I have a handful of users who have started experimenting with the Fabric Sample eventstreams (Stocks, Bikes, Taxis, Semantic Model Logs). Although these are supposed to be sample sets, and there are only a handful of people and together they consume a significant chuck of my organization's capacity, F64.  It's currently not possible to (easily) identify who has created eventstreams in their personal worksapces and left them running in the background. If the user forgets about them, they continue to run and consume resources. The workaround to turn these off for individual eventstreams in personal workspaces is lengthy but doable through the admin ui.   There are settings in the admin portal to enable or restrict use of certain features or items to specific sets of users. The notification settings can show who has setup and enabled report subscriptions. The semantic model refreshes automatically disable after 3 months of inactivity.    Throttling the individual users or (personal) workspaces would not help because: 1. Users may not understand why they are being throttled. 2. Other workspace items may be affected. 3. Eventstreams use high rates of compute by default and there is little control by the user to reduce consumption, other than to turn off the eventstream.   I'd like to see two features address this problem: 1. Tenant level admin UI to turn off or disable the eventream feature or restrict to a certain security group. 2. Automatically disable eventstreams after a period of inactivity.   Bonus nice to have: 3. Create workspace level and tenant level UI to show whether eventstreams are active and running. Similar to semantc models refreshes. ... View more

Summary In recent versions of Power BI Desktop, the Scatter chart visual no longer supports displaying category text labels (e.g., Pattern names) directly on the chart. Only numeric X/Y value labels are available. This represents a regression from previous Scatter behavior and prevents common analytical labeling scenarios. Expected Behavior Scatter charts should allow: Displaying category (dimension) text as labels on points Typical use case: label each point by a categorical field (e.g., Pattern, Well, Asset) This was previously possible using the Details field and category data labels Actual Behavior The Scatter chart no longer has a Details bucket (merged into Legend) The Category label formatting option only exposes numeric Values (X,Y) There is no option to switch labels from numeric values to category text Even when a categorical column is used in Legend, labels remain numeric No workaround exists using DAX, themes, or formatting Impact / Why This Matters This blocks a very common analytical pattern, including: Labeling end points in cross-plots (RF vs HCPVi, RF vs VRR, etc.) Pattern / asset comparison scatter plots Engineering and surveillance dashboards that require direct identification of points without hover Users are forced to: Use Line charts instead of Scatter (even when Scatter is semantically correct), or Rely on tooltips only, which degrades usability and presentation quality Reproduction Steps Create a Scatter chart Add numeric fields to X and Y axes Add a categorical column (text) to Legend Enable Category label Observe that only numeric X/Y values are available for labeling No option exists to display the category text Environment Power BI Desktop (current build, new formatting pane enabled) Model setting: Discourage implicit measures enabled (default best practice) Issue occurs regardless of model complexity Request Please restore or add support for: Category (text) labels on Scatter charts A label mode that allows displaying the categorical dimension value instead of numeric values Parity with previous Scatter + Details behavior Business Value This enhancement would: Restore lost functionality Improve analytical clarity Reduce reliance on workarounds and incorrect visual types Align Scatter charts with standard data visualization expectations ... View more

Current Pain Point Currently, when using Variable Libraries in Fabric pipelines, each variable must be manually added one-by-one to a pipeline before it can be referenced. This creates significant friction, especially when: Working with libraries containing dozens of variables Adding new variables to an existing library (requires updating every pipeline that needs them) Managing multiple environments with different configurations Proposed Solution Allow dynamic access to Variable Library variables without pre-registering them in each pipeline. Two implementation options: Option A: Link Entire Variable Library Add capability to link a full Variable Library to a pipeline All variables in that library become immediately accessible Option B: Dynamic Expression Function @GetVariable('VariableLibraryName', 'VariableName') Reference any variable from any Variable Library in the workspace dynamically No pre-registration required Enables truly parameterized, reusable pipelines Benefits Benefit Impact Maintainability Add variables once to the library, use everywhere instantly Reduced Errors No more forgetting to add variables to pipelines DRY Principle Single source of truth for configuration values CI/CD Friendly Easier to manage environment-specific configs across deployments Developer Experience Faster pipeline development, less repetitive clicking Use Case Example Imagine a data platform with 50+ pipelines all needing access to common configuration values (connection strings, retention days, environment flags). Today, adding one new variable means manually updating all 50 pipelines. With dynamic access, you update the library once and you're done. ... View more

