Power BI Desktop May 2019 Feature Summary

There is a thrilling update for Power BI, full of improved visuals, filter panes, and a performance analyzer pane. With these new and improved features, you will get a better insight into your reports; which helps you to optimize your report, for the benefit of yourself and your end user. Here we take a brief look at what is included.

Power BI Desktop May 2019 Feature Summary

May Updates Summary

Reporting
  • Performance Analyzer Pane
  • Filter Pane improvements (preview)
    • Sorting filter cards
    • Theme Support
  • Table and Matrix Keyboard Navigation
  • Line data label position control
  • KPI visual indicator text size control
Analytics
  • Key influencers visual improvements (preview)
    • Binning support
    • Formatting
    • Options
    • Mobile support
Modeling
  • Disable auto-date tables for new reports
  • Update to the ALLSELECTED DAX function
Visualizations
  • ArcGIS maps for Power BI updates
  • Mapbox updates
  • ValQ – Modern Digital Planning
  • Advanced Graph Visual
  • Craydec Control Charts
  • Walkers Animated Picrogram
  • Treemap Bar Chart by MAQ Software

Data Connectivity

  • Essbase connector: Support for Native Query (MDX)
  • Intune Data Warehouse connector
  • Tenforce connector
  • Roamler connector

Other

  • Automatic Query cancellation for Power BI Desktop

 

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