Episode 127 - November 2019 Power BI Desktop Update

This is episode 127 recorded on November 14th, 2019 where John & Jason talk about the November Power BI Desktop features including the new Power BI Desktop Ribbon, Decomposition Tree, and AI Functions in Power Query. Jason's blog post Office 365 Service Description Power BI Reporthttps://www.sharepointlonghorn.com/office-365-service-description-power-bi-report/ John's blog post A low cost approach for paginated report subscriptions in Power BIhttp://whitepages.unlimitedviz.com/2019/11/a-low-cost-approach-for-paginated-report-subscriptions-in-power-bi/ Desktop November 2019 Other • Modern ribbon (preview) Reporting • Decomposition tree visual (preview) Analytics • Conditionally format button formatting Visualizations • ArcGIS Maps for Power BI update • New xViz visuals • Advanced Gauge • Hierarchical Filter • ZoomCharts Drill-Down Waterfall Visual • Financial Reporting Matrix by Profitbase • Distribution • Tree Data connectivity • LinkedIn Sales Navigator connector • Edit SAP variables experience now generally available • Vena connector • SiteImprove connector • Product Insights connector • Web By Example connector – support for extracting links Data Preparation • AI functions in Power Query (Preview) Template apps • LinkedIn Sales Navigator for Sales Operations Ideas Dark Mode https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/37882726-option-to-use-either-light-or-dark-interface https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/34628386-dark-mode-for-power-bi Jason's pick - Votes: 601 No Ctrl-Click on Buttons Needed for Bookmarks View Mode When editing in Desktop, you have to Ctrl-Click a button to trigger the assigned action - very good. But when you have multiple bookmarks and you go into "View" mode, you are effectively in "PowerPoint Mode". When in this mode, there should be just a single click for a button (no ctrl needed). https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/38773519-no-ctrl-click-on-buttons-needed-for-bookmarks-vie

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For the past several years, Business Intelligence has been the #1 top ranked IT priority for CIOs and business leaders according to Gartner. It is a very exciting time to be in the BI space, with massive investments from Microsoft in their 2016 wave of products specifically focused on this area. Not only are there major product releases on the horizon, specifically SharePoint & SQL 2016, but Power BI continues to release updates, new features, and content packs on a very regular basis. Microsoft MVPs John White & Jason Himmelstein will attempt to keep you up to date on all of the latest and greatest BI changes every month. They will give some interesting tips & tricks, show fun features, bring on relevant guests, answer your questions, cover the News, and generally have a great time with this exciting topic.