Episode 136 – February 2020 Power BI Desktop Update

This is episode 136 recorded on February 18th, 2020 where John & Jason talk about the February 2020 Power BI Desktop Update including incremental refresh going GA & available for Pro users,  the out of the box Hierarchical Slicer, and new Ribbon changes in Preview.

Show Notes

Here’s the complete list of February updates:

Dataset management

• Incremental refresh is now generally available

Reporting

• Hierarchical slicer (preview)
• Updates to the new ribbon (preview)
  • Title bar updates
  • Keytips
  • Accessibility

Modeling

• New DAX Functions
  • FirstNonBlankValue
  • LastNonBlankValue

Visualizations

• Funnel and pyramid chart by xViz
• OEE Dashboard by 3AG Systems
• Organization chart by MAQ Software
• PI VIZpack by PQ Systems
  • Histogram
  • Individuals control chart
  • Individuals and moving range control chart
  • Multi-group individuals chart
  • X-bar control chart
  • X-bar and range control chart
  • P-chart
  • U-chart
• Updates to Zebra BI tables and charts

Template Apps

• Microsoft 365 usage analytics
• NFL analytics by P3
• Acterys for Quickbooks, Xero & WorkflowMax

Data preparation

• Non-admin support for query diagnostics

Data connectivity

• MicroStrategy connector is now generally available
• FHIR connector is now generally available
• Factset connector
• TIBCO connector
• Jamf Pro connector
• Asana connector

Throwback User Voice Picks

John

Paginated reports – please make it available in Pro as well as Premium

Paginated reports – please make it available in Pro as well as Premium .. thank you

Jason

Option to use either light or dark interface.

New Desktop app update installed an almost white user interface. There is zero contrast which is not good for the eyes. I see where some people have requested a light interface so incorporate an option to select either light or dark theme like in the Office apps.