September 2022 Updates for Power BI

As always, there is yet another variety of new features.  This month’s updates include features such as an hierarchical axis by default, translations for composite models, mobile formatting options in General Availability and cross tenants’ datasets sharing.  The full list is as follows:

Reporting

• Hierarchical axis by default
• Improved display name for summarised fields
• Conditional formatting for data labels
• Translations support for Composite models on Power BI Datasets and Analysis Services in Preview
• Mobile formatting options now Generally Available
• Information protection update

Data connectivity and preparation

• Dremio (Connector Update)
• Profisee (New Connector)
• Starburst Enterprise (Connector Update)

Service

• Cross-tenant dataset sharing in Preview
• Auto-generate reports on existing datasets
• Discoverability feature for B2B content

Mobile applications

• Power BI fonts now available on mobile devices (iOS and Android)
• Windows app: upgraded browsing experience with WebView2

Embedded Analytics

• Power BI component for Vue.js
• Power BI and Jupyter integration updates (delayed until October 2022)
• Export paginated reports by a service principal with a Power BI dataset as a data source

Visualisations

• New visuals in AppSource
• Shielded HTML Viewer by Nova Silva
• Drill Down Combo PRO by ZoomCharts
• Intelligent Narratives by Arria NLG

Other

• Paginated reports data Preview.

As always, we'll be detailing these updates in our October newsletter. Please remember we have virtual / online training in Power BI which you can find out more about here.  If you are not already a subscriber, why not sign up at the bottom of any SumProduct web page?  And don't forget to download the latest version of Power BI Desktop here too.