Fabric Ideas

As stated in the document below, the ViewReport event is logged even when an email is sent via the subscription service.   Title : Monitor usage metrics in the workspaces (preview) - Considerations and limitations URL : https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/collaborate-share/service-modern-usage-metrics#considerations-and-limitations   Due to this default behavior, the view count increases even if the report has not actually been opened, but only the email has been received.I would like to request the implementation of a feature that only counts the number of times the report has actually been opened. ... View more

I'd like to see Power BI read and populate metadata from database source tables/columns and populate the description field in the power bi semantic model for those same tables and columns.  Instead what I have to do now is maintain that metadata in two different locations (Eg maintaining table/coulmn description in Snowflake) and maintain that same metadata in my power bi semantic model.   thanks for consideration.   Brian ... View more

I was working on a report in Power BI Desktop and encountered this issue. I wanted to turn off the default cross highlighting/filtering in the report. I went to File -> Options and Settings -> Options. Under Current File -> Query reduction, I turned on 'Disabling cross highlighting/filtering by default'. However, it does not work as expected. Also, when I saved, closed the file, and opened it again, the same option was turned off. ... View more

I can't see the column names and cell values in some of the columns in my tables in SQL Analytics Endpoint because the column width is too narrow.   Also, the tooltip also doesn't show the entire cell contents when hovering over a cell.   Please make it possible to see the entire contents of a cell in the SQL Analytics Endpoint user interface. ... View more

I would like to be able to trigger specific thresholds for any item in Microsoft Fabric Capacity Metrics and have notifications from Activator. ... View more

Considering the most powerful and versatile machines are being built on ARM processors and many developers preferring these machines due to the extended battery life, or performance per watt, I think it would be critical for Microsoft to start developing Power BI Desktop to be fully compatible with ARM64 processors. Windows ARM with a snapdragon processor is a great machine. It is where all machines are going. It's time for Power BI Desktop to get up to speed with everything else. ... 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

Currently, Power BI Desktop does not provide any built-in mechanism to log or audit user sign-ins. This creates a visibility gap for organizations that need to: Monitor license usage . Track who is accessing Power BI Desktop and when. Audit user behavior for security and governance purposes. While Power BI Service and Microsoft 365 offer audit logs, these do not cover local Power BI Desktop usage.   We would like to request the addition of a feature in Power BI Desktop that allows administrators to track user sign-in activity, especially for users with Power BI Pro or Premium licenses. ... View more

Requesting a feature where the takeover REST API call updates the datasource credentials. This ensures that when a semantic model refresh is performed (triggered via an API), it works without any failures. ... 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

I would like to request a feature enhancement for Microsoft Fabric Dataflows to support multiple Date and Date/Time formats, similar to what is currently available in Power BI Desktop.   Power BI Desktop datetime format options   In Power BI Desktop, we can easily parse and interpret various date and datetime formats within a column. However, in Fabric Dataflows, the formatting options are limited and inflexible.   It would be extremely helpful if Dataflows could allow flexible configuration of multiple formats for date and date/time columns. This feature would greatly improve usability, especially when handling data from diverse sources where date formats are inconsistent. ... View more

Hi,  Based on a community question: https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Developer/How-to-connect-GraphApi-with-PBi-to-get-complete-data/m-p/4681466. Since there is no direct connector between Planner and PBi desktop, We tried to connect PBi desktop and MS GraphApi (Planner endpoint) via OData. Unfortunately, since this endpoint is not supported, the results are inconsistent. For example, the attribute assigments{} is missing. Would it be possible to create a connector to connect Planner and PBi desktop. Or at least create Planner as an endpoint (using PBi pro license)? ... View more

When defining a follower database (or shortcut) in Fabric RTI (Eventhouse), the follower database in Fabric folllows the entire ADX source Database But in ADX when create a data share, which is the similar concept, it's possible to share only certain tables as explained here  https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/data-share#sharing-tables It will be good to have the same kind of sharing logic for Fabric RTI as we have for ADX : to be aligned in terms of capabilities and have a more granular control of what is to be shared.   ... View more

As already reported and discussed here: https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Data-Engineering/Some-methods-in-notebooks-do-not-work-when-executed-from-Data, and based on the feedback from Microsoft support that this is a known issue and that an Idea should be opened for this - I suggest this issue is further analyzed and a fix or workaround is suggested.   Reference support case I opened (and also more people opened the support case with the same issue): 2504161420001430 ... View more

It would be good if the Fabric REST API supported odata filters when retrieving all items.   As an example if I want to get the ID of a workspace by name using the Fabric REST API I need to call   https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1/workspaces/   to retreive all workspaces that the caller has access to and then iterate over the list in the calling application to find the desired worksapce.   However in the Power BI REST API I can simply call   https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/groups?$filter=name eq 'my-workspace-name'   to retreive a result set with just the desired workspace (or an empy resultset if the workspace does not exist or the caller does not have access to it. This would avoid the need to handle paging in the caller and enable simpler logic.   Also I am aware that at the moment I can call the Power BI groups end point to retreive workspaces assigned to a Fabric capacity but having to swap between end points because the Fabric endpoint has less functionality feels less than great also for my specific use case that prompted this post I need to retreive notebook IDs by notebook name.   I am sure there are other folks out there who also need to get Fabric only items that would benefit from the Fabric REST API getting closer to feature parity to the Power BI REST API.   ... View more

The primary axis are outdated and require significant improvement when compared to Excel. This makes it difficult for report creators and often leads to problems when trying to manage and style them effectively. By offering more format settings, greater control over displayed data can be provided, especially if axis ticks, new gridlines, and separators are also included. ... View more