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Anonymous · ‎08-21-2025

We are using Fabric Mirrored Databases. Only the owner that created the mirroring can change things (button: configure replication). We need feature to take ownership feature for mirrored databases or we need solution for it with manage permissions.

Anonymous · ‎08-20-2025

It would be really useful to have filter option in OneLake shortcut on Lakehouse tables. This will allow create shortcut tables for different audience from same base table. As Direct Lake Mode dosent support filtering or transformation, this feature will add value.

cdg-pbi · ‎08-20-2025

There's no evidence of what causes a spike, rather the metrics app only shows the accumulated CUs whhc is not telling of any activity that caused a spike. (my spike happened in my background operations and shot my CUs from 100% to 100,000%) causing a capacity overload.

shivamr · ‎08-20-2025

Instead of refreshing the dataset on a every fixed schedule, the refresh should only trigger on fixed schedule if a specific field (e.g., a date column in the first row) contains a value greater than the same column in first row in earlier data set, to optimize it further power bi should give a additional option to add another table that can be used to just check refresh the data or not based on its first row. If no new data is detected, the refresh is skipped, and an automated email is sent to the dataset owner notifying them that the data hasn't changed.

Tom_Fosterbi · ‎08-20-2025

The inline %tsql magic which lets you assign the result of your query to a python variable is very useful. However, using this within functions forces a lot of chatter into the notebook console output. Using the -no-visualize flag does reduce this by just rendering text rather than pretty rendering the whole dataframe the text being written to console causes issues with other text being printed to the console of the cell. A flag which forced only errors to be written to console would prevent this chatter and prevent other console messages from being overwritten.

Tom_Fosterbi · ‎08-20-2025

Currently the only authentication available for the Outlook activtity in a pipeline is a user account. Everywhere else within a pipeline we can use a Service Principal to authenticate. This is the only place where a user account is required which is a potential risk and goes against Fabric best practises. Please enable authentication for Service Principals within this activity.

fintansmith · ‎08-20-2025

There should be an option to replicate an existing report in paginated report. For instance, i have a visual built in a report, but want that to be replicated exactly in a paginated report so that i can export easily and automate it. Instead of clicking a button, i have to physically rebuild the visual as a paginated report, which is extremely cumbersome and difficult to use. Paginated report builder also needs to be simplified for people who arent expert in Dax queries etc.

DarkModeLover · ‎08-20-2025

As you can see in the image below, there's an issue with the contrast in the dark mode theme for Power BI when it comes to Theme Customization. You can barely read the subsections (I hovered the mouse over "Visuals" to highlight it better). Microsoft, please fix (I would love to continue using the dark mode).

Anusha__v · ‎08-20-2025

Hi, Currently, the paginated report subscription for the Frequency of quarterly is not available. Can we please implement quarterly as an option for Frequency? Thanks

LIMKIMCHONG · ‎08-20-2025

I would like to propose an enhancement to the way query refresh behavior is handled in Power BI Desktop and Power BI Service. Currently, when developing reports, it is often necessary to disable query loads or exclude certain tables from refresh in order to keep development iterations fast and efficient. However, this creates a challenge when publishing to the Service: Queries that were disabled or excluded during development remain in that state after publishing. This means additional manual steps are required to re-enable them, and forgetting to do so can cause incomplete datasets in production. Proposed Enhancement: Introduce an option that allows developers to set different refresh/load behaviors for development vs. production environments. For example: A toggle to “Disable load only in development” (but always load in Service). Or a parameter-driven mechanism where refresh rules can be automatically adjusted based on environment. Alternatively, extend the existing “Include in report refresh” checkbox to have two modes: Development only (faster iteration) Publish/Service only (full data load) Benefits: Faster development cycles without compromising the integrity of published datasets. Reduced risk of accidental omissions when publishing reports. Cleaner handover between development, testing, and production environments. This improvement would provide developers with flexibility, while ensuring that end-users and business stakeholders always receive complete and accurate data when the reports are published. Thank you for considering this suggestion. I believe it would make Power BI development workflows both safer and more efficient.

dwhanger · ‎08-19-2025

OneLake file explorer is a great tool allowing me to brows my OneLake as yet another data store. I would like the ability to copy paste a file into a folder in the OneLake file explorer and have it fire a OneLake event which I can catch from within Fabric to kick off real time processing with an Activator task within Fabric. If I am browsing the OneLake and drop a file into a folder, it should signal to Fabric an event which I can capture and kick off a pipeline and other notifications.

