This month’s updates include DirectQuery support for Dataflows, which has now become Generally Available. There is also a Preview of the paginated reports visual, and there are further updates for small multiples and DirectQuery for Power BI datasets, amongst others.

The full list reads as follows:

Reporting

• Paginated reports visual now in Preview
• Area chart transparency sliders
• Inner padding for continuous axes
• Small multiples: responsiveness and conditional formatting in Preview

Analytics

• Q&A improvement for inferred results

Modelling

• Format strings now persisted when using DirectQuery for Power BI datasets and Azure Analysis Services in Preview

Data Preparation

• DirectQuery support for Dataflows now Generally Available
• Select all operation is now supported for Dynamic M Query Parameters in Preview

Data Connectivity

• Assemble Views (new connector)
• BQE Core (new connector)
• SumTotal (new connector)
• Adobe Analytics (updated connector)
• Anaplan (updated connector)
• Azure Databricks (updated connector)
• Cognite Data Fusion (updated connector)
• Dynamics 365 Business Central (updated connector)
• FactSet Analytics (updated connector)
• Google BigQuery (updated connector)
• Starburst Enterprise (updated connector)
• Vessel Insight (updated connector)
• Workplace Analytics (updated connector)
• Snowflake (updated connector)
• Azure Consumption Insights (connector deprecated)

Service

• Datasets discoverability
• Request access to datasets
• Mandatory label policy for Microsoft Information Protection sensitivity labels in Preview
• Admin API to set and remove Microsoft Information Protection sensitivity labels
• Automate deployments with new APIs and PowerShell samples in Preview
• Manage Dataflows in deployment pipelines in Preview
• Admin APIs for deployment pipelines

Mobile

• A new look for the Power BI Windows app Preview
• Passing URL parameters to paginated reports

Visualisations

• New visuals
• Drill Down Combo Bar PRO by ZoomCharts
• Dumbbell Bar Chart by Nova Silva
• graphomate bubbles 2021.2
• Zebra BI Tables 5.0
• Zebra BI Charts 5.0

Template apps

• Template app one-click update and republish
• Salesforce Analytics for Sales Managers

Other

• Power BI Desktop Installer Changes
• Latest (June) update of Power BI Report Builder
• Report action bar now available in the Power BI SharePoint Online Webpart.

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