In the latest update (2.146.1133.0 64-bit (August 2025)) there has been changes to the option bar in the 'Transform Data'/Power Query screen, particularly in the Home bar Couple of things ive noticed - 'Advanced Editor' has moved to View However 'Refresh Preview' has disappeared,   This appears to be a bug - relating to Custom Appearance - as there is a workaround in a reddit post https://www.reddit.com/r/PowerBI/comments/1n0brm9/where_did_power_querys_manual_refresh_preview/ (thanks @MasonMA) - Switch to 'Legacy' (in File - 'Options & Settings' - 'Options' - 'Global : Report Settings')   - I also needed to close down Transform Data (Use the X button and Dont apply if youre still making changes) - then reopen 'Transform Data' and 'Refresh' reappeared    ... View more

Since the August 2025 update it appears Direct Query connections cannot be selected when connecting to Dataflow Gen 1 sources. Any reports that were previously setup using Direct Query return the following error: "This query contains transformations that can't be used for DirectQuery." ... View more

Hi, Since the update July 2025, Matrix visuals with fields parameter hierarchies show a confusing behavior when one field is on different hierarchy levels. To illustrate the issue I created a test report with the following field parameter:   FP_Test = { // Group1 ("Category", NAMEOF('Product'[Category]), 0, "Group1"), ("Business Type", NAMEOF('Reseller'[Business Type]), 1, "Group1"), // Group2 ("Country", NAMEOF('Sales Territory'[Country]), 10, "Group2"), ("Category", NAMEOF('Product'[Category]), 11, "Group2"), // Group3 ("Business Type", NAMEOF('Reseller'[Business Type]), 20, "Group3"), ("Color", NAMEOF('Product'[Color]), 21, "Group3") }   The fields "Category" and "Business Type" are part of 2 hierarchies but on different levels. The visual looks like this:   If I now switch to Group2, I get the following display:   For the users, it looks as if the button did not work, as the category is still displayed. They can't even recognize that they are at a drilled down level because no +/- signs and no elements of the next higher hierarchy are displayed.  Switching now to Group3 it gets completely weired because only the lowes level ("Color") is visible whereas the user would expect to start with "Business Type". The users have to be very experienced to notice that they are looking at a drilled down level and need to drill up  to see the full hierarchy for this group:   Starting with an expanded hierarchy in Group1, it is not apparent in which case the hierarchy remains expanded, when it is collapsed and when a drill down takes place without a top level hierarchy. Anyway, a hierarchy that is expanded by default is not recommended or possible for a large number of hierarchy elements.   The same behavior applies to bar charts and column charts, where it is even more difficult to recognize that it is a next lower level and you have to drill up.   Please add a formatting option to all visuals that works with the drill-up/drill-down functionality, where the developer can choose whether the matrix/chart should collapse when switching the dimensions or retains its expanded state.   And if a matrix/chart retain the expanded state, please add the upper levels as well! I'm working as BI Consultant for customers and they complain about this new behavoir, because it appears as if the dynamic doesn't work anymore. I don't want to go back to bookmarks switching between various matrix visuals.   Thanks and best regards! ... View more

I'm encountering the following error when trying to connect to a Dataflow using the Dataflow connector in Power BI: The name 'Lakehouse.Contents' does not exist in the current context. This happens when attempting to access a Dataflow that is stored in a Microsoft Fabric environment, specifically within a Fabric workspace. Context: I'm using the Dataflow connector in Power BI Desktop. The Dataflow is created and stored in a Fabric workspace (not a legacy workspace or classic Power BI workspace). The error appears immediately after selecting the Dataflow and trying to load or transform the data. Troubleshooting so far: Verified permissions to the workspace and the Dataflow. Confirmed that the Dataflow is published and accessible via the Fabric UI. Tried using both organizational and personal accounts for authentication. Question: Has anyone else experienced this issue when working with Dataflows in Fabric environments? Is there a known workaround or update needed to support this connector in Fabric? Any insights or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!   Thanks in advance, David ... View more

