Synonyms still shows old column name even after the column was renamed in Edit Queries
If I pull in data into Desktop but then go back (Edit Queries) and rename a column, the Synonyms still show the old column name (and PBI Desktop does not allow you to rename or change this) See screenshot at http://screencast.com/t/L4zSWkjrf
Q&A should sort chronologically (by default) whenever showing dates/calendar columns
When Calendar columns are involved (potentially detected when relationship is based on a Date column) then for any column shown in Q&A the default sort should be chronological. Look at the screenshot in the linked screenshot. The default "Budget by Month" shows a column chart, sorted descendin...
Select and Pin multiple Visuals at once to the Dashboard
I often need to pin multiple visuals from a Report page to the Dashboard. Instead of selecting them one by one and clicking "Pin Visual" for each (the thumbtack), it would be really useful to simply select multiple visuals (using Ctrl+Click) and just click Pin Visual to pin all of them to the sel...
Format control can no longer be nudged/changed using the keyboard arrow keys
Format controls could be changed by tapping keyboard arrow keys. But this changed sometime in the past releases and no longer works. I found this very useful to make small changes in the Format (change size from 11 to 12) much easier than using the mouse. And of course would also be a huge access...
Measure Dependency View (similar to the Query Dependency View)
The newly introduced Query Dependency view is phenomenal but what we really need is a Measure Dependency view. Here is what it might look like: http://ppvt.pro/2eXKndh And a video detailing this idea: https://youtu.be/sYjBB_Ef66M In one of my production models I have 60 Queries, but I have 20...
Extend Power BI Pro Trial to 90 Days
With the recent Power BI Licensing Change, Power BI free is ineffective for early adopters to evaluate and champion Power BI within their organization. That means that Power BI Pro is the only option. It would greatly help the Early Adopters if the Power BI Pro trial was extended to 90 days. T...
Allow Third Party Reporting applications to connect to PowerBI.com Datasets (e.g. Tableau, Qlik...)
For organizations that are heavily invested or are planning to invest in Microsoft Services (Azure, Office 365, Power BI...)... There is often a group of users who are using Third Party tools for visualization (Tableau, Qlik etc.). It would really strengthen the case for Microsoft if PowerB...
Allow Power BI Desktop to Create Perspectives (Similar to Power Pivot, SSAS)
Perspectives are an incredibly useful feature for complex models for end-users. For a complex model, there can be 50+ Tables with 100s of Columns and Measures (sometimes 1000+). This can be overwhelming for a new user who would connect to the Data Model to create their own reports (either using P...
'prompts' the User Before Creating a Hierarchy When Fields are Dragged Onto Each Other
How many times have you dragged a field onto another field by mistake and have it create a hierarchy? It happens quite often. Usually I am trying to drag the field to the Visualization pane but fail to hold the mouse button. And lo and behold it creates a hierarchy. (Which I then have to delet...
Allow Model Authors to Create Hidden Bookmarks (Not Shown to End Users)
Often as a model author, I like to create Bookmarks for key scenarios. I might need them to debug or recreate filters. Or if multiple authors working on the model, this can be used for easily discussing specific issues. It would be really useful, for authors to be able to define bookmarks and ...