Anonymous · ‎08-19-2025

I’ve spent over 10 hours trying to build what should be a simple, dynamic, slicer-responsive distance matrix in Power BI. I followed every workaround, every trick, every workaround to the workaround. And after hours of effort, I’m left with nothing but frustration and wasted time. Why is it so hard to do something as basic as dynamically cross-join two tables and have the result respond to slicers? Why can’t visuals accept disconnected fields when the logic is handled in a measure? Why are calculated tables static and unresponsive to user interaction? Why does Power BI choke on resource usage when trying to do what Excel or SQL can handle with ease? I’m not asking for magic. I’m asking for intuitive, responsive, user-friendly behavior — the kind of thing that should be native to a tool built for data storytelling and interactivity. Instead, I’ve been forced into a maze of limitations, half-solutions, and broken promises. This experience has made me question whether Power BI is truly built for creators who want more than dashboards. If you want to empower users, then empower them. Don’t bury functionality behind technical walls and performance ceilings. I’m done for now. But if you care about the future of this platform, listen to the people who try to build with it — and make it better. Sincerely, A user who gave it everything and got nothing back

gdavis727 · ‎08-19-2025

Have a visual option where you can add excel sheet/view. It doesn't have to be interactive, but sometimes things look better in excel. For example, P&L view can look a lot better.

sushovan93 · ‎08-19-2025

Currently we can not control who can create which Item in Fabric. once the Fabric access in Given Users can create all the Fabric Item which is not suited for Ideal Scinario. for Large Organizations there should be a way to control who can create what items under fabric access. that will give Admins more control over the environment and ease of monitoring.

sean_ms · ‎08-19-2025

AIRFLOW__LOGGING__CONFIG__CLASS does not support override, preventing ability to remotely log the following: Scheduler log Webserver logs Worker logs (if using Celery or KubernetesExecutor) DagProcessor logs Request: Allow override to enable remote logging for these handlers.

KoenVerellen · ‎08-19-2025

Table View works perfectly fine in PySpark notebooks, but unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a display() function in SparkR notebooks, only print() which truncates every table cell and doesn't show every column and row. This makes it hard to do data wrangling with SparkR in Fabric.

CEthamukkala · ‎08-19-2025

we were looking to customize COPILOT PANEL when user will click on Copilot. currently copilot pane occupies more space on right side pane and you are looking for a customized copilot pane new page report on Top as like Q&A report

sean_ms · ‎08-19-2025

Integrate the Apache Airflow Job logs with Workspace Monitoring's Eventhouse Task logs Scheduler logs Webserver logs Worker logs (if using Celery or KubernetesExecutor) DagProcessor logs

kierenhr · ‎08-18-2025

It seems strange that in 2025 we cannot select anything more than a solid black square for a checkbox. A plethora should be available! Call me mad? 🎩

Srujangirish · ‎08-19-2025

Current Limitation As of now, Power BI allows manual configuration of ADLS Gen2 connections at the workspace level via the Power BI Service UI. This is a powerful feature that enables organizations to "bring their own storage" for dataflows, unlocking extensibility, governance, and advanced analytics capabilities. However, this process is entirely manual, requiring users to navigate workspace settings and select storage accounts interactively. This limitation poses challenges for: Enterprise-scale deployments across multiple workspaces. DevOps and CI/CD pipelines that require infrastructure-as-code. Governance and compliance where automation is essential. Proposed Feature Introduce a Power BI REST API endpoint that allows programmatic configuration of ADLS Gen2 connections at the workspace level. This API should support: Authentication & Authorization: Use of Azure AD and service principals. Role-based access control (RBAC) enforcement. Connection Setup: Specify Azure subscription, resource group, and storage account. Validate prerequisites (e.g., HNS enabled, same Entra tenant, correct roles). Configuration Options: Choose between tenant-level or workspace-level storage. Enable or disable default Azure connection usage. Extensibility & Monitoring: Retrieve current connection status. Audit changes and access logs. Support for updating or detaching connections. Benefits Automation: Enables integration into deployment pipelines and infrastructure-as-code tools. Scalability: Supports large organizations with hundreds of workspaces. Security: Reduces manual errors and enforces consistent access policies. Governance: Improves traceability and auditability of data storage configurations. Use Case Example An enterprise with multiple departments wants to automate the provisioning of Power BI workspaces, each connected to its own ADLS Gen2 container. With an API, this can be achieved programmatically, ensuring consistent configuration and reducing manual overhead. Conclusion This feature would significantly enhance Power BI’s enterprise readiness and align with Microsoft’s broader vision of secure, scalable, and automated cloud data platforms. I hope this request will be considered for inclusion in the Power BI REST API roadmap.

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Ownership and permission limitations in Fabric Mirrored Databases

Filter Option in OneLake Shortcut on Lakehouse tabels

Find out what causes a sudden spike

Data Refresh Optimization using first row and specific field in data

Add a flag to suppress all non error responses for %tsql magic

Enable the Outlook activity in Data Factory to use a Service Principal or managed identity

Simple paginated reports

Dark Mode Contrast in Theme Customization

For the paginated report subscription for the Frequency of quarterly is required.

refresh

Add OneLake event firing for file creation and deletion within OneLake file explorer

To the Power BI Development Team,

Excel Visual in Power BI

Control in Admin Portal for Fabric Item creation access

Apache Airflow Job | Remote Logging | Allow Override for AIRFLOWLOGGINGCONFIG__CLASS

Table View with display() is missing in SparkR notebooks

customize COPILOT PANE

Apache Airflow Job | Monitoring / Logging | Integrate with Workspace Monitoring

Customise icons for checkboxes

Rest API for connecting workspace to Azure Data Lake Gen2 Storage

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Fix Power Query Intellisense

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Support matrix column auto width to fill frame

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