Episode 127 - November 2019 Power BI Desktop Update

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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