbon now generally available [video] [article] [blog]
RLS now supported for Featured Tables in Excel's Data Types gallery [video]
[article] [blog]
Analytics
AI insights now generally available [video] [article] [blog]
Visuals
Line chart dot formatting options [video] [blog]
Many new visuals from multiple vendors [video] [blog]
Template apps
Agile HR Analytics [video] [blog]
Uber User Data Report [video] [blog]
Modeling
Model view enabled for live connect (preview) [video] [blog]
Updates to Model view [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
Palantir Foundry connector [video] [article] [blog]
Other features
New Power BI trainings [video] [blog]
summary blog post .
７ Note
check back often.

the blog post:
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/WUo8TnHNHYM
May 2020 Update (2.81.5831.621)

We hope our May Power BI Desktop brought you new insights, new capabilities, and a
healthy dose of positive outlook for our global community.
） Important
Power BI Desktop is released only as a single .exe file, which contains all supported
languages. The .msi version is no longer being released.
follows:
Reporting
Curate featured tables for Excel (preview) [video] [blog]
Apply all filters (preview) [video] [blog]
Enhancements to change detection (preview) [video] [blog]
Drillthrough button action is now generally available [video] [article] [blog]
Enhancements to page navigation action [video] [blog]
Buttons now support fill images [video] [blog]
Drop shadow support for visuals [video] [blog]
Filter pane migration [video] [blog]
Analytics
Decomposition tree now generally available [video] [blog]
Visuals
New Power BI visuals [video] [blog]
Power Apps visual now compatible with all supported languages [video] [blog]
Modeling
List separator and decimal symbol now default to standard DAX separators
[video] [blog]
Data preparation
DirectQuery on Dataflows [video] [article] [blog]
Web by example now automatically suggests tables by default [video] [blog]
Enhancements to Query Diagnostics: Privacy Level partitions [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
Many new data connectors [video] [article] [blog]
Other features
Semantic model impact analysis [video] [blog]
summary blog post .
７ Note
check back often.

the blog post:
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/JtuHIslowxk
April 2020 Update (2.80.5803.282)

We were grateful to be able to share our April Power BI update with you, our global
community.
Power BI Desktop
） Important
Power BI Desktop is released only as a single .exe file, which contains all
supported languages. The .msi version is no longer being released.
follows:
post.
Reporting
Personalize visuals (preview) [video] [blog]
Change detection for page refresh (preview) [video] [blog]
Relative time filter (preview) [video] [blog]
Rectangular lasso select across visuals [video] [blog]
Conditional formatting for totals and subtotals in table and matrix [video]
[article] [blog]
Customize theme dialog is now generally available [video] [article] [blog]
Improved discoverability for conditional formatting [video] [blog]
Analytics
DirectQuery support for AI visuals [video] [blog]
Decomposition tree now supports tooltips [video] [blog]
Q&A updates [video] [blog]
Visuals
New visualization icons [video] [blog]
Template apps
Power Platform Center of Excellence StartKit [video] [blog]
Azure Cognitive Search: analyze logs and metrics [video] [blog]
COVID-19 apps [video] [blog]
Data preparation
Enhancements to Query diagnostics [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
CDM Folder view for Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 [video] [blog]
Other features
New instructor-led training [video] [blog]
７ Note

from the blog post:
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/q2Hfn_Rhb3E
March 2020 Update (2.79.5768.562)

We felt lucky as a four-leaf clover to share our March Power BI update with you.
Power BI Desktop
） Important
follows:
post.
Reporting
New action types for buttons [video] [blog]
Multi-column sort for tables [video] [blog]
Dual axis for line chart [video] [blog]
Filter pane search [video] [blog]
Updates to decomposition tree visual [video] [article] [blog]
New ribbon is now on by default [video] [article] [blog]
Modeling
New DAX function: COALESCE [video] [article] [blog]
Visuals
Updates to ArcGIS Maps [video] [blog]
Template apps
Azure DevOps dashboard by Data Maru [video] [blog]
TeamsPower by Encamina [video] [blog]
Data preparation
Query diagnostics now generally available [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
Hive LLAP connector (preview) [video] [blog]
Cognite connector (preview) [video] [blog]
Other features
Enhanced semantic model metadata (preview) [video] [article] [blog]
Using default system credentials for web proxy [video] [blog]
New instructor-led administrator in a day training [video] [blog]
７ Note

from the blog post:
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/DMjvJGGB_LQ
February 2020 Update (2.78.5740.642)

We loved our February updates, and felt our new features were better than a heart-
shaped box of chocolates.
Power BI Desktop
） Important
follows:
post.
Data management
Incremental refresh is now generally available [video] [article] [blog]
Reporting
Hierarchical slicer (preview) [video] [blog]
Updates to the new ribbon (preview) [video] [article] [blog]
Modeling
New DAX functions: FirstNonBlankValue, LastNonBlankValue [video] [article]
[blog]
Visuals
New custom visuals [video] [blog]
Template apps
Microsoft 365 usage analytics [video] [blog]
NFL analytics by P3 [video] [blog]
Acterys for Quickbooks, Zero and WorkflowMax [video] [blog]
Data preparation
Query diagnostics - support for users who aren't administrators [video]
[blog]
Data connectivity
MicroStrategy connector (generally availability) [video] [blog]
FHIR connector (generally availability) [video] [blog]
Additional connectors: Factset, TIBCO, Jamf Pro, Asana [video] [blog]
７ Note

from the blog post:
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/TN61JvbUAxk
December 2019 Update (2.76.5678.661)

Our December updates were as fun as a bobsled ride down a snow-covered hill.
Power BI Desktop
） Important
follows:
post.
Reporting
Theming updates (preview) [video] [article] [blog]
Export the current theme (preview) [video] [article] [blog]
Setting table column or matrix value as a custom URL [video] [blog]
KPI visual formatting settings [video] [blog]
New decomposition tree formatting [video] [blog]
Filter pane toggle button in the new ribbon [video] [blog]
Automatic page refresh query details [video] [blog]
Analytics
Load more for Analyze insights [video] [blog]
New DAX function: Quarter [video] [blog]
Visuals
Personalizing the Visuals pane (generally availability) [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 connector (generally availability) [video]
[blog]
Power Platform Dataflows connector (generally availability) [video] [article]
[blog]
PostgreSQL connector now includes the Npgsql provider [video] [blog]
AtScale connector (general availability) [video] [blog]
Azure Time Series Insights connector [video] [blog]
Data Virtuality connector [video] [blog]
Zucchetti HR Infinity connector [video] [blog]
Data preparation
Updates to AI Insights functions (preview) [video] [article] [blog]
Template apps
Omnichannel insights for Dynamics 365 [video] [blog]
Customer service analytics for Dynamics 365 [video] [blog]
Microsoft Forms Pro for Customer Services [video] [blog]
December 2019 feature summary .
７ Note

from the blog post:
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/eCEwgZsVUOs
November 2019 Update (2.75.5649.341)

Our November updates were as welcome as a happy family gathering.
Power BI Desktop
） Important
follows:
post.
User experience
Updated ribbon (preview) [video] [article] [blog]
Reporting
Decomposition tree visual (preview) [video] [blog]
Analytics
Conditionally format button formatting [video] [blog]
Visuals
ArcGIS Maps for Power BI update [video] [blog]
New xViz visuals [video] [blog]
ZoomCharts Drill-Down Waterfall visual [video] [blog]
Financial Reporting Matrix by Profitbase [video] [blog]
Distribution [video] [blog]
Tree [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
LinkedIn Sales Navigator connector [video] [article] [blog]
Edit SAP variables experience (general availability) [video] [article] [blog]
Product Insights connector [video] [blog]
Data transformation
AI functions in Power Query (preview) [video] [article] [blog]
Web by Example connector - support for extracting links [video] [blog]
Template apps
LinkedIn Sales Navigator for Sales Operations [video] [article] [blog]
November 2019 feature summary .

from the blog post:
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/kVli3Vm_kDo
October 2019 Update (2.74.5619.621)

Our October updates were as fun as a pumpkin patch run, and more exciting than a
midnight tour through a haunted mansion.
Power BI Desktop
You can now download the latest version of Power BI Desktop , now delivered as a
single .exe file that contains all supported languages. If you're running Windows 10,
you can also get Power BI Desktop from the Windows Store. The monthly versions
are the same even though the version numbering might differ between the two,
regardless of which way you install Power BI Desktop. See this article for more
information.
） Important
Power BI Desktop is only released as a single .exe file that contains all
[video] excerpts play in a new browser tab, when the feature is being
discussed.
Lastly, some features are self-explanatory and don't need and article or video.
You can also watch the Latest Updates video from the beginning, right inside this
article, by clicking on the play icon on the video image found below the list of
updates.
Reporting
Automatic page refresh for DirectQuery [video] [article] [blog]
Analytics
The new Q&A visual [video] [blog]
Improved user experience for Q&A [video] [blog]
Improved drop-down control
Red and blue underlines
Improved visual results
Natural language improvements for Q&A [video] [blog]
Integration with Office / Bing thesaurus
Support for measure tables, and better handling of table names and
ambiguity
Q&A tooling (preview) [video] [blog]
Review questions
Teach Q&A
Review all changes made
Support for SSAS and Azure AS, including RLS [video] [blog]
Visuals
PowerApps visual now included by default [video] [blog]
New xViz visuals [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
Sagra Emigo connector generally available [video] [blog]
Azure cost Management connector updated [video] [article] [blog]
New Workplace Analytics connector [video] [blog]
Data preparation
Query diagnostics [video] [blog]
Data profiling enhancements [video] [blog]
Template apps
Project Web App [video] [blog]
Other
New file format: .PBIDS [video] [article] [blog]
Performance improvements for modeling operations [video] [blog]
７ Note
You can also check out all the data sources available to Power BI Desktop;
our list is always growing, so check back often.
Want more information about these updates? Take a look at the blog post , where
you can get more detailed information about each of these new features (this is the
same blog post references in the list above).
The following video describes and shows each of these updates. You can also see
the video from the blog post.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/A8A9baUQsXQ

Our September updates were like an exciting return to school - new things to learn,
updates to friends we missed over the summer, and opportunities to apply what we
know into better future reports.
Power BI Desktop
information.
） Important
Power BI Desktop is only released as a single .exe file that contains all
discussed.
updates.
Reporting
Color and text classes in themes [video] [article] [blog]
New default themes [video] [blog]
Personalized visualization pane improvements (preview) [video] [blog]
Analytics
Custom format strings [video] [blog]
Conditional formatting for more visual formatting options [video] [blog]
Drillthrough discoverability improvement [video] [blog]
New DAX expressions: REMOVEFILTERS and CONVERT [video] [blog]
Visuals
PowerApps visual now generally available [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
PostgreSQL connector enhancements [video] [blog]
Data preparation
Copy to clipboard from data profiling [video] [blog]
Template apps
Google Analytics report [blog]
Other
Performance improvements for multi-dimensional models [video] [blog]
Query performance improvements for DirectQuery models [video] [blog]
https://youtu.be/neq0THnRJzo?t=1208
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/neq0THnRJzo
August 2019 Update (2.72.5556.801)

Our August updates were hot and shone brightly on the reports you create in Power BI.
Power BI Desktop
information.
discussed.
updates.
Reporting
Grouping visuals [video] [article] [blog]
Filter pane migration [video] [blog]
Icon style picker for conditional formatting of icons [video] [blog]
Conditional formatting warnings [video] [blog]
Analytics
Key influencers visual improvements, general availability [video] [blog]
Visuals
New Power BI visuals and updates [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
Support for SAP HANA HDI Containers [video] [blog]
Edit SAP variables in the Power BI service (preview) [video] [blog]
PostgreSQL DirectQuery [video] [blog]
MarkLogic connector now generally available [video] [blog]
New Power Platform category within Get Data [video] [blog]
Template apps
Facebook Pages - basic analytics [blog]
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/sf4n7VXoQHY
July 2019 Update (2.71.5523.641)

