This is episode 249 recorded February 17th, 2023 where Jason talks to Patrick LeBlanc, Principal Program Manager on the Power BI CAT Team at Microsoft & a Guy in a Cube, about the February 2023 Power BI updates which include the Enhanced row-level security editor, Conditional Formatting based on string fields, new DAX functions, and Paginated Reports updates.

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February 2023 Power BI updatesReporting

• Conditional formatting based on string fields
• Smart Narrative visual summary icon
• Formatting image width in table and matrix
• Update your base theme in Power BI
• Report theme validation on custom theme import
• Text box visual indentation
• New accessible report themes
• Customize visible pages in the Page navigator visual
• Sensitivity labels now supported in PDF export from Desktop
• Enhanced row-level security editor

Analytics

• Quick Create SDK

Modeling

• New DAX functions: LINEST and LINESTX

Data Connectivity

• Denodo (Connector Update)
• Digital Construction Works Insights (Connector Update)
• Profisee (Connector Update)
• Cosmos DB V2 (Connector Update)

Service

• New ‘Get Data’ experience in the Power BI Service
• Compact view
• Linked metrics
• Follow metric

Paginated Reports

• Paginated Reports Formatted Table authoring experience
• Create a Paginated Report from a datamart
• Capacity Planning for Paginated Reports

Embedded

• TypeScript support in the playground developer sandbox

Visualizations (third party visuals)

• Editor’s pick of the quarter
• New visuals in AppSource
• Milestone Trend Analysis Chart by Nova Silva
• Multiple Sparklines
• Inforiver Charts 2.1 is now Microsoft Power BI certified
• accoPLANNING by Accobat
• Drill Down Donut PRO by ZoomCharts

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