Fabric Ideas

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

Hello Team,   Customer wants to have an option for viewer role to download reports.   Thank You. ... View more

In paginated reports, if a business needs to display the same column under two or more different names, this is currently not possible in Fabric. While it is technically possible to pull the same column into the visualization multiple times, renaming one instance automatically renames all duplicates. If Fabric allowed the same column to be displayed under multiple names, it would greatly benefit business users. Currently, to achieve this, we must modify the dataset at the Data Engineering (DE) level, which becomes a tedious process—especially when DE and Data Analytics (DA) are handled by separate teams. ... View more

Visibility into Source Table Metadata Currently, there is no available option to view metadata or properties (such as data source name, original location, or table lineage) for a Shortcut table. Providing this level of visibility is critical for data governance, auditing, and root cause analysis. Especially in environments where multiple shortcuts and data sources are interconnected. This information would be invaluable for both developers and administrators managing enterprise data at scale.   Improved Stability and Reliability of Shortcut Integration We've observed some recurring instability or performance issues when using Shortcuts in production environments. Enhancing the underlying reliability and offering better diagnostics or logging would go a long way in increasing user confidence and adoption of this feature. ... 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

Power BI currently supports UI buttons only at the report level (e.g., page navigation, bookmarks, drillthrough), but does not allow embedding them inside matrix or table visuals. This limits the ability to create truly interactive dashboards—especially in calendar or grid-based designs where each cell could represent a dynamic action point (e.g., register for an event, open a detailed view, update a status). Proposed Feature: Enable embedding of interactive elements (e.g., buttons or action triggers) inside matrix or table cells. Support native button visuals, or allow DAX measures with action logic like navigation or bookmark triggers. Use Cases: Calendar dashboards with “View Details” or “RSVP” buttons per date. Task managers with status update buttons per row. Drillthrough actions without right-clicking. Impact: Greatly enhances user experience in operational dashboards. Reduces the need for workarounds using emojis, slicers, or multiple pages. ... 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

Many customers are waiting for the option to receive immediate notifications from Microsoft in case of any outages or known issues. This feature will help customers to manage and respond effectively when something fails. By providing timely alerts, customers can take necessary actions to mitigate the impact of such disruptions. Additionally, having real-time updates will enhance customer satisfaction and trust in Microsoft's services. Ensuring that customers are promptly informed about any issues will enable them to maintain smooth operations and reduce downtime. Implementing this notification system is crucial for improving overall customer experience and operational efficiency. ... View more

Regarding the start of the Microsoft Fabric trial, it is required that more than 90 days have passed since the tenant was created, but such information will not be displayed at the time of starting the trial. If less than 90 days have passed, an alert should be displayed. ... 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

It’s challenging and time-consuming for both new and experienced report creators to organize data when trying to split cards into categories. By introducing small multiples, it could be a familiar and easy way for report creators to intuitively categorize data, especially if they had more control over layout and formatting. ... View more

Currently, the Fabric Data Factory Invoke Pipeline task uses the user's credentials who saved the pipeline to then authenticate to the Azure Data Factory to execute the ADF pipeline.  When that user's password is modified, the token expires and the Fabric Data Factory pipeline must be modified and saved for the Invoke Pipeline tasks to begin working again.   I would like to suggest that there be an option in the Invoke Pipeline Task to use the Fabric Workspace Identity, or specify a Service Principal for authentication to ADF.   Without this change, production Data Factory Pipelines will fail to execute after the owner changes their password. ... 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

Please take measures to prevent library inconsistencies from occurring due to automatic updates when the version of a dependent library is changed.   For example, an upgrade to the marshmallow library 4.0.0 used internally by azure-ai-ml was released and automatically updated. As a result, a process that had been running in the morning could no longer be executed in the afternoon due to an inconsistency with azure-ai-ml. ... View more

Taking all the efforts of architects users and BI expert to create and maintain Power BI Datamart into account, please consider including Datamart as a new source in the migration assistant for Fabric Data Warehouse, please extend this tool not only to Synapse but also to Datamarts. The administrator and executive producer of the international Datamart Group in Linkedin. Didier Maignan ... View more