Our July updates were skyrocketing with colorful bursts of new features and
functionality for your Power BI.
Power BI Desktop
You can now download the latest version of Power BI Desktop . If you're running
Windows 10, you can also get Power BI Desktop from the Windows Store. The
monthly versions are the same even though the version numbering might differ
between the two, regardless of which way you install Power BI Desktop. See this
article for more information.
discussed.
updates.
Reporting
Icon sets for table and matrix [video] [blog]
Percent support for conditional formatting by rules [video] [blog]
New filter pane is now generally available [video] [blog]
Data colors support when using play axis on scatter charts [video] [blog]
Performance improvements when using relative date and dropdown slicers
[video] [blog]
Analytics
Counts for Key influencers visual (preview) [video] [blog]
Aggregations improvements [video] [blog]
Visuals
PowerApps visual is now certified [video] [blog]
Three new Power BI visuals and updates [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 connector (beta) [video] [blog]
Dynamics 365 Customer Insights connector [video] [blog]
Data preparation
New transform: Split column by positions [video] [blog]
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/l7OMRUF9UYg
June 2019 Update (2.70.5494.561)

Our June updates spread sunshine and blue skies on your reports, with a refreshing and
bright new color scheme for your Power BI, and a host of other improvements.
Power BI Desktop
discussed.
updates.
Reporting
Updated pane design [video] [blog]
Visual level filters for slicers [video] [blog]
Sorting for the performance analyzer pane [video] [blog]
Conditional formatting updates for formatting options [video] [blog]
Visual header tooltips [video] [blog]
Table and matrix total label customization [video] [blog]
Sync slicer support for hierarchy slicer [video] [blog]
Consistent font sizes across visuals [video] [blog]
Analytics
Key influencers visual updates (preview) [video] [blog]
Key influencers with Live connect to Power BI semantic models
Key influencers accessibility
Support for Cloud RLS
Manage aggregations dialog accessibility [video] [blog]
Modeling
New == DAX comparison operator [video] [blog]
Visuals
Personalized visualization pane (preview) [video] [blog]
Three new Power BI visuals and updates [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
Connect to shared and certified semantic models [video] [blog]
Common Data Service connector is now generally available [video] [blog]
Azure Data Explorer connector is now generally available [video] [blog]
Enhancements to the Cosmos DB connector [video] [blog]
Entersoft data connector [video] [blog]
Data preparation
Improvements to M Intellisense [video] [blog]
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/7k-nP38uHyQ
May 2019 Update (2.69.5467.1251)

Our May updates bloomed in your garden of great reports, with compelling new
features and a flower pot full of colorful, beautiful visuals.
Power BI Desktop
discussed.
updates.

Reporting
Performance Analyzer pane [video] [article] [blog]
Filter pane improvements (preview) [video] [blog]
Table and matrix keyboard navigation [video] [blog]
Line data label position control [video] [blog]
KPI visual indicator text size control [video] [blog]
Analytics
Key influencers visual improvements (preview) [video] [blog]
Binning support
Formatting options
Mobile support
Modeling
Disable auto-date tables for new reports [video] [blog]
Update to the ALLSELECTED DAX function [video] [blog]
Visuals
ArcGIS maps for Power BI updates [video] [blog]
Six new Power BI visuals and updates [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
Essbase connector - support for Native Query (MDX) [video] [blog]
Intune Data Warehouse connector [video] [blog]
Tenforce connector [video] [blog]
Roamler connector [video] [blog]
Other
Automatic query cancellation for Power BI Desktop [blog]
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/O8GlHDz8xUQ
April 2019 Update (2.68.5432.361)

Our April updates were packed full of updates that put spring in your step on rainy days.
Power BI Desktop
discussed.
updates.
Reporting
Filter pane improvements [video] [article] [blog]
Conditional formatting for visual titles [video] [article] [blog]
Conditional formatting for web URL actions for buttons, shapes and images
[video] [blog]
Analytics
Drill through across reports [video] [article] [blog]
Key Influencers visual now supports continuous analysis for numeric targets
[video] [blog]
Python support not generally available [video] [blog]
Partial synonym matching for terms in Q&A [video] [blog]
Modeling
New DAX function - ALLCROSSFILTERED [video] [blog]
Power BI visuals
One new custom visual [blog]
Data connectivity
Power BI dataflows connector now generally available [video] [blog]
Oracle Essbase connector now supports DirectQuery, and is generally available
[video] [blog]
PDF connector now generally available [video] [blog]
Web By Example connector - automatic table inference [video] [blog]
Intersystems IRIS connector [video] [blog]
Indexima connector [video] [blog]
Luminis InformationGrid connector [video] [blog]
Solver BI360 connector [video] [blog]
Paxata connector [video] [blog]
Data preparation
Data Profiling enhancements and general availability [video] [blog]
Fuzzy merge performance enhancements and general availability [video]
[blog]
M Intellisense supported in formula bar and custom column dialog, and is
generally available [video] [blog]
Other
Power BI Report Builder [blog]
７ Note
The following video channel describes and shows each of these updates. You can
also see the videos from the blog post.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/vih35kSrEHU
March 2019 Update (2.67.5404.581)

Our March updates were packed full of compelling and useful updates, and we hope
these improvements make you feel as lucky as finding a four-leaf clover.
Power BI Desktop
discussed.
updates.
The following updates were new to Power BI Desktop in March:
Reporting
Single select slicer [video] [blog]
Heat map support for Bing maps [video] [blog]
Cross-highlight by axis labels [video] [blog]
Default tooltip formatting [video] [blog]
Static web URL support for buttons, shapes and images [video] [blog]
Filter pane improvements [video] [blog]
Page alignment options [video] [blog]
Selection pane improvements [video] [blog]
Formatting updates for maps [video] [blog]
Accessible visual interaction [video] [blog]
Analytics
Q&A recommendations for improving results [video] [blog]
Show dates as a hierarchy now generally available [video] [blog]
Modeling
New modeling view now generally available [video] [blog]
New DAX functions [video] [blog]
Power BI visuals
New certified Power BI visuals setting in the admin portal [video] [blog]
Two new Power BI visuals [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
PDF connector now supports tables spanning multiple pages (preview)
[video] [blog]
Intelligent Plant's Industrial App Store connector [video] [blog]
Azure Cost Management connector [video] [blog]
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/rBPGH6eYlT0
February 2019 Update (2.66.5376.1681)

Our February updates made customers swoon and love all our new data connectors,
features, and analytics enhancements. Just like a box of chocolates, you never know
what you get... but with this February update, all changes were sweet and downright
delicious.
Power BI Desktop
You can download the latest version of Power BI Desktop . If you're running
discussed.
updates.
Reporting
Updates to the new filter pane (preview) [video] [blog]
Cross-highlight on a single point in line charts [video] [blog]
Word wrap on titles [video] [blog]
Update default visual interaction to cross-filter [video] [blog]
Rounded corners for visual borders [video] [blog]
Analytics
Key influencers visual (preview) [video] [blog]
Insights questions in Q&A [video] [blog]
Auto-generated suggested questions for Q&A explorer [video] [blog]
Improved Python & R script editor [video] [blog]
Power BI visuals
Ten new Power BI visuals, new Power BI visuals feature [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
Microsoft Graph Security [video] [blog]
Guidanz' BI Connector for OBIEE [video] [blog]
MarkLogic [video] [blog]
Kronos Workforce Dimensions [video] [blog]
SurveyMonkey [video] [blog]
Qubole Presto [video] [blog]
Quick Base [video] [blog]
Sagra Emigo [video] [blog]
Other
Improved Live connect and DirectQuery error messages [video] [blog]
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/dMD25wfElLg
January 2019 Update
Power BI Desktop
There was no Power BI Desktop release in January 2019 - we were all busy having a
happy holiday, spending time with friends and family.
December 2018 Update (2.65.5313.621)

Our December updates made sugar plums dance in our customers' heads, or at least
created compelling data-driven visuals of said sugar plums.
Windows 10, you can also get Power BI Desktop from the Windows Store. The monthly
versions are the same even though the version numbering might differ between the
two, regardless of which way you install Power BI Desktop. See this article for more
information.
Lastly, some features are self-explanatory and don't need an article or video.
Reporting
Smart guides for aligning objects on a page [video] [article] [blog]
ArcGIS Maps for Power BI updates [video] [article] [blog]
Fields list accessibility support [video] [article] [blog]
Set tab order for objects on a page [video] [article] [blog]
Tooltips for button visuals [video] [article] [blog]
Updated icons for Visual interactions [video] [article] [blog]
Analytics
Live connect support for Q&A (preview) [video] [blog]
Modeling
DAX formula bar updates [video] [article] [blog]
Data view accessibility support [video] [article] [blog]
Power BI visuals
One new custom visual [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
AtScale connector (Beta) [video] [blog]
Oracle Essbase connector (Beta) [video] [article] [blog]
Data preparation
Fuzzy merge - support for Top N best matches [video] [blog]
Other
High contrast support for all panes and report footer [video] [article] [blog]
Updated keyboard shortcut dialog [video] [article] [blog]
７ Note
You can also check out all the data sources available to Power BI Desktop; our list
is always growing, so check back often.
Want more information about these updates? Take a look at the blog post , where you
can get more detailed information about each of these new features (this is the same
blog post references in the list above).
The following video channel describes and shows each of these updates. You can also
see the videos from the blog post.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/AHNlkjRFdYI
７ Note
You might also be interested in learning what's new in the mobile apps for Power
BI.
November 2018 Update (2.64.5285.582)

Our November updates were a bountiful harvest of new features and functionality. So
you could sit down with your family of data and analytics enthusiasts, pass the potatoes,
and dig in to our feast of updates.
The following updates are new to Power BI Desktop in November:
Reporting
Expand and collapse matrix row headers [video] [article] [blog]
Copy and paste between Desktop files [video] [article] [blog]
Updated filtering experience (preview) [video] [article] [blog]
Report accessibility improvements [video] [article] [blog]
Analytics
Color saturation on visuals upgraded to use conditional formatting [video] [blog]
Follow up questions in the Q&A explorer [video] [blog]
Modeling
New modeling view (preview) [video] [article] [blog]
Composite models now generally available [video] [article] [blog]
Modeling accessibility improvements [video] [article] [blog]
New DAX functions [video] [blog]
Power BI visuals
Five new Power BI visuals [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
Azure Developer Operations Server connector [video] [blog]
PDF Connector support for Start Page and End Page parameters [video] [article]
[blog]
Improved Azure Consumption Insights connector [video] [article] [blog]
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/1xsXXoyTxfk?controls=0
７ Note
BI.
October 2018 Update (2.63.3272.40262)

Our October updates were spooky-good, frighteningly helpful, and sweeter than an
orange bucket full of candy.
The following updates were new to Power BI Desktop in October:
Reporting
Search in filter cards [video] [article] [blog]
Accessibility improvements for authoring experiences [video] [article] [blog]
Performance improvements for ArcGIS Map [video] [blog]
Modeling
DAX editor improvements [video] [article] [blog]
Analytics
Composite models and aggregation support in the Power BI service (preview)
[video] [article - aggregations] [article - composite models] [blog]
Explain the increase for non-additive measures [video] [blog]
Power BI visuals
Data connectivity
Web by Example connector now generally available [video] [article] [blog]
SAP BW connector implementation v2 now generally available [video] [article]
[blog]
SAP BW Message Server Connector now generally available [video] [blog]
Vertica connector now generally available [video] [blog]
Dynamics NAV and Dynamics 365 business Central connectors now generally
available [video] [blog]
New Dynamics 365 business Central On-premises connector [video] [blog]
Data preparation
Data Profiling in Power Query Editor (preview) [video] [blog]
Fuzzy Matching options for Merge Queries (preview) [video] [blog]
Other areas
Control export data options for reports [video] [blog]
Transport layer security settings [video] [article] [blog]
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/cT3L2VzgBRU
７ Note
BI.

