Fabric Ideas

We would like to use font Aptos in PowerBI. This is the new default font in Office 365, but it is not selectable in the PowerBI UI and it is also not possible to put it in a theme json file. The reason is that the Aptos font is not located in "C:\Windows\Fonts" but in "C:\Users\YOUR_USERNAME\AppData\Local\Microsoft\FontCache\4\CloudFonts". It seems the theme json only supports fonts located in "C:\Windows\Fonts". ... View more

It would be really useful to have security settings to show or hide individual report pages. Currently, audiences control access only at the report level, not per page. ... View more

Need an feature to  Enable or Disable all datasets Refreshes at Once from Tenant settings or have an Admin API in acheving the same task.  Currently, there is option to enable to cancel for specific Dataset and API too but want in one feature for all datasets in a workspace or all workspaces to run in one shot.  ... View more

According to documentation, there can only be a maximum of 10 models with change detection measures in a Power BI tenant (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/create-reports/desktop-automatic-page-refresh#considerations-and-limitations)   This feature is really important performance-wise when building reports based on direct queries. As limitations of Direct Query are applicable for datasets on SKU level (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/enterprise/service-premium-what-is#semantic-model-sku-limitation) and are applicable only for Premium anyways, I believe this limitation should be migrated to the same capacity constrain.   ... View more

It would be very useful if users could restore their own bookmarks in Power BI, and if report administrators had the ability to restore all user bookmarks.   There have been instances where users lost all their bookmarks after an application update. Having a way to recover them would significantly improve the user experience and prevent data loss. ... View more

If your company is serious about citizen development, you've got to be serious about endorsement! Users need to quickly find which reports and models are reliable. If you agree and want to make this easier, read on and vote for this idea! 📈   It can be tough to provide good governance and endorsement of data, while also facilitating smooth citizen development. Difficult problem to solve... but it's already been solved! I'm proposing a 5-star ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐rating scale for models and reports.   Lots of other platforms use a 5-star rating scale to allow the best products to bubble up organically to a user's recommended results. Amazon is a great example of a platform that ensures quality while allowing just about anyone to create content. Suppose I want to create an Amazon store and start listing products. What's to stop me? They could be good products, could be bad -- no one knows at first until the first few orders and reviews start trickling in. Eventually, time will tell. If I have a "4.9 star" product with 1500 votes, and someone else has a competing "2.5 star" product with 30 votes, which one are you more likely to buy? I'm more likely to go with the product more people have reviewed and affirmed.   Replace that Amazon product with a report or model. If my CFO sees a "4.9 star" report with 1500 votes, and another "2.5 star" report with 30 votes, which one is she more likely to trust? Of course administrators can add endorsements, but when user content volume becomes too high to curate each citizen-developed item, this organic scale can help consumers make better educated decisions about where they should put their trust. ... View more

Since Power BI allows the creation of vertically scrolling dashboards, it would be very useful to have an option to pin elements (such as headers, filters, or key metrics) so they remain visible while scrolling. This feature would improve usability and navigation, making dashboards more user-friendly and efficient. ... View more

I would like to be able to enter default values ​​that change depending on the period and without it "locking" the user to the default dates. For example: I would like my report to always display data from the beginning of the current year to the end of the current year and yet allow the user to switch to see the data for 2024 or only certain months in 2023 for example. And if we reached 2026 I would like the default dates to be between 01-01-2026 and 31-12-2026 ... View more

Power BI forces us to use complex workarounds just to fix total calculations in running totals and similar scenarios. Instead of making users struggle with DAX tricks, why not add a simple, intuitive solution? Proposed Solution: Introduce a new field or checkbox that allows users to define the type of summarization for each column in a visual (e.g., None, Sum, Avg, Count, Min, Max, Mode, StdDev, etc.) Make it a Visual Calculation, just like the existing ones (Running Sum, Moving Average, etc.) Why This Matters: This would eliminate the need for hacks to control total calculations, specially in Tables and Matrixes affected by slicers and complex measures It follows the same logic as existing Visual Calculations, making it easy to implement It would be a huge improvement for anyone working with cumulative calculations in Power BI ... View more

If Fabric shortcuts has ability to point to specific version of underlying delta files, we could easily implement versioning in ETL process. Currenly Data Engineering solutions implement custom versioning solutions to provide good quality data downstreams. If Fabric can provide that feature in built, that would greatly reduce development efforts. Also, everyone can follow standard approach. ... View more

The current card visual forces users to overlap elements or waste copious amounts of time creating custom visuals. The new card feature should give users the ability to create multiple cards in a single container and provide a greater level of customization. ... View more

It would be beneficial to incorporate features from Pivot tables that allow for the expansion and collapse of columns and hierarchical column groups within tabular visuals. This would not only solve the current limitations of matrices but also provide report creators with the flexibility to hide and show rows and columns, saving these settings for future use, thus eliminating the need to scroll through irrelevant data. ... View more

Enabling customized calculations at the query level for subtotals and grand totals would offer greater flexibility in reporting and preserve performance. Efficient organization of control settings to modify the style of these totals separately will empower report creators to achieve their desired appearance, while addressing their need for more control and customization in reporting. ... View more

Imagine a world where report creators can automatically apply slicer and filter selections based on specific logic, revolutionizing data analysis and user experience. This innovative approach eliminates any need for complex workarounds, optimizes slicer functionality, and paves the way for more efficient and effective data reporting. ... View more

Interpreting visuals without a clear legend to indicate logic behind specific styles can lead to confusion and decision-making errors. An idea to enhance clarity and transparency by ensuring legends and tooltips accurately display colors, patterns, and other visual components influenced by logics, would enable report consumers to easily understand the applied logic and make more effective decisions. ... View more

It should be possible for admin to monitor and manage the personal bookmark created by end users. ... View more

Currently we're getting Power BI audit data using shell script per Workspace, App and Report Name. We don't get Page Name. However, we do get usage per page name in usage metrics in PoweBI web.   Need to add Page Name column in audit data to tack usage per page  ... View more

Currently, the Microsoft Fabric Data Warehouse supports metadata-based backup capabilities, which are effective for recovery in the event of failures. While Disaster Recovery (DR) provides fault tolerance, its high cost makes it challenging for organizations with limited budgets to implement. To address these limitations and provide a more cost-effective solution, we strongly request the addition of a feature to directly export or back up tabular data stored in OneLake in the Delta Parquet format as part of the Data Warehouse functionality. Furthermore, implementing backup options such as "full" and "differential," similar to those available in SQL Server, would improve flexibility and operational efficiency. Introducing these features would significantly enhance Fabric's backup and recovery capabilities, providing users with a robust and cost-effective data protection solution. ... View more

The matrix visual is currently set to around 100 columns. I have a report of Air Quality permit numbers that ranges up to almost 140. The matrix will not show all of the columns, so the customer has to filter the list with slicers the get the display to below 100 columns. This report has been un use for several years, and I would like to see it work correctly.    Thank you. Johnny Jones   johnny.jones@deq.nc.gov   ... View more