In March, the Reports Portal started showing how many comments and notices have not been read yet, and report subscriptions gained on-demand sending. The API gained endpoints to refresh datasets and download the PBIX, and the Administration Portal received new bulk actions, such as resending the welcome email and editing several applications at once.
March 27, 2025
New features
- Resend the welcome email to several users: on the Users screen, you can now resend the welcome email to several users at once, instead of repeating the action user by user. This speeds up granting access when a whole group did not receive or lost the original message. See the documentation
- Edit several applications at once: in Power BI › Applications, you can change the settings of several applications at the same time, without opening each one. See the documentation
Improvements
- Clearer error messages when downloading the PBIX: when a report's PBIX file cannot be downloaded, for example due to a limitation of Power BI itself for that model, the portal now shows a message explaining why, instead of a generic error. See the documentation
March 21, 2025
Improvements
- Actual reason for report export errors: in the Reports Portal, when exporting a report fails, the message now shows the reason reported by Power BI, not just the error code (such as 400, 401 or 404). This way, users can understand the problem and act on it without opening a ticket. See the documentation
March 19, 2025
Improvements
- Workspace contributors can manage applications: users with the workspace contributor role can now manage applications in the Administration Portal, without depending on an administrator. See the documentation
March 18, 2025
Improvements
- CSV import with several groups per user: when importing users from a CSV file, the same user can be associated with several groups at once. See the documentation
- More settings in bulk report editing: the editing window shown when you select several reports in Power BI › Reports gained new settings, which are applied to all selected reports at once. See the documentation
March 13, 2025
New features
- Refresh datasets and download the PBIX through the API: the API gained endpoints to trigger a dataset refresh and to download a report's PBIX file. This lets you automate these tasks from your own systems. See the documentation
Improvements
- Report audits per company in the API: API keys created for a company now have access to the report audit and report event audit endpoints. The returned data is limited to the reports associated with that company. See the documentation
March 11, 2025
New features
- Send a subscription on demand: in the Administration Portal, you can trigger a report subscription to be sent right away, without waiting for the next scheduled time. This is useful to test the subscription or resend the report when needed. See the documentation
March 6, 2025
Improvements
- Change a user's email: when editing a user (Users › Actions › Edit), the email field is now editable. So when someone's address changes, you no longer need to delete and recreate the user. See the documentation
March 5, 2025
New features
- Unread comments counter: in the Reports Portal, the Comments button on reports and applications now shows how many comments the user has not read yet. This makes it easy to notice when there is something new in a report's discussions.
- Unread notices counter: the Notices icon in the Reports Portal now shows how many notices the user has not read yet. See the documentation
Improvements
- DAX query subscriptions for groups: DAX query subscriptions now accept groups as recipients, in addition to individual users.