Power BI March 2024 Update Summary

Earn a free Microsoft Fabric certification exam! 

We are thrilled to announce the general availability of Exam DP-600, which leads to the Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate certification.  

Microsoft Fabric’s common analytics platform is built on the instantly familiar Power BI experience, making your transition to Fabric Analytics Engineer easier. With Fabric, you can build on your prior knowledge – whether that is Power BI, SQL, or Python – and master how to enrich data for analytics in the era of AI. 

To help you learn quickly and get certified, we created the Fabric Career Hub. We have curated the best free on-demand and live training, exam crams, practice tests and more. 

Also, become eligible for a free certification exam by completing the Fabric AI Skills Challenge. But hurry, the challenge only runs from March 19 – April 19 and free certs are first-come, first-served! (limit one per participant, terms and conditions apply). 

Contents

• Reporting
  • Visual calculations update   
  • On-Object Interaction Updates 
  • Mobile layout auto-create   
  • Expanding Spatial Data Integration: Shapefile Support in Azure Maps Visual
  • Data bars in matrix subtotal/total conditional formatting
  • Data labels alignment
• Modelling
  • Write DAX queries in DAX query view with Copilot   
  • Enhanced row-level security editor is Enabled by Default   
  • Selection expressions for calculation groups   
  • DAX query view improvements   
• Service
  • Edit your data model in the Power BI Service – Updates
  • Undo/Redo, Clear all, and New filter cards in Explore 
  • Deliver report subscriptions to OneDrive SharePoint   
• Mobile
  • Custom visual SSO support 
• Developers
  • New title flyout for Power BI Desktop developer mode
  • Rename to “Semantic Model” in Power BI Project files 
  • System file updates for Git integration
  • Hierarchal Identity filter API
• Visualizations
  • New visuals in AppSource
  • Dumbbell Bar Chart by Nova Silva
  • Date Picker by Powerviz
  • Drill Down Combo PRO
  • PDF Uploader/Viewer
  • Inforiver Premium Matrix
• Paginated Reports
  • Connect to new data sources from Power BI Report Builder   
  • Localized parameter prompts in Power BI Report Builder