A new role level which layes inbetweeb Viewer & Contributor. Lets Call it Business User. Why this is needed : In real production set up - Data Model is in Workspace 1 and Business wants to make their own version of Reports in anothet Workspace 2. So we give them Build Access to the datamodel so that they can use parent model and at same time cannot modify it. problem with this approach is Users cannot add Field Parameters or Calculated Columns. They need to reach out to application owner to add them and republish datamodel in the main workspace.  ... View more

I ran into issues with Dataflows Gen2 (aka PowerQuery online) not supporting some Excel files on import from SharePoint. After digging I found some countries push saving Excel files as "Strict Open XML Spreadsheet (*.xlsx)". Even though this format has a .xlsx extension it is not compatable with importing into Power Query in a standalone process.    This standars that MS Supports has been around for a long time and seems important to supprt as some countries outside the United States push it.   Se this Microsoft Link on the limtation.  https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-query/connectors/excel#error-when-importing-strict-open-xml-spreadsheet-workbooks Thanks Alan   ... View more

Scenario is mapping json in copy task. To map an array you need to make use of the `collectionReference` property in the mapping section. If I set a source, no destination and try to configure mappings `collectionReference` property appears. If I set a destination and then attempt to configure mappings, `collectionReference` disappears. It seems that if I set a destination, default settings on the translator are set which suppress the setting: "translator": { "type": "TabularTranslator", "typeConversion": true, "typeConversionSettings": { "allowDataTruncation": false, "treatBooleanAsNumber": false }, "columnFlattenSettings": { "treatArrayAsString": false, "treatStructAsString": false, "flattenColumnDelimiter": "" } }     If I set `typeConversion` to false or remove everything other than the `type` key, the `collectionReference` property reappears. ... View more

When using a Date column in Power BI visuals (e.g. Month names like "April", "May", etc.), Power BI currently sorts alphabetically by default.   In most business cases, users want months to appear in proper calendar (Jan–Dec) or fiscal order (e.g., Apr–Mar). This requires creating a "Month Number" column and manually setting Sort by Column.   Suggestion: Power BI should automatically detect the Month column and:   Provide an option to auto-sort by month number (calendar or fiscal).   Offer a default Date Table template that includes month number, fiscal year, and quarter formats.     This would save time, reduce errors, and improve usability for non-technical users. ... View more

Currently, the Copilot button is only available on the Home tab in Power BI Desktop. For improved usability and workflow efficiency, it would be beneficial if the Copilot button were accessible across all panes—similar to how the Share button is available throughout the interface. This change would allow users to invoke Copilot without switching tabs, streamlining the experience especially during report building and data modeling. ... View more

  In Power BI Desktop, it was possible to analyze visuals with the “View As” option, but now it is disabled, and there is no such option in the semantic model either. Administrators need this option to perform analyses, as users are sometimes busy, or simply to run tests before implementation when we have different roles.     ... View more

In some cases, some users are new and do not use the tools properly, which translates into CU consumption. When the Microsoft Fabric Capacity Metrics report is updated, it is too late. We should have a viewer that shows which users are connected in which report and the resources they are using, and as administrators, we should be able to disconnect them.     ... View more

I am not sure why on earth no one has every thought that being able to easily enable or disable a dashboard or report in the powerbi service? It should be as easy is selecting "More options" (click the 3 dots) beside for the applicable report/dashboard and then selecting an Enable/Disable option in the "Settings" area!    There have been many times where I have been working on something and do not want a particular dashboard or report accessible until my changes have been thoroughly tested and published.  Sure there are workarounds but there should not have to be "workarounds" for something seemingly as simple as this.   It would be very nice if this feature was added. With all of the other amazing things that can be done, it makes no sense why soemthing like this cannot be easily added. It would also make sense that when you disable a rep[rot/dashbaord, you could enter a message so that when a users attempts to launch that dashboard/report, they will see the message you entered... Soemthing like "This dashboard is undergoing maintenance at the moment and will be available again after 3pm today. Thankyou for your patience."   How difficult can this be?   Thanks, Brad ... View more

While it's possible to Mirror non-clustered column stored indexed tables from SQL Server /SQL DB / SQL MI. It would be great if we could Mirror clustered column stored indexes from; SQL Server 2016-2022 SQL Server 2025 Azure SQL MI Azure SQL DB [Creating on behalf of a user]  ... View more

It will be helpful to enable forecast feature on Multiple metrics. Currently forecast feature is working only with one metric and the line is disappering when we add multiple metrics ... View more

Hello Fabric Team, Currently, Workspace Identity authentication is not fully supported for cloud connections in Microsoft Fabric. I encountered a warning while attempting the following: Creating a gateway connection for a Fabric Lakehouse using Workspace Identity. Setting up a connection for Azure Data Explorer (Kusto) using the same authentication method. These authentication scenarios are critical for ensuring seamless and secure connectivity in enterprise environments. It would be incredibly valuable to extend support for Workspace Identity across these cloud connection types. Request: Add Workspace Identity authentication support for connections to: Fabric Lakehouse via gateways Azure Data Explorer (Kusto) Provide roadmap updates and/or interim workarounds if available. Note: Please correct me if I've misunderstood the current limitations. Thanks for considering this request!   ... View more

