The new Microsoft Power BI Dezember Update delivers improvements as well as two long-awaited features that are now available in preview:

Small Multiples

Small Multiples, or Trellising, splits a chart into multiple versions that are displayed side-by-side, with data across these versions split by a selected dimension (e.g. splitting a "Sales by Category" bar chart across product lines or countries). More details on this public preview, a roadmap for the feature and ways to provide feedback can be found in a separate blog post here at Microsoft.

DirectQuery for Power BI datasets and Azure Analysis Services

In November 2018, Microsoft released composite models that allow you to seamlessly add multiple DirectQuery sources and imported data to your models. This is now also possible with sources you were previously connected to live, such as Power BI datasets and Azure Analysis Services sources. DirectQuery for Power BI datasets and Azure Analysis Services is now available in Preview. This feature is ideal for report authors who want to combine the data from their semantic enterprise model with other data they may have, such as an Excel spreadsheet, or personalise or enrich the metadata from their semantic enterprise model.

On top of that, there are a few new visuals and template apps this month, as well as updates in the areas of data preparation, data connectivity, developers and embedded.

You can find all the information about the new features and functions of the update in the official release notes from Microsoft and in this video.

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