In a Direct Query semantic model using Value.NativeQuery for the same server and database (each value stored in a parameter) with calls to views and tables to an on-prem Sql Server will now be treated as separate sources - even if only a single source is used. Opening a DQ model will now show the warning below. And every table will display with different coloring in Model View - this is new behavior as colors would only change if a different connection, Server or DB was used. This idea is for MS to change back to treating tables on the same connection from the same Server/DB as a single source in the model view with respect to the coloring of the tables. In the past, seeing a different color was a visual indicator that something was not quite right (unless you were truly using a different source). DQ models work best using a single source so the queries are handled at the source and not report side so it's very rare you would want to introduce multiple sources in a DQ model. Confirmed with MS on a support ticket that this is intended behavior. There is an additional issue, the true bug, where the tables can't be refreshed in Model view. See below comment for the link to that post. ... View more

Hi, Note: Issue noticed in unreleased July 2025 edition of PBI Desktop.   I m using Field Parameters on Rows of the Matrix and trying to provide dynamic selection for the users. However, the functionality stops after making slicer selection a couple of times and expand/ drill down buttons no longer works.   For the selection as shown in snapshot below, I would expect the user to expand and see Col2 and Col3 in the matrix visual. However.  no matter how many times you click, its not possible to expand. It is not dependent on the order of selection of columns or layout configuration in use. Request you to address the issue ASAP.     Sample PBIX is available at the below link: Test/Test Matrix.pbix at main · modi123p/Test   Thanks & Regards, Madan Prabhakara ... View more

  I have an issue trying to fix existing dataflows (gen1). I get the error message: "The import PowerPlatform.Dataflows matches no exports. Did you miss a module reference? Details Reason = Expression.Error ErrorCode = 10079" Also, the "Source"-step in "Applied steps" is greyed out. In short, it seems as if Power BI service cannot find the dataflow-connector, which should be built-in and supported.   If i replicate the exact same query in a new dataflow (create new gen 1 or gen 2) - it works.   Please fix the issue causing existing dataflows to be non-fixable, as rebuilding everyting would be time consuming to an extreme degree. BR, Joakim ... View more

Strange issue with the new version of Power BI Desktop (July 2025).  If I delete a set of slicers from one page and copy a grouped set of slicers to that page, I start ONLY seeing that page on every subsequent page even tho in the visual pane I see other visuals.... if I publish the report it shows properly but on my desktop, everything is messed up.    Even if i add a blank page it STILL shows the page in question...    If i go to a page that has other visuals on it and if i hide and unhide those visuals sometimes the page shows properly but not all the time...    Oh and the back button doesn't fix it.  It reminds me of that Web 3.0 issue they had for a long time.   Any suggestions besides reverting back to June?   I have confirmed that this does not happen with June's edition and I have tested this on several computers!     ... View more

Good Day,   Occassionally I filter tables using a Table View to copy filtered results to use outside of Power BI - I.E. in Excel.   As of today it appears that when copying the Table View that has been filtered, it ignores the filters and copies the whole table. This is an issue for me as when I have a table in excess of 700,000 rows it makes this process extremely slow to copy from Power BI, and near impossible to paste it into Excel.   I have already tried uninstalling and reinstalling the program.   Is anyone else experiencing this issue?   As an example, we are a service company and we have a geographic alignment for our field service team. Simply, filtering a table by the "East" Region and trying to copy the table when filtered to the East is not working. Instead, the entire table is copied.   ... View more

Hello, Starting today, Power BI Desktop freezes every time I try to save.  This happend to me and at least one other colleague. The freezing does not prevent the saving itself so far, but I need to restart Power BI Desktop after each time I save my Report.   Has anyone had a similar issue so far or any suggestion to resolve it? ... View more

Below is an issue a fair few people are facing. I'm not sure it's been raised so i'm raising / re-raising.   All be-it there's cira 16 replies, maybe more people are facing this issue? Many of us are refusing to update from Feb Desktop version being scared that reports will fail.   Is there any chance this could be reviewed?   https://theleadagency.atlassian.net/jira/software/c/projects/BI/boards/242?assignee=61eac1b2fd5a690068ec53ed&assignee=unassigned&issueParent=21047%2C27478%2C27479%2C28084%2C28304%2C29273%2C31428%2C31670%2C34226%2C35736&atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiN2M3MzJlYzFlZjYxNDM2NjhlOGExMjVkYzVmMDU0ZjYiLCJwIjoiaiJ9 ... View more

