Power BI Ideas
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Customize refresh timings in schedule refresh
Please add a feature where we can schedule a refresh according to our mentioned time. For example 3:10 PM, 4:10 PM.
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Option to use either light or dark interface.
New Desktop app update installed an almost white user interface. There is zero contrast which is not good for the eyes. I see where some people have requested a light interface so incorporate an option to select either light or dark theme like in the Office apps.
5,073 votesThis is on our roadmap but we don’t have a specific timeline to share at this point. We’ll update this when we have more details!
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DAX calculations at visual level of reports
Provide a simple way to write formulas that work with the data displayed in a visual. For example, the running total of a measure in a table or in a chart according to the sort order of the visual should be something like this:
Running Total = ReportData[Sales] + PREVIOUS ( ReportData[Running Total] )
Where ReportData is the content of the current visual, Sales and Running Total are the names of the columns in the current visual. The user is not expected to know the model content, the calculation can be executed on top of any data currently being displayed.
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Improve performance of MDX queries using Analyze in Excel
When you use Analyze in Excel, MDX queries are sent to the Power BI dataset. If you have a PivotTable with 10 measures, the performance is usually slower compared to a similar Matrix in Power BI with the same content. Power BI generates DAX queries.
One of the reasons why this difference exists is that the DAX query is optimized using a process called "fusion", which includes in a single storage engine request the aggregations required for multiple measures, whereas this feature has not been implemented for MDX queries.
Implementing fusion for MDX queries would dramatically improve the performance of…306 votes -
Incremental Refresh in Dataflow for Power BI Pro users
Also include incremental refresh in dataflow for Power BI Pro users.
217 votes -
Page/Tab Level Secuirty
Row level security makes it hard to hide EVERYTHING from a specific user login having the page/Tab secuirty within Power BI for different user Login would be very helpful
For Example: something like USERPRINCIPALNAME() which would be dynamic for different user login to hide and show pages that would act as Page/Tab Level Security.102 votes -
Support creating calculation groups in Power BI Desktop
Support the creation of DAX calculation groups in Power BI Desktop - otherwise Power BI can only consume calculation groups created in Analysis Services, whereas it would be very useful to have this feature in any Power BI model.
Even just a simple text window with a script would be fine. You can clean up the UI later.
Thanks.2,270 votesThis is in our backlog. Stay tuned for more updates!
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Add expand/collapse feature to column headers
Vote on this idea if you want expand/collapse on column headers in the matrix similar to what was shipped for row headers in November (https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-desktop-november-2018-feature-summary/#expandCollapse).
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Paginated reports - please make it available in Pro as well as Premium
Paginated reports - please make it available in Pro as well as Premium .. thank you
4,808 votesThanks for the feedback and your vocal support about it! This is under discussion, so please keep voting this up and providing the feedback/examples of why this is so important to you and your organization.
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No Ctrl-Click on Buttons Needed for Bookmarks View Mode
When editing in Desktop, you have to Ctrl-Click a button to trigger the assigned action - very good. But when you have multiple bookmarks and you go into "View" mode, you are effectively in "PowerPoint Mode". When in this mode, there should be just a single click for a button (no ctrl needed).
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Send Refresh Failure Notifications to Distribution List
It would be helpful to be able to set up a distribution list of those to send refresh failure notifications to. Currently, only the owner receives an email, but we have several administrators that require notification when certain reports fail.
888 votes -
Field Format - Report Wide
We often have columns or measures that we want to be formatted the same in EVERY report tab in EVERY visual the same way. There is no universal method to format a measure in every visual in a report. We have to go into each visual on each report tab and do the exact same field formatting (colors, etc.) in each visual. We would like there to be a Universal option.
And, you know what will come next? :-) No doubt, somebody will want the formatting to be report wide EXCEPT for one single visual somewhere. Is that possible too?
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Built in Git support in PowerBI Desktop
When you create a PowerBI report in Power BI Desktop it transparently create \ use a git repository. So you just worked normally, then when you hit publish, it actually push to remote.
Gitignore could be used to exclude data from being published to the repository. PowerBI would have version control which is desperately needed.
This would work well with the whole Microsoft buying Github \ Azure DevOps, both from the perspective of promoting good practices such as code version control and CI\CD - process of developing in development and promoting to UAT\production
It would also allow IT to get…
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Support for multi-monitor in Power BI Desktop
When you develop complex data models and reports, it's common to switch frequently back and forth between the Report, Data and Model views.
Having support for multiple monitors would enable to Power BI developers to use secondary (or third) monitor to simultaneously and seamlessly work across these views.
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Measure-driven DataLabels
We need to be able to label specific data points with dynamically generated values (including text). Use cases include:
* Labeling the first or last point of line charts with values
* Labeling the last point of series in a line chart with the series name, to directly inform the user which series is which, rather than have them constantly move their eyes between a legend and the many series on a graph.
* Labeling particular values of interest, to aid storytelling.These things are bulk-standard features of good dashboard design, and are essential in order to design optimal user-friendly…
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Power Query: Make it easier to connect to files on OneDrive and SharePoint
Connecting to files stored on OneDrive and SharePoint is a difficult and confusing experience. While it is possible, it is far too difficult.
As more and more move to working in an online environment we need a simple way of connecting.
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Display user's preferred name in Power BI web app and desktop like other O365 applications
Currently, Power BI web app and desktop app displays as Given Name + Last Name. While everywhere else it displays name with is the users Preferred First Name + Preferred Last Name.
For example a user has a given name of "Elizabeth Smith" with a preferred name as "Betty Smith". When in the Power BI desktop or sharing a Power BI report, you see "Elizabeth" and not "Betty". However, in Outlook or MS Teams, you see the preferred "Betty".
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Show column data profile statistics in header
Add a column data profile histogram in the data view for every column in Power BI Desktop. This handy feature exists in Power Query (sometimes only on sampled data).
Add this feature to Power BI Desktop as well, please.
1,755 votesGreat idea! Keep the feedback coming – we’ll update this item as we make progress.
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Make OPTIMIZEDAX() available for Power BI Pro licenses
The new OPTIMIZEDAX function is amazing and helps speed up measures by up to 95%. This makes our dashboards super fast except for one minor (edit: MAJOR) problem. It's only available on Power BI Premium.
Can you please make it available for Power BI Pro licenses?
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Customize visible items in new filter experience
The standard slicers have now a visual level filter, but the new filter experience does not have a similar feature. A correspondent "visual level filter" allowing to define conditions that make an item visible or not. in the new filter experience. The reasons are the same that justified visual level filter in standard slicers.
411 votes
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