It would be very useful to have the ability to assign variable values to buttons. When a button is pressed, it could trigger a change in a variable that controls whether certain visuals are shown or hidden. This functionality is available in QlikView, where button actions can dynamically set variables, and those variables can then be used to drive conditional display logic. Having a similar feature in Power BI would open up more interactive design possibilities, such as: Creating dashboards where users can toggle between different views without navigating pages. Allowing conditional visibility of charts or tables based on user selections. Simplifying UX by reducing clutter and only showing relevant visuals when needed. Currently, bookmarks and selection panes provide partial solutions, but they lack the flexibility of variable-driven triggers. Request: Could Power BI introduce a feature where buttons can set variable values, and those variables can be used in DAX or conditional formatting to show/hide visuals dynamically? This would greatly enhance interactivity and bring Power BI closer to the flexibility offered by tools like QlikView. Thanks for considering this improvement!     ... View more

Business Impact Power BI is widely used in collaborative and enterprise environments where multiple users have access to modify or delete content. When reports are accidentally deleted, recovery is often not possible, leading to: Loss of reporting assets and business insights Time‑consuming manual recreation of reports Reduced productivity for report authors and stakeholders Increased dependency on backups that may not always exist Proposed Enhancement Introduce a comprehensive restore or recovery mechanism for all deleted Power BI reports, such as: A Recycle Bin or soft‑delete feature for reports across all workspace types A time‑based recovery window (for example, 30 days) during which deleted reports can be restored Versioning or snapshot support to allow rollback to previous states Admin‑level restore controls to recover deleted reports when required ... View more

Buenas tardes a todos, me gustaria tener un reporte de uso modificacion y creacion de algun archivo de BI ... View more

can we please have drop down which has the buyer name as an option, not just the primary vendor. ... View more

Microsoft Fabric currently provides lineage at the item level (datasets, lakehouses, notebooks, pipelines), but does not expose column-level lineage within Fabric itself. For teams building transformations using: Fabric Lakehouse (Delta tables) SQL Analytics Endpoints Dataflows Gen2 Pipelines / Notebooks there is no way to see how individual columns flow, transform, or propagate between sources and downstream tables/views inside Fabric. Ask: Provide a column-level lineage view directly in Microsoft Fabric, showing: Source column -> target column mappings Transformation paths across notebooks, pipelines, SQL, and dataflows Cross-artifact lineage (Lakehouse -> SQL Endpoint -> Dataset, etc.) Limits: Fabric lineage graph only shows artifact-level relationships No visibility into column-level dependencies Purview does not currently provide complete or end-to-end column-level lineage for Fabric workloads. ... View more

Hi Folks,   The power of the data build tool (dbt) is the fact that files are part of the directed acyclic graph. This means you can run all, a sub-directory (schema), or file.   The issue I see with the first look at preview software is the fact that pre-built libraries are being include in the list of objects and objects are not grouped like they are in the project.   If there is a stage folder, there should be a stage group in the run interface. I should be able to just select the stage folder and build those child objects.   Please fix the functionality so it matches what can be done with the cmd line.  Additionally, do not include library objects if they are not used.   Sincerely   John Miner Data Platform MVP   Don't select pre-built libraries, allow for directory selection by model (schema) folder. ... View more

Hi Team,   I am using the chinook dbt sample project.  It works fine in VS Code with the dbt-core and dbt-fabric adapters.   When I upload the zip file and do a build command it errors out.     Please fix.   John Miner Data Platform MVP   Error details do not mean anything Typical build with error ... View more

In Power BI Desktop >> Transformations, we have the ability to DISABLE options per query: "Enable Load" and "Include in report refresh". It would be great if Dataflow Gen2 had the same or similar option.    As it is now, it is ALL OR NOTHING in regards to VALIDATION. EVERY Query must pass validation before the Dataflow is considered validated.    If I could disable both validation and loading for a SINGLE query in a Dataflow, that would be AWESOME.    Maybe I have changes in some of the queries I want to make happen, but am still developing others. Currently, if my 'under development' query fails validation, then Fabric uses the LAST VALIDATED copy of the Dataflow.   Consider the developer experience for Fabric pipelines. You cannot even SAVE it until ALL tasks pass validation. And if it doesn't, you can DISABLE individual tasks to get beyond that and run it. ... View more

