What is a brand new functionality you want to see added to Power BI?

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James Benett

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What is a completely new functionality you want to see added to Power BI, that would unlock new possibilities? things like- Field Parameters, Calculation Groups, Fx attributes, DAX query view.

I don’t mean new visuals but a brand new way of doing things like the before mentioned features.

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Ability to use Calculation Groups/Items anywhere you place a Measure. This would greatly decrease the number of measures that you need to create in your model. LY, YTD, YOY and other measure variants would be accessible for display using this dialog options. This would work in Cards, Reference labels, Data labels, Tooltips, as a single new column to Table/Matrix – just anywhere you put a measure.

What do you think? I actually believe this could be quite feasible, since the implicit column aggregate measures are basically calculation items.

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Fredrick on June 2, 2025

One feature I’d love to see in Power BI is “Dynamic Relationship Layers”—the ability to define and switch between multiple relationship sets within a single model context, based on user interaction or slicers.

Currently, we rely heavily on DAX workarounds like TREATAS() or inactive relationships with USERELATIONSHIP(), which can get messy and hard to maintain in large models. But imagine if we could define “relationship profiles” or layers (like alternate relationship graphs), and toggle between them at runtime without duplicating tables or overcomplicating the model.

You could easily switch between different hierarchies (e.g., product vs. geography rollups) without creating extra calculated tables or complex switch logic.
It would simplify what-if modeling, historical data simulations, or multi-perspective reporting in a clean, declarative way.
Combined with Field Parameters and Calculation Groups, this could unlock true semantic flexibility—your measures would adapt to context without exploding the measure count.

Think of it like Calculation Groups for relationships. This would be a game-changer for models that support multiple business logic paths or comparative analyses.

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<p data-start="136" data-end="349">One feature I’d love to see in Power BI is <strong data-start="179" data-end="212">"Dynamic Relationship Layers"</strong>—the ability to define and switch between multiple relationship sets within a single model context, based on user interaction or slicers.</p><br />
<p data-start="351" data-end="719">Currently, we rely heavily on DAX workarounds like TREATAS() or inactive relationships with USERELATIONSHIP(), which can get messy and hard to maintain in large models. But imagine if we could define “relationship profiles” or layers (like alternate relationship graphs), and toggle between them at runtime without duplicating tables or overcomplicating the model.</p><br />
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<li data-start="351" data-end="719">You could easily switch between different hierarchies (e.g., product vs. geography rollups) without creating extra calculated tables or complex switch logic.</li><br />
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<p data-start="905" data-end="1029">It would simplify what-if modeling, historical data simulations, or multi-perspective reporting in a clean, declarative way.</p><br />
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<p data-start="1032" data-end="1206">Combined with Field Parameters and Calculation Groups, this could unlock <em data-start="1105" data-end="1132">true semantic flexibility</em>—your measures would adapt to context without exploding the measure count.</p><br />
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<p data-start="1208" data-end="1370">Think of it like Calculation Groups for relationships. This would be a game-changer for models that support multiple business logic paths or comparative analyses.</p>

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