Episode 248 – Power BI 2023 release wave 1 plan

This is episode 248 recorded on January 24th 2023, where John & Jason review the Microsoft Power BI 2023 release wave 1 plan that covers the roadmap from April to September of 2023.

Show Notes

Premium

1. Send unique report per recipient with paginated report email subscriptions
2. Automate migration from Azure Analysis Services to Power BI Premium
3. Balance user queries with query scale-out

Pro

1. Navigate by workspaces in the data hub
2. Author calculation groups
3. Integrate Power BI into Teams meetings
4. Multi-task more easily in the Power BI app for Teams
5. Restrict access to content in the Power BI service using sensitivity labels
6. Navigate the model view using accessibility features
7. Enable Microsoft Purview DLP policies for Power BI datamarts
8. Control visual formatting with improved capabilities
9. Control visual formatting with improved capabilities
10. View Power BI files from the service within Power BI Desktop
11. Optimize presets in Power BI Desktop
12. Edit relationships in the properties pane
13. Combine existing mapping visuals into one with Azure Maps
14. Create and share paginated reports on the web

Dataflows

1. Employ features from the next generation of Power BI dataflows

Power Query connectors

1. SQL Server Analysis Services connector available in Power BI dataflows
2. Apply versioning fields and rich text columns in SharePoint Online List
3. Google Analytics Connector Update to use V4 Data API

Power Query Online

1. Natural language interface to generate new Power Query steps
2. Split one query into multiple with conditional split
3. Choose from recommended data transformations