The new card visual seems to have a bug when using a measure containing svg-code. By selecting Image type = Image URL and adding a measure with svg-code to create a custom graphic, nothing happens.    It looks like the issue is specific to the Card (new) visual after the update, since previously created ones are still working and the PNG images are working in other visuals so the problem is likely with the Card (new) visual itself, possibly due to a breaking change in the latest update.   Note: when reverting back to feb version, its working fine. ... View more

Hi,   After the March update (Version: 2.141.1253.0 64-bit (March 2025)), almost all of the visuals are showing errors. Here is the prompt when clicking "See details":   Error fetching date for this visual An expected error occured (file " , line , function ").   Hope this issue be reverted soon. Regards, ... View more

Helo With the March Update we are facing the following error on our visuals (on JSON file) Style Preset not found - click on details the selected style preset did not have a definition the report's custom theme definition.  How can we solve this? ... View more

Hi,   it seems like the conditional formatting based on Field Value on New Cards View is not working anymore. Below you can find a screenshot of a measure in both a Line Chart and a New Cards View. The conditional formatting work in the Line Chart View, but not in the New Cards View. Settings are the same in both visuals   ... View more

Hi Team,   Shape map is not working as expected. When i add legend, it is expected even the legend colour have colour saturation. Which is not happenning here?       Can you please help me on this?   Thanks, SJ ... View more

Dear Colleagues,  I faced an issue that Bookmarks with new Button Slicer are broken after deploying through Power BI Deployment Pipeline. Steps:  1. A Bookmark is saved in Power BI Desktop and works as expected after publishing to Dev env: #1, #3 and #4 New Button Slicer visuals are selected (light blue color): 2. After deploying to Test env I can see that for the same bookmark, there are only #1 and #4 selected, #3 is not selected: 3. After deploying to Prod env I can see sometimes the expected behaviour: #1, #3 and #4 are selected, but sometimes it shows #1 and #3, but #4 is not selected.   It is really strange and unstable. As it didn't happen before with the old type of visuals, I can assume that this issue is related to the new Button slicer visual.  Please help ASAP as it affects production!  P.S. Please advise if there is any workaround to temporarily fix this issue until the permanent fix.  ... View more

2. Bug Description: There is a critical and destructive bug in the latest version of Power BI Desktop. When a user groups two or more visuals on a single report page and then deletes that group, the action incorrectly deletes other, completely unrelated visuals from all other pages in the report. Expected Behavior: Deleting a group should only remove the visuals contained within that specific group on the current page. Actual Behavior: Deleting a group on one page triggers a widespread deletion of visuals across the entire .pbix file, leading to report corruption. 3. Steps to Reproduce (100% reproducible on a blank file): Open Power BI Desktop and create a new, blank report. Create three separate pages (Page 1, Page 2, Page 3). On Page 1, go to Insert > Shapes and add two simple shapes (e.g., a rectangle and a circle). On Page 2 and Page 3, add one or more simple shapes. These are the visuals that should not be affected. Return to Page 1. Select both shapes, right-click, and choose Group > Group. Select the newly created group on the canvas. Press the Delete key on the keyboard. Navigate to Page 2 and Page 3. Observe the Result: The shapes on Page 2 and Page 3 have been deleted. 4. Impact: The impact is extremely severe. This bug can cause irreversible data loss and corruption of complex, time-consuming reports from a very common and simple user action. It makes the software unreliable for any serious development. 5. Troubleshooting Performed: This is not a file-specific or user-configuration issue. The bug persists even after: Testing on a completely blank .pbix file. Performing a full, clean reinstallation of Power BI Desktop. Manually deleting user cache folders (%localappdata%\Microsoft\Power BI Desktop). Testing both the Microsoft Store version and the standalone installer downloaded directly from Microsoft's website. Please investigate this critical issue urgently. ... View more

Since today we can't connect to our Azure Databricks instances through PBI Desktop. It seems like there is an issue with the ODBC driver.   Error message: "DataSource.MissingClientLibrary: The 'Driver' property with the value '{Simba Spark ODBC Driver}' does not match an installed ODBC driver."   Is this a Power BI issue? Maybe an issue in the latest PBI update? PBI Desktop version 2.132.1053.0 ... View more