Our September updates were like settling in to an exciting new classroom. Hopefully
you found these updates as useful as a handful of just-sharpened No. 2 pencils.
Reporting
Dot plot layout support in scatter charts [video] [article] [blog]
Copy value and selection from table and matrix visuals [video] [blog]
Built-in report theme options [video] [article] [blog]
Report page tooltips generally available, new Card support [video] [article] [blog]
Accessibility improvements for analytics and formatting pane support [video]
[blog]
Analytics
Aggregations (preview) [video] [article] [blog]
Power BI visuals
Data connectivity
PDF file connector (preview) [video] [article] [blog]
SAP BW connector - support for measure properties [video] [blog]
Dataflows connector (beta) [article] [blog]
Data preparation
M Intellisense [video] [blog]
Add column from examples - support for text padding [video] [blog]
７ Note
The following video describes and shows each of these updates. You can also see the
video from the blog post.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Rzw2WyI09kY
７ Note
BI.
August 2018 Update (2.61.5192.321)

Our August updates were august in their own right, and followed quickly on the heels of
July's big releases. Hopefully you found these updates like a sunny day on the beach;
dip your toes in, we think you'll find these updates feel just right.
The following updates were new to Power BI Desktop in August:
Modeling
Data categories for measures [video] [article] [blog]
Statistical DAX functions [video] [blog]
Reporting
Export to PDF, and print your reports [video] [article] [blog]
Create bookmark groups [video] [article] [blog]
Theming is generally available [video] [article] [blog]
Slicer restatement [video] [blog]
Analytics
Conditional formatting by values [video] [article] [blog]
Python integration [video] [blog]
Q&A improvements [video] [blog]
Power BI visuals
Data connectivity
Spark connector generally available [video] [blog]
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/dgv5HhHxxe8
７ Note
BI.
July 2018 Update (2.60.5169.3201)

July's big updates were worthy of a fireworks show in their own right, with long-
requested data and reporting features that launch your visuals sky-high, and burst with
arcing displays of colorful insights.
The following updates were new to Power BI Desktop in July:

Modeling
Composite models (Preview) [video] [article] [blog]
Many-to-many relationships (Preview) (associated with composite models)
[video] [article] [blog]
Storage mode (Preview) (associated with composite models) [video] [article]
[blog]
Reporting
New visual header with more flexibility and formatting [video] [article] [blog]
Wallpaper formatting [video] [article] [blog]
Theming update - more visual and page control (Preview) [video] [blog]
Tooltips for table and matrix [video] [blog]
Turn tooltips off for visuals [video] [blog]
Slicer accessibility [video] [blog]
Formatting pane improvements [video] [blog]
Stepped line support for line and combo charts [video] [blog]
Turn off combo chart data labels for individual series [video] [blog]
Sorting experience improvement [video] [blog]
Analytics
Distribution factor insights [video] [blog]
Power BI visuals
Power BI certified category [video] [blog]
Disabling specific organizational visuals [video] [blog]
Four new Power BI visuals [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
IBM DB2 DirectQuery connector (Preview) [video] [blog]
Improvements to Web By Example connector [video] [article] [blog]
SAP HANA - default values for variables in Variable Input experience [video]
[article] [blog]
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Mtig3rmIUe0
７ Note
BI.
June 2018 Update (2.59.5135.101)

The sun was shining on June's updates, with features and improvements that warmed
up your reports and let you bask in the insights they provided.
The following updates were new to Power BI Desktop in June:
Reporting
High contrast support for reports [video] [article] [blog]
Donut radius control [video] [blog]
Pie and donut detail labels position control [video] [blog]
Format data labels separately for each measure in a combo chart [video] [blog]
Longer phone reports [video] [blog]
Power BI visuals
Two new Power BI visuals [video] [blog]
Modeling
Filtering and sorting in data view [video] [article] [blog]
Improved locale filtering [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
SAP BusinessWarehouse connector improvements (new driver and improved
performance, plus improved support for hierarchy variables) [video] [article]
[blog]
Spark connector now supports Windows Authentication [video] [blog]
OData V4 connector enhancements [video] [blog]
ODBC connector improvements (folding support for Top Rows, ability to filter
navigation by DSN catalog) [video] [blog]
Other
National/Regional cloud selector [video] [blog]
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/4VpGtWSrssE
７ Note
BI.
May 2018 Update (2.58.5103.281)

May's updates were a blooming collection of features and improvements that we hope
spread sunshine on your reports, and made them blossom with beautiful insights.
The following updates were new to Power BI Desktop in May:
Reporting
Conditional formatting by a different field [video] [blog]
Advanced slicer syncing [video] [blog]
Log axis improvements [video] [blog]
Data label options for funnel chart [video] [blog]
Set line stroke width to zero [video] [blog]
Analytics
Measure drillthrough [video] [article] [blog]
Power BI Premium
Incremental refresh (preview) [video] [article] [blog]
Power BI visuals
Many new Power BI visuals [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
New From Web connector - by example data extraction (preview) [video]
[article] [blog]
Common Data Service for Apps connector (beta) [video] [blog]
Azure KustoDB connector (beta) [video] [blog]
Google BigQuery and Azure HDInsight Spark connectors now generally available
[video] [blog]
Adobe Analytics connector update - support for multiple domain logins (preview)
[video] [blog]
Visual Studio Team Services connector update - analytics views support [video]
[blog]
OLE DB connector update - support for alternate Windows credentials [video]
[blog]
SAP BW DirectQuery connector update - improved technical name support
[video] [blog]
Data preparation
Improvements to Add Column from Examples [video] [blog]
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/-_GMCE1TLvQ
７ Note
BI.
April 2018 Update (2.57.5068.501)

We're not fooling about how happy we were with April's updates to Power BI Desktop.
We showered the updates across a handful of areas, and hope they help you grow your
future reports with amazing, beautiful visuals.
The following updates were new to Power BI Desktop in April:
Reporting
Q&A Explorer [video] [blog]
Buttons to trigger actions [video] [article] [blog]
Combo chart line styles [video] [blog]
Improved default sort for visuals [video] [blog]
Numeric slicer now generally available [video] [blog]
Analytics
Update your linguistic schema [video] [article] [blog]
New DAX function: COMBINEVALUES() [video] [blog]
Power BI visuals
Organizational visuals now generally available [video] [article] [blog]
Data connectivity
Adobe Analytics connector now generally available [video] [article] [blog]
SAP HANA connector improvement: Port selection [video] [article] [blog]
Dynamics 365 Business Central connector [video] [article] [blog]
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/W_Nb73Od_AI
７ Note
BI.
March 2018 Update ()

We were feeling lucky as a four-leaf clover about March's updates to Power BI Desktop.
The following updates were new to Power BI Desktop in March:
Reporting
Report page tooltips [video] [blog]
Bookmarking is now generally available [video] [article] [blog]
Display units and precision control for Table and Matrix columns [video] [article]
[blog]
Turn off the visual header in Reading mode for a report [video] [blog]
Improved default visual placement [video] [blog]
Power BI visuals
Many new Power BI visuals [video] [article] [blog]
Data connectivity
Visual Studio Team Services connector improvements [video] [article] [blog]
SAP HANA connector enhancements [video] [article] [blog]
DirectQuery multidimensional support is now generally available
SSL certificate validation support
SAP BW DirectQuery now generally available [video] [article] [blog]
Azure Analysis Services connector now generally available [video] [article] [blog]
Other
Improved error reporting [video] [article] [blog]
View previous errors you've encountered [video] [blog]
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/kuI6MMzDh34
７ Note
BI.
February 2018 Update (2.55.5010.521)

Our hearts were full of love for the updates to Power BI Desktop in February, and we
hope you found them just as sweet as a box of chocolates.
You can also watch the Latest Updates video for this month from the beginning, right
inside this article, by clicking on the play icon on the video image found below the list of
updates.
The following updates were new to Power BI Desktop in February 2018:
Reporting
Multi-select data points across multiple pages [video] [article] [blog]
Sync slicers across multiple pages of a report [video] [article] [blog]
Numeric range slicer improvement - whole number snapping (Preview) [video]
[article] [blog]
Faster geocoding for Bing maps (web Preview) - up to 6x faster [video] [blog]
Overflow data labels for bar and column charts visuals [video] [blog]
Search the Formatting and Analytics panes [video] [article] [blog]
Power BI visuals
Organization Power BI visuals (Preview) [video] [article] [blog]
Analytics
Set a custom date table [video] [article] [blog]
Quick measures are now generally available [video] [article] [blog]
Data connectivity
Improvements to DirectQuery over SAP HANA (Preview) [video] [article] [blog]
Other
DirectQuery performance improvements [video] [article] [blog]
Open and save performance improvements [video] [blog]
Show items with no data improvements [video] [blog]
Persistent filters control for upcoming Power BI service feature [video] [blog]
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/KeVB5RwMzJo
７ Note
BI.
January 2018 Update (2.54.4970.761)

We rang in the new year with a collection of updates to Power BI Desktop, and our new
year's resolution is to keep them coming.
You can also watch the Latest Updates video for this month from the beginning, right
inside this article, by clicking on the play icon on the video image found below the list of
updates.
The following updates were new to Power BI Desktop in January:
Reporting
Show and hide pages [video] [blog]
Control data label background color for Cartesian and maps visuals [video]
[blog]
Increase the area used for axis labels in charts [video] [blog]
Bar / column padding control [video] [blog]
Show dates as a hierarchy (preview) [video] [blog]
Add an anchor date for a relative date slicer [video] [blog]
Top N selection in Q&A [blog]
Analytics
Correlation coefficient quick measure [blog]
Data connectivity
Support for Azure Active Directory authentication for Azure SQL Database and
Data Warehouse connectors [video] [blog]
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/W8Pp5wuCXJw
７ Note
BI.
December 2017 Update (2.53.4954.481)

December brought a Ho-Ho-Whole lot of updates to Power BI Desktop, chock full of
features gifts for all business intelligence minded kids (and adults) to enjoy.
The following updates were new to Power BI Desktop in December:
Reporting
Q&A for report creation [video] [blog]
Cross-highlighting for bookmarks [video] [blog]
More bookmark flexibility [video] [blog]
Field properties pane and field descriptions[video] [blog]
Scatter visual from x- and y-axis groupings [video] [blog]
High density sampling for maps based on latitude and longitude [video] [blog]
Responsive slicers [video] [blog]
Recently released Power BI visuals [video] [blog]
Analytics
Drill filters other visuals [video] [blog]
Data connectivity
Adobe Analytics connector [video] [blog]
HDInsight Interactive Query connector [video] [blog]
Data.World connector [video] [blog]
SAP BW connector improvements [video] [blog]
IBM Netezza connector now generally available [video] [blog]
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ZPU8B-1BxjI
７ Note
BI.
November 2017 Update (2.52.4921.202)

November brought a whole harvest worth of updates to Power BI Desktop.
The following updates were new to Power BI Desktop in November:
Reporting
Rule-based conditional formatting for Table and Matrix visuals [video] [blog]
Cell alignment for Table and Matrix visuals [video] [blog]
Control visual ordering through the selection pane [video] [blog]
Lock objects on your report [video] [blog]
Esri Plus Subscription is available for ArcGIS Maps for Power BI [video] [blog]
Report options for slow data sources [video] [blog]
Filtering performance improvements [video] [blog]
Recently released Power BI visuals [video] [blog]
Analytics
Cell-level formatting for multidimensional AS models for multi-row card [video]
[blog]
Data connectivity
Impala connector - support for Windows Authentication [video] [blog]
Other
Query editing - Add Column from Example improvements [video] [blog]
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/sI3yRjdnJ7w
７ Note
BI.
October 2017 Update (2.51.4885.543)

October brought a frighteningly compelling group of useful updates to Power BI
Desktop.
Reporting:
Bookmarking (preview) [video] [blog] [article]
Selection pane and visual display controls [video] [blog] [article]
Bookmark links for shapes and images [video] [blog] [article]
Spotlight [video] [blog] [article]
Scatter and Bubble markers [video] [blog] [article]
Increase the number of data points displayed in Scatter visuals [video] [blog]
Analytics:
Quick measures for SSAS live connections [video] [blog] [article]
Sales from new customers quick measure [video] [blog] [article]
Cell-level formatting for multi-dimensional Analysis Services (AS) models [video]
[blog]
Data Connectivity:
Vertica connector (beta) [video] [blog] [article]
SAP BW connector - support for additional member properties [video] [blog]
Other:
Get Power BI Desktop from the Windows Store [video] [blog] [article]
Improved access to help content [video] [blog]
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/jksjtR8GnBE
７ Note
BI.

