VBA for Power BI Desktop
Ability to provide a custom UI for a user to enter some parameters / inputs prior to refreshing the data model and publishing to Power BI
Ability to drag and drop columns in a Data Table (re-position columns like in PowerPivot)
Provide 'Connect to Power BI data source' from Excel
Analyze in Excel is fantastic,not withstanding stability issues which will no doubt be sorted out I would like a user to be able to open a blank workbook and to Connect to a Power BI data source based off their credentials It should show a list of the datasets on Power BI that they have been perm...
Need tutorials / examples to help selection of effective Visualisations
Although it's very easy to actually drag and drop to create visuals I think there needs to be more assistance in the form of examples which would help you to choose the most appropriate visual to convey your message. The art is in creating effective, meaningful BI visualisations, not necessarily ...
Provide support for Custom Calendars AND default Time Intelligence Functions
Currently, the native Time Intelligence functions work on the basis of having a regular calendar There are many instances of custom calendars like Retail 4-4-5 In order to get 'time intelligence' you can replicate the standard functions with more longwinded DAX I would like to see out-of-the-box ...
Dashboard design aids
Give Power BI the same aids as you get in Power Point & the VBA editor. It then becomes considerably easier to centre, align & space visuals and other objects. Although there is some existing functionality it needs to be extended as typing in exact properies, width, vertical position etc is very ...
More visible indicator that Dashboard / Report is refreshing
Can we please have something more noticeable like "Refreshing, please wait..." ? From user experience the last few days the spinning wheels just aren't enough
Option to switch off Focus mode on visuals
Can we have an option on visuals so this is not only switched off but that the visual appears completely embedded? I don't want users hovering over a slicer and seeing a frame inviting them to blow it up. It just creates unnecessary confusion
'Reset all' feature to remove filters from all visuals
Probably the opposite to bookmarks: Incorporate a 'reset all' button to clear slicer selections from all visuals
Switch off the flyaway Filters menu on a Report page
I don't want users messing with this, can we disable it?