Soft deletion for OneLake files makes sure that deleted files are restorable for 7 days. However, customers also have to pay for the storage usage during that time. For the scenario, when writing short-lived (large) temporary files to OneLake, this feature might have significant billing cost (see model calculation below).   Scenarios, were deleting immediately would make sense: Executing Unittests and Performance tests, where the written data are only important temporarily When making use of Spark Checkpointing that will offload intermedite compute results to OneLake   Request: give customers more control over that feature and let them descide, what is the right retention period for them, as well as disabling the feature all together for a Workspace, Lakehouse (or idealy for specifc folders).   Cost comparison: Pricing page only states GB/month/GB-price (lets assume $0.023 for this model calculation). What happens when I do some performance testing (that takes 30 minutes) and write some large temporary files (50 TB total) to OneLake and delete it right after my tests? With Soft-deletion disabled, smalles billing period for Azure Storage Hot ist 1h; storing 50 TB for 1h would cost: $1.64 = $0.023 / 24 [hours] / 30 [days] * 1024 * 50 [TB] With Soft-deletion enabled, I'll need to pay for 1h + 7 days (retention period) for the 50 TB: $269.93 = $0.023 / 24 [hours] / 30 [days] * 1024 * 50 [TB] * (7 [days] * 24 [hours] + 1 [hour]) ... View more

It would be super helpful to get a connection string in SSMS with the workspace name instead of the very cryptic string you get today : Imagine being able to see: server name : WorkspaceNameDev server name : WorkspaceNamePrd That would greatly improve this experience. I know that you can manually rename them in SSMS, but that is not really good in a larger team setting and makes onboarding of new developers a pain. ... View more

There's currently no way to control the number of decimal places on the Distance to Goal of the Target Label in the KPI Card. It's default is set to 2 decimal places which is too precise for most use cases. Having the ability to adjust to one or no decimal places would be better.        ... View more

While preparing for the DataViz World Championships, I spent a significant amount of time testing accessibility with NVDA. During this process, it became very clear how important tooltips are for understanding a report, especially when combined with a logical tab order for users with limited vision. Tooltip pages are extremely helpful and visually rich for sighted users. However, in my testing with NVDA, tooltip pages were not accessible at all, as they are interpreted as images and their content is not read by the screen reader. One possible improvement would be to add an alt text field at the page level specifically for pages defined as tooltip pages, with support for dynamic text.   This alt text could describe the tooltip’s purpose and content based on the current context or selection, making the information accessible to screen reader users while preserving the existing visual experience for others. I believe this would be a relatively small addition with a meaningful impact on overall accessibility in Power BI. ... View more

Dear Power BI team Performance Analyzer to examine report (& underlyng semantic model) performance - Both Desktop & Service Performance Analyzer Performing performances studies over our live connected ( & integrated) report can you please add an IMPERSONATE UPN option somewhere  ?  Exp : Fill in Maria UPN (She belongs a RLS dynamic security table (or not) + she belongs a RSL role group + she is granted as viewer on the targeted WS hosting the GOLD semantic model) Purpose is to easily/quicly analyze Power BI RLS (modeling/formula) impacts concerning our KPIs rendering (via EVALUATE() queries) on visuals In case of Direct query mode , we also would like SSO access (RLS at source) no more being a limitation when trying to impersonate  Deeply analyze EVALUATE() queries ? Of course we will run them on fantastic DAX studio (with always Maria on this tool the impersonate option) <== Thanks to server timings metrics ( SE , xmSQL ..) ... View more

Power BI should treat A and a differently as mostly these depict different values.    ... View more

Dear Microsoft Fabric Community,   I would like to request some improvements for Gantt Chart (version 3.0.12.0) for project/milestone reporting:   1) Add option to show up to 3 hierarchy levels of categories in Milestone reporting (ie ungrouped hierarchy levels). 2) Add ability to toggle on and off milestone lines for the Gant Chart (see screenshot below - each milestone has dashes which makes the visual congested) 3) Toggle on and off Milestone labels of Gannt Chart.  Potentially include auto formating to move labels and have a line from the milestone icon to the label. 4) Ability to format Milestones based on data input eg specific  colour for Completed, In-progress,  Yet to commence, delayed etc.   This would greatly improve Gantt chart functionality for Project management.     Thank you for the consideration for this request.   Best Regards, Mir ... View more

With Snowflake's imminent change to deprecating username and password connections later this year, allowing Mirrored database's in Fabric to connect via OAuth would be an essential option for us.   ... View more