The month of August was yet another busy one for the Power BI team. We continued to roll out new features and make updates across the stack. Hereโs a quick recap of all the announcements in case you missed it:
- New capacity settings for Power BI Premium
- Custom branding for your organization
- August update for On-premises data gateway
- Summarized data export with build permission
- URL parameters for paginated reports
- Support for monthly e-mail subscriptions
- AAD app proxy integration with mobile
New capacity settings for Power BI Premium
We started off by announcing fiveย new settings for your Premium capacities in the admin portal. Now, you can set limits on โMax Offline Dataset Sizeโ with the allowable range from 0.1 to 10 GB and even set limits on queries to prevent noisy reports from impacting others using the capacity. You can use these new settings to create a more predictable and performant capacity for your organization. Learn more
Custom branding for your organization
We announced custom branding for the Power BI service. Now, you change theย theme colorย that appears in the top navigation bar, add your companyย logo, and bring your default landing page to life by adding aย cover image.ย Check out the announcement blog to learn more.
August update for On-premises data gateway
We shipped a new, improved version of the on-premises data gateway in August with an updated mashup engine to match the Power BI desktop version. Install the new gateway. Documentation on the new gateway, how to use it, and list of FAQs can be foundย here.
Summarized data export with build permission
We heard your feedback loud and clear that our limitationsย onย export of summarized dataย from a visualย areย overly restrictive. In reaction, we adjusted our approach to allowย users with the Read permission to export summarized data from a visual. Please note that exporting the underlying data for a visual will continue to require Build permission.ย The underlying data is the detailed rows that were rolled up to show in the visual.ย Check out the announcement blog for more details.
URL parameters for paginated reports
We brought the ability to use URL parameters for paginated reports. Now, report authors to send commands to paginated reports in Power BI by adding a parameter to a URL. For example, you can pass report parameters to a report by including them in a paginated report URL, andย even construct this URL dynamically in a Power BI report and drillthrough to a paginated report by using a DAX measure. Learn more
Support for monthly e-mail subscriptions
We continued to add more granular controls to e-mail subscriptions in the Power BI service by adding an option for you to subscribe monthly to reports, dashboards, and paginated reports. Learn more
AAD app proxy integration for Mobile
We partnered with Azure Active Directory team to integrate Power BI mobile applications withย Azure Active Directory (AAD) Application Proxy. With this feature, you can now connect to Report Server hosted within your orgranization from Power BI Mobile app, without the need to set up complex on-premise configuration. Read more onย Power BI mobile and Azure AD Application Proxy integration. Learnย how to configure Azure AD Application Proxy and Power BI.