The following updates are new to Power BI Desktop in September:
Report View:
Drill through to another report page [video] [blog] [article]
Ribbon chart [video] [blog] [article]
Insights about Explain the increase / Explain the decrease [video] [blog]
[article]
Theming preview update - chart style controls [video] [blog] [article]
Accessibility improvements [video] [blog] [article]
Accessible See data [video] [blog] [article]
Keyboard shortcut helper dialog [video] [blog] [article]
High density scatter chart sampling [video] [blog] [article]
Gridline style control [video] [blog] [article]
Calendar by Tallan [video] [blog]
Enlighten Aquarium [video] [blog]
Visio visual (preview) [video] [blog]
Impact bubble chart [video] [blog]
Data Connectivity:
Azure Consumption Insights connector [video] [blog] [article]
Improvements to the Dynamics 365 for Financials connector [video] [blog]
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/moTQJlnClJw
７ Note
BI.
August 2017 Update (2.49.4831.222)

The following updates were new to Power BI Desktop in August:
Report View:
Show values on rows for matrix [video] [blog]
Color scales on font colors for table and matrix [video] [blog]
Custom subtotal settings per level of matrix [video] [blog]
Line styles and legend options [video] [blog]
Scatter chart performance improvements [video] [blog]
Dot Plot by MAQ Software [video] [blog]
Power KPI [video] [blog]
Funnel plot [video] [blog]
Beyondsoft Calendar [video] [blog]
Analytics & Modeling:

What if parameters [video] [blog]
New scatter chart analytics features [video] [blog]
Symmetry shading [video] [blog]
Ratio lines [video] [blog]
New quick measure: weighted average [video] [blog]
Data Connectivity:
Live connect to the Power BI service is generally available [video] [blog]
Google BigQuery connector (beta) [video] [blog]
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ND8U0yXroaQ
７ Note
BI.
July 2017 Update (2.48.4792.321)

The following updates were new to Power BI Desktop in July:
Report View:
New table & matrix visuals are now generally available [video] [blog]
Renaming fields in visuals [video] [blog]
Power BI visuals store integration [video] [blog]
Relative date filters [video] [blog]
Responsive layout for visuals (preview) [video] [blog]
New waterfall chart option - breakdown [video] [blog]
Custom visual updates [video] [blog]
Drill-down Choropleth [video] [blog]
Drill-down Cartogram [video] [blog]
Drill-down Player [video] [blog]
Certified Power BI visuals [blog]
Analytics & Modeling:

Quick measures from the community [video] [blog]
Star rating [video] [blog]
Concatenated list of values [video] [blog]
Bidirectional cross filtering for DirectQuery is now generally available [video]
[blog]
Data Connectivity:
Snowflake connector general availability [video] [blog]
Query Editing:
Add Column from Examples enhancements [video] [blog]
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/4X96ow7FnSY
７ Note
BI.
June 2017 Update (2.47.4766.542)

The following updates were new to Power BI Desktop in June:
Report View:
Data bars for new table and matrix visuals (Preview) [video] [blog]
Markers on line, area, and combo visuals (Preview) [video] [blog]
Visual font family setting [video] [blog]
Horizontal image slicer [video] [blog]
Combo chart formatting updates [video] [blog]
Bing maps improvements [video] [article] [blog]
High density line sampling [video] [article] [blog]
Accessible reports [video] [article] [blog]
Data Connectivity:
Custom Data Connectors support [video] [blog]
Power BI service Live Connect to on-premises and push streaming semantic
models [video] [blog]
Impala connector is now generally available [video] [blog]
Amazon Redshift connector is now generally available [video] [blog]
SAP BW connector - DirectQuery support [video] [blog]
IBM Netezza connector (beta) [video] [blog]
Query Editing:
Add Column from Examples enhancements [video] [article] [blog]
７ Note
blog post referenced in the list above).
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/YlNVE5dgcSI
７ Note
BI.
May 2017 Update (2.46.4732.461)

The following updates were new to Power BI Desktop in May:
Report View:
Relative date slicer (Preview) [video] [blog]
New table visual (Preview) [video] [blog]
Combo chart data label enhancements [video] [blog]
More URL support in table and matrix visuals [video] [blog]
mailto links in textbox [video] [blog]
Analytics:
Report level measures for live connections to Analysis Services tabular models and
Power BI service semantic models [video] [blog]
Two new quick measures (Preview) [video] [blog]
Bin by count [video] [blog]
Data Connectivity:
Combine files - ability to reference First File as example [video] [blog]
New data connectors:
Dynamics 365 for Customer Insights [video] [blog]
Query Editing:
Two new transforms:
Extract text before/after/between delimiters [video] [blog]
Unpivot only selected columns [video] [blog]
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/CKISVNHcHVA
７ Note
BI.
April 2017 Update (2.45.4704.442)

The following updates were new to Power BI Desktop in April 2017:
Report View:
Rename axis titles [video] [blog]
New matrix visual enhancements: column sorting, column resizing, and word wrap
(Preview) [video] [article] [blog]
Analytics:
Quick measures [video] [blog] [in-depth blog] [article]
Show value as [video] [blog]
Q&A in Spanish (Preview) [video] [blog]
Data Connectivity:
Connect to semantic models in the Power BI service (Preview) [video] [article]
[blog]
New or enhanced data connectors:
Redshift Connector: beta support, and Publish to Power BI service [video]
[blog]
SAP HANA and BW: enhancements to parameter input experience [video]
[blog]
Query Editing:
Add Column from Example [video] [article] [blog] [another blog]
Split column (by delimiter/number of characters) into rows [video] [blog]
Group by: basic mode [video] [blog]
Go to column [video] [blog]
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/AWMaIaI8G2Y
７ Note
BI.
March 2017 Update (2.44.4675.422)

The following updates were new to Power BI Desktop in March 2017:
Report View:
New matrix visual (Preview) [video] [article] [blog]
Numeric range slicer (Preview) [video] [article] [blog]
Data labels on pie and donut visuals - percent of total [video] [blog]
Cross-highlight using multiple series [video] [blog]
Textbox - ability to choose font color [video] [blog]
Report theming (Preview) [video] [article] [blog]
Analytics:
Clustering - now generally available [video] [blog]
Data Connectivity:
New or enhanced data connectors [video] :
Azure Analysis Services database (Beta) [blog]
Azure Data Lake Store - now generally available [blog]
DB2 connector - option to specify package collection [video] [blog]
Combine binaries - specify a sample file to use [video] [blog]
Query Editing improvements

Split column by delimiter - automatic detection of delimiter character [video]
[blog]
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/CaRTON3lJqw
７ Note
BI.
February 2017 Update (2.43.4647.541)

The following updates were new to Power BI Desktop in February:
Report View:
Word wrap on matrix row headers [video] [blog]
X- and Y-axis font size control [video] [blog]
Cartesian chart minimum category width [video] [blog]
Line chart line thickness and join type controls [video] [blog]
Analytics:
Two new Quick Calcs: Percent of row total, and percent of column total [video]
[blog]
Data Connectivity:
ODBC and OLE DB connectors - support for Select related tables [blog]
Enhanced Folder connector - support for combining binaries from the Preview
dialog [video] [blog]
Unified Text and CSV connectors [video] [blog]
New - PowerApps Common Data Service connector [blog]

Quickly change a column's data type and locale with the new Using locale option
in the Column headers type menu [video] [blog]
Easily insert steps into existing queries, using the new Insert Step After option
[video] [blog]
Other improvements
Solutions Templates and Partner Showcase quick access [video] [blog]
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/mn75-LOPxMA
７ Note
BI.
January 2017 Update (2.42.4611.482)

The following updates are new to Power BI Desktop in January:
Report View:
Table and matrix conditional formatting improvement - blank formatting [video]
[blog]
New aggregations for string and dateTime columns [video] [blog]
Table header word wrap [video] [blog]
General Availability (GA) of Phone reports [video] [blog]
Data Connectors:
Visual Studio Team Services connector (Beta) [video] [blog]
Enhanced SQL Server connector - support for SQL Failover option [video]
[blog]

New transform: extract values from a nested list [video] [blog]
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/C1-f0T8vZ7M
７ Note
BI.
November 2016 Update (2.41.4581.301)

The following updates were new to Power BI Desktop in November:
Report View:
Hierarchical axis [video] [blog]
Axis label and title color control [video] [blog]
Matrix conditional formatting [video] [blog]
Table and matrix column formatting [video] [blog]
Drop-down slicer [video] [blog]
Mobile reports scrolling [video] [blog]
Analytics
Clustering (preview) [video] [blog]
Forecasting (now in the Power BI service) [blog]
Groups (now on the ribbon) [video] [blog]
Data Connectors:
New data connectors [video] :
Spark DirectQuery [video] [blog]
OData connector improvements [video] [blog]
Enhanced combine binaries experience [video] [blog]
Azure Analysis Services [video] [blog]

Improved function authoring experience [video] [blog]
Support for percentage data type [video] [blog]
Added Maximize and Restore buttons in Navigator and Query Dependencies
[video] [blog]
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/kERJ_WOLuLk
７ Note
BI.
October 2016 Update (2.40.4554.361)

The following updates were new to Power BI Desktop in October:
Report View:
Improved date axis range formatting [video]
Date slicer [blog] [video]
Report gridlines and snap to grid (Preview) [article] [blog] [video]
Data label improvements [blog] [video]
Map formatting options [blog] [video]
Improved date axis range formatting [blog]
Analytics
Grouping [blog] [video]
Binning [blog] [video]
Top-N filter [blog] [video]
Include/exclude data points [blog] [video]
R-powered Power BI visuals[blog]
Data Connectors:
New data connectors [video] :
Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Financials (Beta) [blog]
OLE DB [blog]
Mixpanel [blog]

Support for table parameters in the Invoke Function dialog [blog] [video]
Other improvements
Diagnostics information in the About dialog [blog] [video]
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/UXEYSvgvMaQ
７ Note
BI.

