Hot News in Power BI August Update

After a big update in July, Microsoft has released another major update for its Power BI. This August release brought many new functions to your Power BI reports.

Here is a list of August Updates:

Reporting

• Print reports through Export to PDF
• Create bookmark groups
• Theming generally available
• Slicer restatement

Analytics

• Conditional formatting by values
• Python integration (preview)
• Q&A improvements
  • Q&A in Power BI Desktop generally available
  • Better matching experience for Power BI Desktop and Power BI Premium

Modeling

• Data categories for measures
• Statistical DAX functions

Custom visuals

• 3AG Systems – Column Chart with Variance
• Scatter Chart by Akvelon
• Small Multiples Line Chart
• Add Natural Language Summaries for BI
• Pivot Slicer

Data connectivity

• Spark connector generally available

Source: powerbi.microsoft.com