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Changes introduced in the Power BI Desktop May 2023 update Part five of a five-part series of blogs
The big event this month is the (long-awaited) release of Azure Maps, but the May 2023 update also includes the official launch of the Optimize ribbon and allows you to use measures as data labels, among other changes. Changes in the May 2023 update of Power BI Desktop Azure Maps are finally released Using measures for data labels The Optimize ribbon has now been released into the world Other changes in this month's update (this blog) We've been creating our idiosyncratic monthly blogs on Power BI updates since November 2016, and also deliver online and classroom Power BI courses.

Changes introduced in the Power BI Desktop May 2023 update

Part five of a five-part series of blogs

The big event this month is the (long-awaited) release of Azure Maps, but the May 2023 update also includes the official launch of the Optimize ribbon and allows you to use measures as data labels, among other changes.

Changes in the May 2023 update of Power BI Desktop
Azure Maps are finally released
Using measures for data labels
The Optimize ribbon has now been released into the world
Other changes in this month's update (this blog)

We've been creating our idiosyncratic monthly blogs on Power BI updates since November 2016, and also deliver online and classroom Power BI courses.

Posted by Andy Brown on 09 June 2023

Other changes in the May 2023 Power BI Update

In addition to the changes I've covered already, here are some other changes in this month's update.

New feature	Notes
The new DAX *MATCHBY* function	This is a very niche function indeed, designed as it is to get round a problem which can occur with the DAX window functions I blogged about recently.
New matrix accessiblity features	Microsoft have expanded the range of keyboard shortcuts that you can use when navigating in a matrix visual.
Hybrid tables	I've previously blogged about incremental refresh. You can now have a table which combines import mode and DirectQuery mode in a single table. This is a fantastic feature if you link to large DirectQuery datasets, but isn't really in keeping with the ethos of this series of blogs (explaining changes for report authors in Power BI Desktop).

There's also something called Microsoft Fabric in preview, which brings together Synapse tools, Power BI and a new data storage platform called OneLake in a single package. I find it much harder to get excited about this than Microsoft!

Parts of this blog
Changes in the May 2023 update of Power BI Desktop Azure Maps are finally released Using measures for data labels The Optimize ribbon has now been released into the world Other changes in this month's update (this blog)