July saw in the usual myriad of new updates for Power BI: it's clear the Power BI Desktop train is not slowing down anytime soon. There were many updates to reporting and data connectivity.

In summary, the following updates have been released:

Report View:

• New table and matrix visuals are now generally available
• Renaming fields in visuals
• Custom visuals store integration
• Relative date filters
• Responsive layout for visuals (preview)
• New waterfall chart option - breakdown
• Custom visual updates:
  • Drilldown Choropleth
  • Drilldown Cartogram
  • Drilldown Player
  • Certified custom visuals

Analytics and Modelling:

• Quick Measures from the community:
  • Star rating
  • Concatenated list of values
• Bidirectional cross filtering for DirectQuery is now generally available

Data Connectivity:

• Snowflake connector general availability

Query Editing:

• Add Column from Examples further enhancements.

As always, we'll be detailing these updates in our next newsletter (August). If you are not already a subscriber, why not sign up at the bottom of any SumProduct web page? And don't forget to download the latest version of Power BI Desktop here too.