The following updates were new to Power BI Desktop in September:
Report View:
ArcGIS Maps for Power BI (Preview) [blog] [video]
Mobile report layout (Preview) [blog] [video]
Updated drill behavior [article] [blog] [video]
Analytics
Forecasting (Preview) [article] [blog] [video]
Use your own R IDE [blog] [video]
Data Connectors:
Snowflake connector DirectQuery support [blog]
ProjectPlace connector [article] [blog]
Improvements to existing connectors:
Oracle connector - improved Navigator previews performance [blog]
OData connector - support for Select Related Tables option [blog]
SAP Business Warehouse and SAP HANA connectors - enhancements to
parameter input interface [article] [blog]
Web connector - support for specifying HTTP request headers within the dialog
[blog] [video]
Query Editor improvements:

Query Dependencies view [blog] [video]
Show Errors experience [blog]
Query Editor ribbon support for scalar values [blog]
Add function invocation column [blog]
Expand & Aggregate columns - support for Load More values [blog]
New transform - convert Table Column to a list [blog]
Key boarding - support for smart typing in drop-down menus [blog]
Other improvements
In-product links to the Power BI Community [blog] [video]
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/pcUr6E8g_KI
７ Note
BI.
August 2016 Update (2.38.4491.282)

August introduced a full harvest of new features for Power BI Desktop:
Report View:
Drill down (or back up) on line charts [blog] [video]
Continuous axis for the Date axis [blog] [video]
General availability of Inline Hierarchies [article] [blog] [video]
Predefined matrix styles (similar to table formatting in Excel) [blog] [video]
Reorder fields, in charts and tooltips [blog] [video]
Color formatting for KPI visuals [blog] [video]
Analytics (New!)
The all-new Analytics pane [article] [blog] [video]
Dynamic reference lines [blog] [video]
Data Connectors:
Snowflake connector (Preview) [blog]
Impala connector - DirectQuery support [article] [blog]
Web connector - Web page previews [blog] [video]
General availability for the SAP Business Warehouse connector [article] [blog]

Option to Merge/Append as New Query [blog] [video]
Other improvements
Auto-recover Desktop files [blog] [video]
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/0VvG7Eqoke8
７ Note
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July 2016 Update (2.37.4464.321)
You can always download the latest version of Power BI Desktop .
July brought another great collection of new features and highly anticipated data
connectors to Power BI Desktop. The following enhancements were new to Power BI
Desktop in July:
Report View:
Predefined table styles [blog] [video]
Shape Maps update - use custom maps [article] [blog] [video]
Data Connectors:
Amazon Redshift [article] [blog]
Impala [article] [blog]
Web connector - support for specifying a connection timeout [blog]
CSV and Text - support for fixed-width delimited files [blog]
Improvements and changes to the SAP Business Warehouse connector [article]
[blog]

Use R script in Query Editor [article] [blog]
Query parameter enhancements:
List query output as allowed values for a parameter [blog]
Overwrite existing user-defined functions [blog]
７ Note
can get more detailed information about each of these features (this is the same blog
post referenced in the list above).
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/g8ccfjffWmw
７ Note
BI.
June 2016 Update (2.36.4434.362)

June provided a shining collection of interesting updates for Power BI Desktop.
Report View:
New visual - Shape Maps [video] [article]
Searchable slicers [video] [blog]
Configurable line chart labels [video] [blog]
New sign-in entry points [video] [blog]
Data Access:
Row Level Security [blog] [article]
Data Connectors:
New data connector: [blog]
Azure Enterprise
Enhanced SAP BW and HANA connectors: [blog]
Allow multi-select of values for Variables/Parameters
Support for Hierarchies in SAP BW
Enhanced OData connector - imports Open Type columns [blog]
Enhanced Access DB connector - button to Select Related Tables in Navigator
dialog [blog]
Data Connectors:
Templates - option to Load or Edit [blog]
Query parameter enhancements: [blog]
Option to always allow Parameter specification
Create new parameter directly in context
Option to generate Step Names in English [blog]
Descriptions for Query Steps [video] [blog]
New Data Transformations: [blog]
Extract Week Day and Month Name from a DateTime column
Merging dates and Times into a DateTime column
Extract Time.Start/End of Hour/Minute/Second
７ Note
can get more detailed information about each of these new features.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/sZsL2l6oS4A
７ Note
BI.
May 2016 Update (2.35.4399.381)

May brought another large collection of compelling updates for Power BI Desktop:
Report View:
Customizable tooltips [video] [article]
Conditional formatting in tables [video] [article]
Publish to Pyramid server [blog]
Scrolling loads more data in charts [video] [blog]
Keyboard nudging for visuals [blog]
Analytics
Quick Calcs - % of grand total [blog]
Data Connectivity:
New data connectors: [blog]
Informix
comScore Digital Analytix
Troux
Planview Enterprise
Improved DB2 connector [blog]
Text/CSV connector exposes editable settings in preview dialog [blog]
Improved relational database connectors with Display Schema information
Data Source Settings enhancements [blog]
Advanced Filter Rows dialog mode [blog]
Inline Input controls for Function invocation within Query Editor [blog]
Query Parameters: [blog]
Ability to convert queries to parameters (and vice versa)
Support for URL parameterization and multi-part URLs in Web connector
Support for parameterization in Conditional Columns dialog
Ability to Save As a Power BI Template [blog]
Support for reordering Query Steps using drag-and-drop [blog]
Date picker support in Conditional Columns dialog input Date fields [blog]
New context menu entry to create new queries from the Queries pane [blog]
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/KnDs4amt9-c
７ Note
BI.
April 2016 Update (2.34.4372.322)

In April, we showered our great Power BI customers with another collection of

compelling updates for Power BI Desktop. The following enhancements are new to
Power BI Desktop this month:
Report View:
Additional styles on a table, matrix, and multi-row card
Trend lines on single visuals
New drill action - See Records
Map auto-zoom during drill/filter
In-line hierarchy labels for expanded view (Preview - see the article)
Data Modeling:
Modeling operations are no longer blocked while visuals are refreshing
Time Intelligence with built-in date hierarchy fields (Preview)
Data model synonyms
Data Connectivity:
Query Parameters
Power BI Template files
New Online Services category in Get Data dialog
New Connectors:
SharePoint Folder
Webtrends
SparkPost
tyGraph
Conditional Columns
DirectQuery - Specify DirectQuery vs. Import mode in data source dialogs
Column type indicator in Query Editor preview column headers
Reorder Queries and Query Groups using Drag & Drop gestures
Query Management menu in the ribbon
７ Note
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/7IFZTYJR3Gk
７ Note
BI.
March 2016 Update (2.33.4337.281)

You can now download the latest version of Power BI Desktop .
March brings all sorts of renewal and freshness, including another round of Power BI
Desktop additions. The following enhancements are new to Power BI Desktop this
month:
Report View:
Publish reports to a Group Space in the Power BI service
Reports with KPI trends now respect Do Not Summarize model settings from SSAS
MD
Data Point warnings are now non-intrusive
Data Modeling:
You can now change the data type of a column when using DirectQuery mode
Ability to assume Referential Integrity on relationships (for those imported, and
created) in DirectQuery
DirectQuery for Oracle and Teradata is now part of Power BI Desktop (no long a
preview feature)
Data Connectivity:
A new SAP BW Connector (preview feature)
Support for Command Timeout in the user interface (UI)
There's a setting available to disable Privacy Level prompts at the machine level
(including a registry key)
Query Group Management enhancements:
Expand/Collapse All
Retain Query Group expansion state
New Transformations:
Remove Blanks using the Column Filter menu
Convert Duration values to Years
Keep Duplicates
Support for whitespace and line feeds in Query Editor preview
Include hints for sample input values in the Change Type with Locale dialog
Enhancements to the Navigator window:
Add schema information to navigation hierarchy for ODBC sources
Ability to disable preview from Navigator
Technical name support
Load: Auto-step to disambiguate conflicting column names (case-insensitive
comparison)
You can now rename queries directly from the Queries pane
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/eAayYDF9QzY
７ Note
BI.
February 2016 Update (2.32.4307.362)

We're leaping ahead with more updates this month! February brings 29 days to the
month (it's a leap year), and with it, 29 improvements to this monthly update of Power
BI Desktop. The following enhancements are new to Power BI Desktop this month:
Report View:
See Data Behind a Visual (including Export Data to CSV)
Map improvements - plot map with latitude/longitude only
KPI consumption release support (including navigation hierarchy support and KPI
trend for SSAS MD)
SSAS Exploration Mode: Support for Display folders in the Fields pane
Ribbon layout improvements: Contextual ribbon tab for Report Tools
New KPI visual
Get reports opened to the same page that was visible when they were saved
Edit Query option in table context menu in the Fields pane (Report & Data views)
Duplicate Page from the ribbon
Data Modeling:
Ability to define hierarchies
Performance Improvement: Table & Column rename optimizations
Data Connectivity:
DirectQuery support for Oracle and Teradata
DirectQuery support for creating Calculated Columns
Support for publishing Analysis Services Live reports
JSON File connector
SQL Sentry connector
Support for jagged CSV files
Exchange Connector - OAuth support
SharePoint List Connector - URL validation
Database Connectors - ability to disable Navigation Columns in Query previews
(Performance optimization)
Web Connector - fine-grained scoping of Credentials
Enter Data dialog UX enhancements
SAP HANA - Support for single sign-on with Windows Authentication (Power BI
Desktop only)
SAP HANA - Support for Field labels
Alphabetical sort of columns in Choose Columns builder
Improved performance of renaming/removing/reordering columns
Virtualized Preview in Query Editor
Visual indicator for unloaded queries in Query Editor
1-click Percentage transform
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/J5gZ65Wexh4
７ Note
BI.
January 2016 Update (2.31.4280.361)

Ring in the new year with another collection of improvements and enhancements to
Power BI Desktop. The following enhancements are new to Power BI Desktop this
month:
Report View:
Add borders to a visual
Add an image background to a visual
Data Connectivity:
DirectQuery: you can now create measures when using DirectQuery mode
You can now refresh data for individual tables from the Field List (in Report view
and Data view), rather than (and in addition to) just being able to refresh all from
the ribbon
General Availability (GA) for SQL Server Analysis Services Multidimensional models
Exploration mode (no longer a preview feature)
Enhancements to hierarchy support
General Availability (GA) for the SAP HANA connector (no longer a preview feature)
Ability to append multiple tables within a single Append operation
Option to disable data previews to download in the background (performance
optimization)
Other Improvements:
Support for Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) browser
Performance improvements for report rendering, cross-highlighting, and otherwise
Improvements to R integration in Power BI Desktop
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ek8dwi33-24
December 2015 Update (2.30.4246.181)

December is a month for giving, and the Power BI team is following suit with more
updates, features, and more functionality in this month's Power BI Desktop update. The
following enhancements are new to Power BI Desktop this month:
Report Authoring:
Formatting Pane and Ribbon:
Format data labels per category services
Change the number of decimal places shown in visuals
Change text size in visuals
Ability to lay out visuals accurately: alignment, distribute, size, position
Set styles across multiple visuals through Format Painter
Optimized Home ribbon layout
Enhancements to Visualizations:
Visual cue for sort state in Table visual
New visual: Stacked Area chart
Smart tooltips for Area and Line charts on hover
Ability to create reference line/region for a Cartesian visual
Improved data labels for Pie and Scatter charts
R Visuals integration in Power BI Desktop (Preview feature)
Suggested table-to-table relationships when trying to create visuals involving two

tables which are not related
Data Modeling:
Relationships View
Zooming slider
Fit Zoom to screen
Reset layout
Ability to zoom in CTRL+(mouse selection range)
Data Connectivity:
SSAS Multidimensional support - hierarchies support
Stripe Connector
Smartsheet Connector
Enter Data: paste or enter data to create a table
DirectQuery improvements: support for all data types of T-SQL and SAP HANA,
resulting in performance improvements
ODBC Connector: support for selecting User/System DSNs
CSV Connector: ability to specify Column Delimiter in the Source dialog
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/iW5VH8iIyfE
November 2015 Update (2.29.4217.221)

