FEATURES.mdv5 · history
Published docs in the Power BI KB: semantic models, DAX and modelling, Power Query and dataflows, reports and visuals, the service and workspaces, capacity and performance, embedding and integration, governance and security, ALM and deployment, and licensing, plus cross-cutting decision guides. The daily monitor task adds a row here when it publishes or updates a doc. Browse the live KB at https://apps.pr1vacy.cloud/almanac/kb/power-bi.
🆕 New & Updated
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | New: ODBC to ADBC driver transition (Power Query & Dataflows) — Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery, Dremio, Impala and Spark move from embedded ODBC to Apache Arrow ADBC drivers; Hive is deprecated outright. Tenant/workspace setting, per-connection Implementation pin, gateway refreshes stay on ODBC, service cutover late Q3/early Q4 2026 and drivers gone from Desktop and gateway spring 2027. |
| 2026-08-21 | New: OneLake Image and Map Files in Reports (Reports & Visuals) — store image/shape-map files in a Fabric lakehouse and reference their OneLake URLs in visuals; loaded per viewer's Entra identity, so files stay authenticated. |
| 2026-08-18 | New: Editing PBIP Files Externally (ALM & Deployment) — edit report/model files in VS Code and reload into Desktop; ⚠️ Preview. |
| 2026-08-05 | New: Conditional Formatting for Chart Lines and Legends (Reports & Visuals). |
| 2026-07-22 | Initial backfill — 69 docs published across all eleven categories. |
By category
| Category | Docs |
|---|---|
| Semantic Models | 7 |
| DAX & Modelling | 7 |
| Power Query & Dataflows | 7 |
| Reports & Visuals | 9 |
| Service & Workspaces | 6 |
| Capacity & Performance | 6 |
| Embedding & Integration | 6 |
| Governance & Security | 7 |
| ALM & Deployment | 7 |
| Licensing | 5 |
| Decision & Selection Guides | 6 |
| Total | 73 |
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