The new Copilot-powered narrative visual in Power BI is a game-changer for delivering automated insights and enhancing storytelling within reports. However, it’s currently unsupported in embedded scenarios where the app owns the data - specifically when the report viewers are external users outside the host organization's tenant. This limitation significantly impacts partners, SaaS providers, and ISVs who rely on Power BI Embedded to deliver rich, AI-powered analytics experiences to their customers. Enabling narrative visuals in app-owns-data setups would unlock tremendous value by bringing Copilot's summarization and insight-generation capabilities to a broader audience. Please consider extending support to these scenarios to help us bring the full power of Copilot to all users, regardless of their tenant affiliation. Thanks. Yagiz ... View more

There are workspace item names that are allowed in fabric, but cause issues in GIT. This happens after merging changes between two git branches. A referencing pipeline in the updated workspace cannot he run. The name db-1 results in an error. The name db_2 is allowed. I have two workspaces. ws1 and ws2. Both are connected to git. wis 1 is connected to a git branch named b-dev , ws2 is connected to git branch called b-test. I have a data pipeline called dp1, that is in ws1. This has a copy activity that transfers data from a Sqlserver in azure to one lake sqldb (in ws1 and ws2). This runs without errors in ws1. If I now do a git-pr to merge the git branche b-dev into b-test, with no merge conflicts I expect to be able to run dp1 in ws2. However this gives an error because of invalid references.   Some years ago this was a known issue. Has this been fixed?. Is this currently a supported scenario? Can i use a git PR in combination with fabric, in i only use a _ (underscore) and a-z,  in the name? I rather not use deplomnet pipelines in git as they don't have enough functionality. Should I use fabric deployment pipelines instead of a PR? Or is there another way to get my sql-dababase named db-3 (with hyphen) from ws 1 to ws2 and have valid pipelines afterwoulds ? ... View more

Currently, Power BI's "Format by rules" feature only allows rules to be based on a single field. This limitation adds complexity to formatted reporting, especially when formatting logic depends on multiple fields (e.g., highlight a value if fielda = "B" or fieldb = "R"). To work around this, users must create DAX measures, which increases report development time and reduces maintainability. Please consider enabling multi-field logic in rule-based formatting to improve flexibility and streamline report design.   This isnt a new frustration, I can see old (2018) suggestions for the similar things, but in 2025 it seems to be still a limitation - it's not an uncommon requirement. ... View more

It would be nice to have an option to enable a regex-like syntax for an advanced use of the text slicer. Right now, you can only type in mutiple words, which are logically connected by OR. ... View more

Hi Power BI Team, I was working on this requirement, where several monthly trend charts (line & bars) fill up a landing page which shows a high level trend of various metrics like Total Sales, Customer Sales, Counter Sales, Returns etc. across 3 rows which shows the value card and related monthly trend charts for Value, Qty and Numbers  in a grid fashion. See attached. I don't want the data labels to appear in the landing page when the charts are kept minimal showing only the trend. However, the users can go on focus mode for any of their choice in which case the data labels should be showing. Currently am not aware of an option to get this done. Don't want to use bookmarks for this. Would be really helpful if we can have a checkbox "Only on Focus" as one of the controls for Data Values. Currently it's achieved by keeping data labels and adjusting the landing page view charts to minimally small and then showing the data values at a min offset of higher value, such that those labels don't pop up when small and because of this certain values on the higher side don't show up when in focus mode too. Don't think this is an elegant way to handle this requirement and a checkbox to show data labels only on focus will definitely help. Landing Page View   On Focus Mode   ... View more

Add +/- button to expand compress columns (as on rows) in matrix dor drilling down in columns ... View more

Ensure that item names can be consistently retrieved in Microsoft Purview audit logs and related logs such as Power BI Activity, regardless of whether they pertain to Power BI items or Fabric items. Additionally, due to inconsistencies in which fields are populated depending on the item, please provide a clearer and more comprehensive explanation of the meaning of each field. For example, "ArtifactName" is not covered in the current documentation below, making it difficult to interpret the logs accurately:   https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/audit-log-activities https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/reference/tables/powerbiactivity ... View more

Description: Currently, in the Power Query, there is no built-in search functionality to quickly locate queries by name. This becomes especially challenging in complex models where the number of queries can easily exceed dozens or even hundreds.   Feature Request: Introduce a search bar or filter option at the top of the Queries pane that allows users to quickly find specific queries by typing their names (similar to how we search columns or measures in other parts of Power BI/Fabric).   Benefits: Saves time when working with large numbers of queries Improves overall usability and navigation within Power Query Reduces the chance of editing the wrong query by mistake This would be a small but highly impactful addition to the user experience in Power Query. ... View more