Another month, another big collection of new features and improvements for Power BI
Desktop. Improvements range from new data connectors to new modeling capabilities.
Here are 26 new features and improvements:
Report Authoring:
Play Axis for Scatter Chart
Horizontal Slicers
Slicer Selection Behaviors (single vs. multi-select)
Control Z-order
Background Colors for Slides
Interactions between Visuals - Subview (tile by)
Duplicate Pages
Support for KPIs and Images in Tables, Matrices and Cards
Better Tooltips on Area Charts & Line Charts
Ability to change Text size in Cards & Tables/Matrix
Improved tooltips and labels in Field Well and Formatting panes
Ability to see Categories with no data
Improved Default Sort behaviors for visuals
Ability to control Axis Scale display units
Visuals Refresh Optimizations when applying basic modeling operations
Data Modeling:
Basic Automatic Date Features
Data Connectivity:
SSAS Multidimensional support
SAP Hana
R Script
DirectQuery for SQL Server, Azure SQL Database and Azure Synapse Analytics
(formerly SQL Data Warehouse)
Azure Data Lake
Marketo
Data Transformations:
Improved Function Invocation experience
Option to set Credentials at Server vs. Database level
Add Prefix/Suffix to a Text column
Other Improvements:
New Documentation Website, now also including localized content
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ErHvpkyQjSg
October 2015 Update (2.28.4190.122)
October brings another large collection of updates to Power BI Desktop:
Report Authoring:
Custom Visualizations
Insert Visual from the Ribbon
Improved Default Sorting
Tooltips & Data Labels on Funnel Charts
Slicer Improvements:
Ability to Sort items
Ability to change Font Size
Additional Formatting Options for Gauges
Data Point Label layout improvements
KPI Consumption (Preview Feature)
Data Modeling:
Semi-Select support for DAX formulas in Data view
Data Connectivity:
Azure Document DB connector
Mailchimp connector
DirectQuery for SQL Server and Azure SQL Database (Preview Feature)
Data Transformations:
Filter by "not earliest/latest date"
Filter by "is in previous N minutes/hours/seconds"
Copy/Paste Queries between Power BI Desktop and Excel
Support for Special Characters in Split Column
Refresh Previews in Merge Queries dialog
Monospaced font for Query Editor Preview
Other Improvements:
Refresh Single Table (vs. All) from Report & Data Views
Option to enable Preview features
In-Product Ratings experience
You can view a video of all these updates, too.

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Jbocn1ZNkxM
For more information, check out the blog announcement that describes more details
about each update.

The following massive collection of 44 features has been added to this update:
Report Authoring
Report-level filters
Drill up/down for column and scatter charts
New Page Size and Page View options
Support for inserting Shapes in the Report canvas
Fields pane improvements
Search Box to make it easier to find fields by name
"Expand/Collapse All" to improve navigation when there are multiple tables in
the Fields pane
Field well cardinality support, drag-replace for buckets with 1 item
Additional Data Labels formatting options
Chart Cartesian Axis Improvements:
X-Axis label direction (horizontal / diagonal)
Support for Logarithmic & Linear scales for values in Y-axis
Display Text for hyperlinks in text boxes
Improvements to existing visualizations: Table, Matrix, Slicer, Scatter Chart,
Single Cards, Combo Charts and Gauges
Support for displaying Color Saturation values in tooltips
Ability to resize images and apply additional formatting options
Data Modeling
Calculated Tables.
Relationships view:
Create relationships via drag/drop between two tables in the diagram.
Delete relationships in relationship view by selecting and hitting the Delete key.
Rename/delete tables and columns
Data view:
Copy Table contents to clipboard.
Field Summarization:
Support for additional operations in the Fields pane: median, standard
deviation, and variance
Default summarization: Users can now customize the default summarization
operation for any given field in their model
Data Connectivity
Support for on-premises Spark distributions
Support for SharePoint lists from non-English sites
Exchange connector - Enhanced support, now allowing connections to multiple
mailboxes
Excel Workbook Connector - Automatic Column Type detection when importing
.XLS files
"Select Related Tables" option when connecting to database sources
Enhanced Active Directory connector credentials, allowing alternate Windows
Credentials
Improved Function Invocation experience when loading functions from a data
source (such as a database)
"Import Excel Workbook Contents" feature released last month now also supports
external connections to Analysis Services tabular models
New option to "Delete All" entries in the Data Source Settings dialog
Option to "Enable Relationship Import during Refresh operations"
Data Transformations and Query Editor Improvements

Copy to clipboard (available for cells/columns/tables)
Filter date columns by earliest/latest date (dynamic filter)
Extract min/max date/time value from a column
Replace Values - Provision for specifying special characters
"Detect Column Types" option to trigger type detection on demand
"Refresh All Previews" to refresh all Query Editor previews with a single click
Performance Improvements:
Choose Columns dialog: Faster user experience for dealing with wide tables
Auto-filter & Expand/Aggregate popups: Faster for large number of
values/fields
The following video covers these features in more detail.

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Jm44dLXdarQ
For more information about this update, check out the blog announcement that
describes more details about each update.
August 2015 Update (2.26.4128.403)

The following features have been added to this update:
Overall Improvements:
Import Excel Power BI items (Data Model, Queries, Power View) into a new Power
BI Desktop file
HDInsight Spark connector
Azure Synapse Analytics (formerly SQL Data Warehouse) connector
Support for custom MDX/DAQ queries when importing data from SSAS
Live Analysis Services Connections: ability to change the database from Edit
Queries dialog
Navigator dialog improvements:
Resizable Navigator dialog
Ability to multi-select items in Navigator (CTRL+click, SHIFT+click, etc.)
Query Group creation/deletion improvements (multi-select, etc.)
Ability to Split Query (i.e., refactor common base steps into a new query)
Query Icons to reflect type of query in Queries navigator pane
Data Modeling improvements:
Resizing of columns in Data View
Moving Measures from one table to another
Take a look at the following video for more details about this update:
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/2v7LUD7MJaw
July 2015 Update (2.25.4095.554)

The following features have been added in this update:
New Data Connectors: appFigures, Quickbooks Online, Zendesk, GitHub, Twilio,

and SweetIQ.
New Transformations: Extract First/Last/Range of characters from a Text Column;

Option to specify Join Type in the Merge Queries dialog; Ability to customize
Quote Style in Split Column by Delimiter dialog.
Report Authoring Improvements: New visualizations (Area Chart, Waterfall, Donut

& Matrix); New visual formatting and customization options (labels, titles,
background, legend, colors, etc.); Insert Textbox and Picture in your report; Support
for hyperlinks in reports and report tables; Undo/Redo actions.
Direct Report Exploration over Analysis Services Tabular Models.
Data Modeling: New Data View & Relationships views.
Publish reports to PowerBI.com, directly from Power BI Desktop.
Support for opening Recent Files in Start Page and "File -> Open" menu.
Support for Exchange UPN Credentials in the Exchange connector.
In addition to all these new features, we're also making Power BI Desktop available in
42 different languages. Get the full list of languages and install the one you want from
our official download page .
Take a look at the following video for more details:

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/JCaCcdMnsyM
May 2015 Update (2.23.4036.161)

Modeling Features
Calculated Columns
Data Categorization
Sort By Another Column
Improved DAX Formula Editor: Function Help and Prototype
Get Data & Query

New ODBC Tables connector (Beta)
Improved to the Excel Workbook connector: better column type inference and
faster load for data previews
New Text Column Filters - Does Not Begin With and Does Not End With
Enhanced Privacy Levels dialog
Take a look at the following video for details:

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/LS0zMfup1pQ
April 2015 Update (2.22.4009.122)

Modeling Features
Initial support for DAX Measures
New DAX functions
Data Types & Formatting options in Report view
Rename & Delete fields in Report view
Get Data & Query
OData V4 support
Support for Custom ADFS Authentication Services
Updated Facebook connector due to Facebook API changes
Unified Options dialog
Option to disable Native Database query prompts
Support for Fixed Decimal Number type
Alternate Windows Credentials
Remove Blank Rows
Median Operation available for Group By and Aggregate Column

Convert DateTimeZone value to Local Time
Performance Improvements
Faster load of medium & large semantic models by about 20%
Improved time to open an existing PBIX file by about 50%
You can watch the following video for details:

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/FuL8agVKrcg
March 2015 Update (2.21.3975.261)

Google Analytics connector
Additional operators for date filtering in Query view
Automatic Model Relationship Detection
Enhanced Add Relationship dialog
Report Pages Re-ordering (drag & drop)
~40-50% Performance Improvement filling database tables without

filters/transforms
Lots of bug fixes
You can watch the following video for more details:

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/xJTcGro08TI
February 2015 Update (2.20.3945.102)

The following features have been added or improved in this update:
Performance improvements
Dynamics CRM Online connector
７ Note
Currently, only URLs within the crm.microsoft.com domain are accepted by

this dialog. This does not include non-production tenants. We'll fix this issue
in our March update. The temporary workaround is to connect to this feed
using "From OData".*
Navigator Dialog improvements

Better preview experience for multi-dimensional sources (Analysis Services and
SAP BusinessObjects)
Show Selected Items option
Improved Search capabilities in the Navigator tree
New Transformations
Age and Subtract operations for Date/Time columns
Aggregate Columns: Option to disable new columns' prefix
Field List improvements
Expand/Collapse tables
Hide/Unhide fields
Optimized layout (spacing, margins, and fonts)
Report Pages Navigation - Key boarding support
Lots of bug fixes
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/-bZFeS1S1wU
January 2015 Update (2.19.3923.101)
This month we've made a number of improvements and bug fixes under the covers.
Please try out the new version and continue to send us feedback if you find any issues!
Change log for Power BI Desktop
Article • 12/06/2023
This change log is for Power BI Desktop and lists new items along with bug fixes for
each released QFE build.
See What's new in Power BI for more information about new features.
November 2023 QFE 1

Version: 2.123.742.0, Released: November 21, 2023
Bug fixes/improvements:
Fixed mobile canvas watermark that was throwing exceptions in auto-create

Frown fix - users no longer get a frown from the sync slicer view model update
when a slicer is selected
October 2023 QFE 1

32-bit sign-in fix. Customers can now sign in to 32-bit Power BI Desktop.
CDM connector fix.
Telemetry fix.
Print PDF fix. Customers can now print and open .pdf files.
Semantic model fix. It's now confirmed whether a report object exists before
showing Power BI semantic model Unable to connect dialog.
The freshness requirement for collecting AS logs and traces has been removed.
September 2023 QFE 2

Version: 2.121.903.0, Released: September 25, 2023
Formula bar fix. An error message now appears when a user types an expression in
the formula bar that results in an error from AS and reverting their expression.
Fix to data exporting. Customers exporting data from a visual are no longer
restricted to 300 rows.

