Episode 127 – November 2019 Power BI Desktop

This is episode 127 recorded on November 14th, 2019 where John & Jason talk about the November Power BI Desktop features including the new Power BI Desktop Ribbon, Decomposition Tree, and AI Functions in Power Query.

Show Notes

Other News

Office 365 Service Description Power BI Report

A low cost approach for paginated report subscriptions in Power BI

Desktop November 2019

Other

• Modern ribbon (preview)

Reporting

• Decomposition tree visual (preview)

Analytics

• Conditionally format button formatting

Visualizations

• ArcGIS Maps for Power BI update
• New xViz visuals
• Advanced Gauge
• Hierarchical Filter
• ZoomCharts Drill-Down Waterfall Visual
• Financial Reporting Matrix by Profitbase
• Distribution
• Tree

Data connectivity

• LinkedIn Sales Navigator connector
• Edit SAP variables experience now generally available
• Vena connector
• SiteImprove connector
• Product Insights connector
• Web By Example connector – support for extracting links

Data Preparation

• AI functions in Power Query (Preview)

Template apps

• LinkedIn Sales Navigator for Sales Operations

Ideas

Option to use either light or dark interface

Dark Mode for Power BI

Jason’s pick

No Ctrl-Click on Buttons Needed for Bookmarks View Mode

When editing in Desktop, you have to Ctrl-Click a button to trigger the assigned action – very good. But when you have multiple bookmarks and you go into “View” mode, you are effectively in “PowerPoint Mode”. When in this mode, there should be just a single click for a button (no ctrl needed).