Power BI December 2020 Update 12-16-2020 16:30 PM - last edited 02-23-2021 18:59 PM

[Anonymous]

Hi everyone! the Power BI December 2020 update is here! 

In the words of Jeroen: 

The last update of 2020 is here! We know you are excited for this update, like a kid excited to open their presents. This update is our holiday present to you! There are many gifts to unpack, enough to keep you busy during the holidays. Speaking of which, due to the holidays, there will be no release in January. We wish you all safe and happy holidays as we close off 2020. We thank you for being part of our community this year and are looking forward to seeing you in 2021!

Reporting

• DirectQuery for Power BI datasets and Azure Analysis Services (Preview) -- 00:33
• Small multiples (preview) -- 06:18
  • Learn more -- https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2143984
• Data protection sensitivity labels in Power BI Desktop (preview) -- 10:56
• Increased rectangle select data point limit -- 12:14
• Selection pane is now available in the mobile layout view -- 12:37
• Automatic page refresh for Analysis Services sources -- 13:09

Data preparation

• Changes to Power Query and Dataflows -- 14:11
  • Learn more -- https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/whats-new-in-power-query-dataflows-november-2020/

Data connectivity

• Microsoft Dataverse Connector -- 14:46
• Azure Time Series Insights Update -- 15:19
• SurveyMonkey Update -- 15:26
• Cognite Update -- 15:33

Service

• Power BI search in Microsoft Search in Bing and Office now generally available -- 15:49
• Home List experience -- 16:12
• Custom publish message -- 16:34
• New export settings are available in the Power BI admin portal -- 17:02
• Power BI Premium per user public preview now available -- 17:33
• Quickly create reports in the Service (coming soon) -- 17:51

Mobile

• Dark mode support in the Power BI Android app -- 18:17
• Anomaly detection is now supported in all mobile apps (iOS, Android and Windows) -- 18:55

Embedded

• New look for Embedded scenarios -- 19:25
  • Learn more -- https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/heads-up-the-new-look-of-the-power-bi-service-begins-rollin...
• New capabilities in embedding for your organization -- 19:45
• Personalize visuals experience now fully supported on embedded scenarios -- 20:12
• New Q&A embed experience -- 20:49
• Power BI APIs & Life-Cycle Management -- 21:11 
• Coming Soon -- 21:32

Visualizations

•  New visuals -- 22:10
•  AdaptiveCards by Paradigm BI -- https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-US/product/power-bi-visuals/wa200002341
•  France Map Drilldown by Data Khi -- https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-US/product/power-bi-visuals/wa200002337?tab=overview
•  Dumbbell Bar Chart by Nova Silva BV -- https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-US/product/power-bi-visuals/wa200002332?tab=overview
• Strip Plot by Nova Silva BV -- https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-US/product/power-bi-visuals/wa200002305?tab=overview
• Add Intelligent Narratives for BI by Arria NLG -- https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-US/product/power-bi-visuals/wa200002323
• Overlapping Bar Chart by Acorn Hill -- https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-US/product/power-bi-visuals/wa200002265?tab=overview
• Editor’s picks -- 22:47
• X-Bar Control Chart by PQ Systems -- https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-US/product/power-bi-visuals/wa200001023
• Image by CloudScope -- https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-US/product/power-bi-visuals/wa200001985
• Drill Down Network PRO by excelnaccess.com -- https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-US/product/power-bi-visuals/wa200002059
• Lollipop Bar Chart by Nova Silva BV -- https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-US/product/power-bi-visuals/wa200002280

Template Apps

• Test Your Analytics Maturity -- 23:27
  • Download -- https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-us/product/power-bi/avanadeinc.test_your_analytics_maturity       
• Apps on AppSource -- 23:46
  • Learn more -- https://datachant.com/2020/09/25/explore-all-apps-on-appsource/ 
  • Download -- https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-us/product/power-bi/datachant-5311696.apps_on_appsource

• Power BI Gold suite -- 24:18
  • Download -- https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-us/product/dynamics-365-business-central/PUBID.fenwicksoftware%7C...

Developers

• New Admin APIs and Service Principal authentication to make for better tenant metadata scanning -- 25:02
• Power BI Visuals Platform adds support for conditional formatting -- 26:51

A special thank you to the Power BI product team for their dedication to bringing us great new features each month! 

For our wonderful Power BI community, we hope you have a safe, healthy and happy holiday season, and we look forward to seeing you for more amazing Power BI updates in 2021

All the best, 

Kelly Kaye

Power BI Community Engagement Lead

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