Fix to On Object. Now customers can select all sections on Pie/Donut chart.
August 2023 QFE 1

Version: 2.120.963.0, Released: August 29, 2023
Security update. Open SSL version updated to 3.0.9

Telemetry fix.
July 2023 QFE 2

Version: 2.119.986.0, Released: July 26, 2023
Fix to large models. Now customers would be able to see relationships lines in
Model View. Template files with multiple queries now load faster.
July 2023 QFE 1

TheProductForX tests fix

Template files with multiple queries now load faster.
Visual fix. Measure-driven data label now supports adding date type field to
custom label and allows to adjust the size of the visual.
On-object fix. Disambig menu on treemap wouldn't be auto expanding.
ExeutingUserObjectId is now properly populated.
The calculation group ribbon button in the model view is now behind a feature
switch.
Component governance fix.
On-object fix. Customers won't get an error when selecting two groups on
selection pane and merge them.
June 2023 QFE 2

Sign in fix. Users are now able to sign in to Power BI Desktop using Azure Virtual
Desktop
Users are now able to sign out from their accounts.
June 2023 QFE 1

Version: 2.118.828.0, Released: June 22, 2023
Fix to visual. Customers now could add field parameter to their visuals.
Fix to On-object. Updated table selector getter.
All accent and special characters are now supported in Spanish.
Fix to On-object. Build visual menu now supports setting values as percent of
column total or Percent of row total.
Google analytics V2 is now able to save data to Power BI.
Telemetry fix.
Fix to UnappliedQueries. All exported templates would now include lineage tags.
Fix to AS on-premises connection type.
Localization fix. Tooltip for OneLake data hub button on Home Tab is now available
in multiple languages.
Fix to the ribbon. Customers won't see the keytips in the ribbon when formula bar
is edited.
April 2023 QFE 3

Version: 2.116.966.0, Released: April 26, 2023
Telemetry fix.
Fix to data grid header. Updated design is now available to customers.
Fix to context menu. In the data grid checkable options for sorting and hide in
report view now available.
On-object fix. Customers now able to use the Format pane to change Row
Subtotals position from bottom to top on Matrix.
April 2023 QFE 2

Fixed issues with x86 installer

20% increment ranges are now available for 100% stacked bar chart bar chart in x-
axis and 100% stacked column visual in y-axis
April 2023 QFE 1


Fix to title bar. Customers are now able to update from Untitled to the Report Title
March 2023 QFE 2

Fix for Proxy models. Customers can now use calculated column with time
intelligence function.
Reduced installer file size to match previous version.
March 2023 QFE 1

Version:2.115.842.0, Released: March 24, 2023
Fix for on-object interaction. Customers can now update selected items from the
dropdown selection menu.
Fix for visuals with rounded corners. Default padding values now aligned with
border radius.
February 2023 QFE 2

Version:2.114.864.0, Released: February 23, 2023
February 2023 QFE 1

Version:2.114.803.0, Released: February 21, 2023
Fix for Proxy models regression. Customers can now convert PBI semantic models
and AS Live models with format strings to Direct Query and refresh existing
models.
Fix for creating Power Apps and Power Automate visuals.
Fix for windows and dialogs rendering in some multimonitor configurations.
Filter pane regression fix. Filter card input will now show blank values as default
when advanced filtering is selected.
December 2022 QFE 1

Version: 2.112.1161.0, Released: January 10, 2023
AS Engine fix. DAX queries that contain query-scope calculated tables and send
through external tools won't return error in certain cases.
DAX window functions fix. Now function won't return error in certain cases when
the relation parameter use CalculateTable function.
Fix to data view filter menu. Customers will see correct distinct values after
applying filter/sort by another column.
October 2022 QFE 2

Fix for modeling regression: customers can now rename fields in tables created
using DAX expressions, such as Calendar functions and Field parameter tables.
October 2022 QFE 1

Fix for Formula bar in model view: customers won't get an error message when
deleting a table with selected DAX expression in Formula bar.
Fix for Formula bar in model view: customers can now edit DAX expressions that
contain special Japanese symbols.
Fix for Proxy models regression: customers can now rename fields after converting
Live connect model to a local model.

Version: 2.109.1021.0, Released: October 4, 2022
Performance regression fix: customers will now see faster performance when they
open and save .pbix files that have a large number of queries.

Horizontal Fusion improvement: now covers more query patterns, including

patterns that rely on TreatAs to filter results.

Fix for Card visual: users can now set and modify the conditional formatting
options to callout value color.
Fix for charts with multiple series: conditional formatting will now correctly apply
multiple colors to data labels.
August 2022 QFE 2

Fix for OAuth token refresh for certain data sources like Synapse.
Fix for live connections to AS models that have columns or measures included in
more than one nested display folder.
Data view regression fix: now list of filters in context menu will be displayed even
when menu icons aren't in focus.
EvaluateAndLog DAX function fix: now the function works as expected and won't
return an error.
SAP HANA regression fixes: now power query won't show "the index is outside the
bounds of the records" error message and there won't be missing values for
columns when using Cube.AttributeMemberID on the query.
Roll back change for cashing: cashing will be done the same way as in previous
releases
Formula bar fixes for cases when Shift+Enter is used.
“Apply/discard changes” regression fix.
August 2022 QFE 1

Fix for PBIX open file issue when connecting to Proxy models.
Data view filtering regression fix: now when filtering wide tables by selecting one
column and scrolling to select one more column, the filtering/scrolling will work,
and user will be able to select a column at the end of a wide table.
Data view regression fix: date and number filter options will be available in the
right-click menu.
Formula bar fixes for cases when “Shift+Enter” is used.
“Apply/discard changes” regression fix.
July 2022 QFE 1
Fix for SAP BW: now customers will be able to retrieve a full semantic model when
querying SAP BW and using paging operations (Table.skip, Table.FirstN etc.) even if
the data exceeds the page size.
Fix for SAP HANA: now when creating new connections or refreshing data, a
display name will be shown instead of a technical column name in the fields well.
June 2022 QFE 1

Fix for the start-up Sign-In ThreadStateException: now the logic for the sign-in
process is split into two separate steps (users attempt to sign-in using cached
credentials in the background as the first step, and then if needed they're returned
back to the UI thread for the second step, that previously caused the
ThreadStateException, and sign in with platform credentials).
Fix for the legend color: now it will be the same for PBI Desktop and PBI Service.
Fix for broken export 'data to file' content from custom visuals.
Fix for custom visuals using API above 4.4: definition for 4.5 and 4.6 custom visual
API versions was added, and these custom visuals now run as expected.
May 2022 QFE 2

Fix for the Azure Active Directory authentication issue on WebView2: now users will
be able to authenticate and connect to all MS AAD resources.
Assert failure fix for column names longer than 30 characters: now users will be
able to connect to tables with columns names longer than 30 characters and
refresh them.
May 2022 QFE 1

Version: 2.105.923.0, Released: May 23, 2022
Datamarts data sources fix: primary keys are now supported.

Axis scale setting persistence fix through version updates for category axis for
scatter, line, stacked area, area and combo charts: now the setting for categorical
axis with a log axis will persist.
April 2022 QFE 1

Fix for DAX expressions: the DAX parsing process in the formula bar now runs
faster and the application doesn't hang.
Fix for DirectQuery connections in Shared: it's now possible to add a DirectQuery
connection to an existing report.
Fix for the format pane of bar charts: X-axis and Y-axis field well names are now
mapped correctly and only their names are displayed.
Fix for stacked column charts with logarithmic scale: users can now apply Y axis log
scale even if the legend field is present.
Fix for the condition used to test disabled date bounds in calendar: users can now
select last date in the calendar popup.
March 2022 QFE 1

Version: 2.103.881.0, Released: March 28, 2022
Fix for the new format pane of matrix visuals: now the URL icon on rows/columns
& horizontal scroll bar will work.
Date picker defaults fix: now for the existing reports the datepicker icon in date
range slicers won't be available and as a result, users' reports won't be changed.
Model refresh fix: now column descriptions for SimpleQueryMappingInput table
inputs won't disappear after the model refresh.
AS engine fix: now the language in the AS config file will always be set to en-us
regardless of the Power BI Desktop UI language to prevent issues with the AS
engine's start.
Keyboard Navigation fix for the selection pane: now it will be accessible by
keyboard while navigation define under "Format" tab.
February 2022 QFE 1

Version: 2.102.845.0, Released: February 24, 2022
Dynamics 365 (Dataverse) entry in GetData, which redirects to Dataverse connector

is removed from the GetData list.
Fix for the conditional formatting regression: conditional formatting for action >
page navigation will work.
Fix for fields well description: a multiline field's tooltip won't be cut off and will be
fully visible.
Mashup engine fix: headers will be requested just once when accessing headers on
paged HTTP values.
Fix for a DirectQuery connection to a semantic model in workspace with a '/' in the
name.
Fix for perspective selection in the proxy models navigator.
December 2021 QFE 3

Fix for creating hybrid incremental refresh policies on DirectQuery over M queries:
now users will be able to create a hybrid incremental refresh policy for the import
tables that use DirectQuery over M.
Fix for the "Power BI Desktop infrastructure update" preview feature: now when the
feature is on, Quick measure dropdown dialog won't gray out and will work as
expected.
Fix for Proxy models: now when adding new table on the proxy source relationship
with IncludeFutureArtifacts = false, the relationship to the original table will be
created and proxy model will be refreshed.
December 2021 QFE 2

Fix for the drop action: now no exception/error message will appear when
dragging and dropping into a drill-through bucket.
AS engine start telemetry fix: Power BI application and the corresponding AS
engine process should start successfully after locking/unlocking the screen.
December 2021 QFE 1

Version: 2.100.785.0, Released: December 21, 2021
Fix for calculation groups: duplicated measures won't be shown in the field list for
PBIX files with calculation groups.
Accessibility fixes for hierarchical slicer.
November 2021 QFE 2

Fix for ArcGIS Maps visual sign-in issue: now the sign-in window for the visual will
pop up (when "Power BI Desktop infrastructure update" preview feature is off).
November 2021 QFE 1

Fix for Custom Visuals Store: now if a user isn't connected to the internet, they can
still close the marketplace window.
Fix for Print to PDF: now works for users that have the WebView2 feature turned
off and don't have the new version of WebView2 installed.
October 2021 QFE 3

Formula bar Intellisense fix: now it's possible to save DAX expressions in localized
format and use localized DAX separators.
October 2021 QFE 2

Fix for the progress dialog: now Import/Refresh progress bar will be shown as
expected.
Formula bar fixes:
"best" available list will be shown as the suggestion list;
the parameter hints intellisense widget will cover function contents for multi-
line measures;
DAX intellisense service is updated to set the right UI culture and respect
localized DAX separate options;
the parameter hints will be shown when a suggestion is accepted;
error won't be thrown for table names that start with "'";
few icons are added to the suggestions list to make the suggestion clear and
avoid confusion;
missing function parameter information is added for some DAX functions and
now intellisense works for them;
the latest icon files will be shown for variable and enum formula bar icons.
October 2021 QFE 1

Fix for proxy tables: now when a proxy table is deleted there will be no visible
LocalDateTable left.
Fix for the issue where opening a PBIX file with saved diagram layouts wouldn't
properly restore those layouts in the model view.

Fix for proxy schema sync ordering issue: now when changing data source, refresh
won't fail due to resolvable relationship ambiguity.

Azure Analysis Services fix: now when connecting to AAS and proxy detection is
required, the connection will succeed.
August 2021 QFE 2

Fix for custom visuals: now there will be no crash if a managed organizational store
custom visual doesn't appear in the app source.
August 2021 QFE 1

Fix to hide Business apps launch event ad.

Fix for Query Editor: now 'Enable load' will work after the query was renamed.
July 2021 QFE 1

Fix for script visuals: now they can be enabled.

Fix for SAP BW reports: now tables aren't duplicated if a user selects refresh.
Fix for Enhanced-Tooltips: now tooltips stick long enough for users to interact with
the drill buttons in the tooltip.
June 2021 QFE 1
Fix for Google Auth: Google Auth is moved to System Browser (non-embedded) to
allow users to sign in to Google Analytics and Google Big Query.
Fix for FinalNameCalculator that treated measure names as case sensitive: now
when looking for measure name conflicts case will be ignored.
Fix for Q&A visual: now visual column renames are recognized as synonyms.
May 2021 QFE 1

Registry settings improvement: now registry settings are applied according to the
Desktop evaluation configuration article and impact evaluations are done in the
Analysis Services process (msmdsrv.exe) as well as the Power BI Desktop process
(PBIDesktop.exe).
April 2021 QFE 2

Fix for Adobe Analytics Connector V1 endpoint token not renewed issue.
Fix for a frown error that could occur in the model view while loading older PBIX
files: now no frown dialog will be shown.
Fix for a model view bug: now users can't create relationships between DirectQuery
tables from the same Power BI semantic model or Azure Analysis Services instance
as this scenario isn't supported.
April 2021 QFE 1

Improvements in Microsoft Information Protection SDK detection of the machine
stopping to respond and stop throwing "Unknown hard error" dialog.
Fix for corrupted credentials: users won't get the alert warning that their
credentials can't be decrypted, now users may consider manually removing
credentials folder (user.zip file) as a workaround.
March 2021 QFE 1

Bug fixes:
Fix where the Microsoft Information Protection SDK stops responding during
evaluation shutdown.
Amazon Redshift driver update to fix the issue with non-nullable primary key
columns being treated as empty strings after merge queries.
Fix for slicers to contain unique (non-duplicated) values when using aggregations.
Fix for formula bar: prevent UI interactions when empty measures, calculated
columns, calculated tables are deleted from the model.
Fix for PBI.FormatAnnotationStats telemetry event.
Fix for customized fields display folders: now the folders won't disappear after data
refresh or Choose Columns changes in Power Query.
ODBC drivers update to newer versions.
Fix for Microsoft Purview Information Protection timeout issues: now when a user
opens a file or signs in and faces network issues, MIP exception won't pop up.
February 2021 QFE 1

Bug fixes:
Fix for Azure Analysis Services OAuth token refresh.

