Episode 220: February 2022 Feature Summary

This is episode 220 recorded on February 24th, 2022 where John & Jason go over the February 2022 Power BI updates including new mobile formatting options, Dynamic M Query Parameters now supports SQL Server, Download .pbix improvements, and more.

Show Notes

Reporting

• New mobile formatting options  
  • Preview
• Sensitivity labels downstream Inheritance
  • Generally available
• Default label policies in Power BI
  • Generally available

• Mandatory label policy
  • Generally available
• New Format Pane  

Preview– On by default

• Multi row card selection

Data preparation

• Dynamic M Query Parameters now supports SQL Server and more data sources  
  • Preview

Data connectivity

• Amazon OpenSearch Service (New Connector)
• OpenSearch Project (New Connector)
• Digital Construction Works Insights (New Connector)
• Azure Databricks (Connector Update)
• BQE Core (Connector Update)
• MicroStrategy (Connector Update)
• Starburst Enterprise (Connector Update)

Service

• Power BI Goals
  • Notifications
  • Multiple Owners
  • My Workspace
• Deployment pipelines enhancements
• Download .pbix improvements

Mobile

• Dark mode now available in the Power BI Windows app
• Power BI Windows app new look
  • Generally available

Embedded Analytics

• Support Power BI dataset as a data source for embedding paginated reports
• Azure Power BI Embedded A7 and A8 capacity nodes self-service
• New Dataset Permissions APIs
• Delete Dashboard API
• Access Token Expiry Callback

Developers

• New Power BI visuals’ category list in AppSource
• Expand entire level in matrix
• Dynamic format string support

Visualizations

• New visuals in AppSource
• The editor’s pick for this quarter
• Download visual’s sample file from the in-product AppSource
• Drill Down Graph PRO by ZoomCharts
• Plotly.js visual by Akvelon
• HTML Text Styler 2.0 (Microsoft certified)
• Multiple Sparklines by Excelnaccess.com
• Merged Bar Chart by Nova Silva
• Financial Reporting Matrix by Profitbase
• Inforiver premium edition by Lumel
• Zebra BI Tables version 5.2 by Zebra BI

Other

• WebView2 now required
• Find out new features releasing in Power BI by using Power BI Release Plan app.
• Optimize your processes and gain deep insights with Process Mining
• New settings to enable or disable Map and Filled Map visuals