Fix for Power Query model import from Excel to Power BI Desktop.
Fix for combo chart with dynamic format strings, series, categories, column values,
and line values.
Fix for Power BI Desktop save validation: now it doesn't overwrite the customer's
previous file with an invalid .pbix file, if it's caused by Analysis Services writing to
the zip file.
Fix for Model view large .pbix files: now it will not throw an error when you quickly
switch to model view.
Fix for Model view blurry fields and icon text inside a table card.
Fix for Color picker: now it closes when you press ESC.
Next steps
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Power BI Desktop Send a Smile privacy
statement
Article • 02/09/2023
Error reporting uses the Windows Error Reporting platform rather than the Send a Smile
or Send a Frown functionality. You can get more information about the Windows Error
Reporting platform in the Windows Privacy blog .
For versions of Power BI Desktop prior to

March 2018
At Microsoft, we work hard to protect your privacy while delivering products that bring
you the performance, power, and convenience you want. This privacy statement explains
many of the data collection and use practices of Microsoft Power BI Desktop Feedback
Send a Smile. It doesn’t apply to other online or offline Microsoft sites, products, or
services.
Send a Smile doesn’t send personal information to Microsoft, with the exception of the
instances described in this statement. Information that is sent to Microsoft isn’t shared
outside of Microsoft and its controlled subsidiaries and affiliates without your
permission.
Send a Smile for Power BI Desktop allows you to send an email address with your
feedback. This email address is used to contact you if Microsoft needs further
information or clarification on your request. You don’t have to register your email
address with Microsoft to use Send a Smile.
Send a Smile for Power BI Desktop allows you to send feedback to Microsoft and, if you
want, include screenshots showing the specific compliment or concern you have.
Although Send a Smile doesn’t intentionally collect personally identifiable information, it
is possible that such information might be captured in the feedback or screenshots you
provide. Microsoft doesn’t use this information to identify you.
Send a Smile automatically collects some information about your system configuration,
standard computer information, and basic information about how you use Microsoft
products. This information is sent when you choose to send feedback.
Send a Smile generally collects information about:

System configuration, such as the operating system version and architecture that
you use (32-bit vs. 64-bit).
Standard computer information, such as the Power BI Desktop, Internet Explorer
version, and CLR version that you are using.
Power BI Desktop program usage, such as File Package Info (Document Locale, Fast
Combine Enabled/Disabled state), Enabled and Disabled Preview Features,
DirectQuery vs. Import mode, current Working Set and Peak Virtual Memory used
in the current session.
The personal information we collect from you is used by Microsoft and its controlled
subsidiaries and affiliates to provide the services or carry out the transactions you
requested or authorized, and it might also be used to request other information about:
Feedback you provide about the product or service you are using.
To provide critical updates and notifications regarding the software.
To improve the product or service — for example, bug and survey form inquiries.
Except as described in this statement, personal information you provide isn’t transferred
to third parties without your consent. We occasionally hire other companies to provide
limited services on our behalf, such as:
Packaging, sending, and delivering purchases and other mailings.

Answering customer questions about products or services.
Processing event registration.
Performing statistical analysis of our services.
We provide those companies with only the personal information they need to deliver
the service, and they are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose.
Microsoft might access or disclose information about you, including the content of your
communications, to:
Comply with the law or respond to lawful requests or legal process.

Protect the rights or property of Microsoft or our customers, including the
enforcement of our agreements or policies governing your use of the services.
Act on a good faith belief that such access or disclosure is necessary to protect the
personal safety of Microsoft employees, customers, or the public.
Information collected by or sent to Microsoft by Send a Smile might be stored and

processed in the United States or any other country/region in which Microsoft or its
affiliates, subsidiaries, or service providers maintain facilities. Microsoft abides by the
Safe Harbor Framework as set forth by the United States Department of Commerce
regarding the collection, use, and retention of data from the European Union.
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Microsoft is committed to helping protect the security of your personal information. We
use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal
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Changes to this privacy statement

Microsoft might occasionally update this privacy statement. The date at the top of the
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Power BI Desktop diagnostics collection
Article • 02/23/2023
To provide better supportability and diagnostics, Power BI Desktop can collect and
submit diagnostic information. The process of collecting and sending Power BI
diagnostic information is simple and easy to use. You should only save diagnostic details
when instructed to do so by Microsoft Support.
How to save diagnostics details in Power BI

Desktop
To save diagnostic information in Power BI Desktop:
1. In Power BI Desktop, select File > Options and settings > Options.
2. Under Global, select Diagnostics.
3. Select Enable tracing.
4. Select Collect diagnostic information.

5. After you select Collect diagnostic information, the Save diagnostics details
dialog appears:
Review the information provided in the dialog. To learn more about the information
collected, see the Diagnostic information collected section in this article.
By default, the diagnostic details are saved in your Documents folder. Select Browse to
navigate to and select another location.
After you select a new location for Power BI Desktop to save the diagnostic information,
select Save. The Save diagnostics details dialog opens. Select Open to view your
diagnostic information in a compressed folder named PBIDesktopDiagnosticInfo.
[timestamp].zip in the location you specified.
The diagnostics ZIP file might contain the following files and directories, based on what
happened on your computer and your settings:
ErrorsInfo.yaml - Contains details about any errors that occurred and gets created
only if an error dialog was shown.
PackagingErrorsInfo.yaml - Contains information about any errors that occurred
during detail collection.
AnalysisServicesInfo.trc - Contains information about the performance of your
data model.
SessionDeviceInfo.txt - Contains session and device information.
AutoPageRefresh.json - Contains the data refresh settings.
CSDL.xml - Describes the structure of the data model.
DatabaseSchema.json - Describes the structure of the data model.
DataModelSchema.json - Describes the structure of the data model.
Traces folder and files - Contains detailed session and device information.
QueryEvaluations.json - Contains evaluation results when loading or refreshing a
query.
RemoteCsdls.json - Describes the structure of the remote data models
If requested by Microsoft support, send the ZIP file containing the diagnostic details.
The following video shows the diagnostics collection process:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/videoplayer/embed/RWDX8S?postJsllMsg=true
Collecting mashup traces
The steps in the previous section do not include collection of mashup traces. To include
mashup traces in your diagnostic collections, follow these steps:
1. Navigate to %localappdata%\Microsoft\Power BI Desktop\Traces and clear the

contents of that folder. If you need data from that folder for future reference, you
can archive it before emptying the folder. If you're using the Microsoft Store
version of Power BI Desktop, the path to traces is %userprofile%\Microsoft\Power
BI Desktop Store App\Traces . To determine which folder is used for crash dumps,
you can select the Open crash dump/traces folder link in the Diagnostics window
shown in the following step.
2. Ensure Enable tracing is enabled in Power BI Desktop, by navigating to File >
Options and settings > Options then selecting Diagnostics from the sections in
the left pane. Ensure Enable tracing is checked, as shown in the following image.
3. Reproduce the issue or situation for which you want to collect diagnostics and
mashup traces.
4. Close Power BI Desktop to ensure all traces are flushed to the disk.
5. Open %localappdata%\Microsoft\Power BI Desktop\Traces (or
%userprofile%\Microsoft\Power BI Desktop Store App\Traces if you're using the
Microsoft Store version of Power BI Desktop) and compress the contents into a ZIP
or similar compressed file.
6. Repeat this series of steps for any additional scenarios you want to capture.
Diagnostic information collected

The diagnostic information collected is comprehensive and includes information most
commonly required to solve issues. Power BI Desktop collects information about:
The performance of your data model.

The current Power BI Desktop session and your device.
The issue that occurred.
The structure of your data model.
Data refresh settings.
The following sections provide more details about the information collected.
Performance of your data model

The data model performance information helps you analyze the interaction between the
Power BI engine and data sources. It's especially relevant in situations where you're
experiencing:
Issues with model performance.

DirectQuery issues.
Aggregation issues.
The following information is included:
The locale of your Power BI Desktop environment

The Power BI Desktop version
The path where the currently open .pbix file and data model are stored on your
computer
Whether your data model is in import, DirectQuery, or a mixed mode
Any queries created to generate visuals, including table, column, measure names,
and data values if used as a filter
Session and device information
The session and device information provides insight into the complexity of the queries
and features used. It includes information about:
The operating system, including the version, time zone configuration.

Hardware, including the memory configuration.
The Power BI Desktop version.
The Power BI Desktop configuration, such as whether fast combine is enabled.
The path to where the trace logs are stored on your local computer.
The data model default mode (import, DirectQuery, or a mixed mode).
The data model metadata version.
The preview features enabled or disabled.
Any DirectQuery option settings.
The name of the cloud environment (tenant) where you're signed in (if any).
Power Query queries.
Session and device information is especially relevant if you're experiencing:
Issues with report and Power Query performance.

Issues where Power BI Desktop stops responding, stops unexpectedly, or doesn't
load properly.
Details about the error that occurred

Error information includes exactly which error occurred and where it happened. It also
includes a link to where the trace logs are stored on your local computer. It also
includes:
The data model default mode (import, DirectQuery, or a mixed mode).

The data model metadata version.
Preview features enabled or disabled in Power BI Desktop.
The name of the cloud environment (tenant) you're signed into (if any).
The recent actions you performed, such as adding a field to a visual.
Power Query queries.
Error information is especially relevant if you're experiencing:
Issues with report and Power Query performance.

Issues where Power BI Desktop stops responding, stops unexpectedly, or doesn't
load properly.
Structure of your data model
The information collected is a text description of everything you can see in the data
model view in Power BI Desktop, including:
Table information, including the name and number of rows

Column information, including the name, data types, number of distinct values,
and minimum and maximum values.
Relationships, including to/from which table and column, direction, cardinality, and
other settings.
Calculated columns definitions.
Measure definitions.
Role definitions.
Remote source structure and query.
Data model structure information is especially relevant if you're experiencing:
Issues with model performance.

Issues with modeling in general.
Data refresh settings

Data refresh information helps you analyze issues with incremental refresh,
aggregations, and automatic page refresh. It describes the incremental refresh settings
made (including table names), any aggregations defined (including table and column
names).
Data refresh information is especially relevant if you're experiencing:
Issues with incremental and automatic page refresh.

Issues with aggregations, including performance issues.
Next steps
You can do all sorts of things with Power BI Desktop. For more information about its
capabilities, check out the following resources:

Query overview with Power BI Desktop
Data types in Power BI Desktop
Shape and combine data with Power BI Desktop

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On the Home ribbon, in the Queries section, select Transform data.

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1. Select Publish from the Home ribbon.

Get Power BI Desktop from the Microsoft Store

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Install and run Power BI Desktop

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