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- Databricks Documentation site table of contents tabs
Replaces static sidebar with tabbed navigation, includes 6 context tabs.
- New SQL editor default enablement and legacy SQL editor retirement Coming soon
New SQL editor becomes default in May, legacy editor retires in July.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
Legacy color palette setting removed, Genie Agent descriptions added.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Databricks SQL version 2026.10 is now available in Preview
Fixes observation metric errors, optimizes Unity Catalog writes, and uses session timezone for timestamp partitions.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements
Adds option to share with all account users, respects workspace SQL download settings.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Connect external data sources to chat in Genie One (Beta)
Allows chat to search company documents, requires individual user authentication.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
- Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
Fixes issues with date filters, theme colors, and audit logs, and adds drill-through filters for pivot tables and Genie explanations for chart changes.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and bug fixes
Inspect improves SQL accuracy with automated verification. Agent mode is now available in more regions.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Search in metric views fix
Now returns correct results across paginated results and supports filtering by display name.
- 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Beta)
Available in all supported regions, controlled from Previews page.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Chat in Genie One (Beta)
Replaces Genie Space with Genie Agent routing.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Some partner-powered AI features are now available in-country for Brazil, Canada, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and the UK
Requires Enforce data processing within workspace Geography enabled. Data does not leave the country.
- Account-level Genie One (Beta)
Provides a unified homepage and cross-workspace search across all workspaces.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Dashboard enhancements and improvements
Embeds dashboards in external apps without Databricks accounts, hides logo option.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and improvements
Adds 5 generally available management APIs and fixes instruction length bug.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Dashboard enhancements and improvements
Legacy dashboards are no longer available. Pivot tables now support drill-through filters.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Dashboard enhancements and improvements
Shows Unity Catalog metric views in lineage and cancels refresh with last available data.
- Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and improvements
Uses metric view display names and formats for query result tables. Automatically creates JOIN relationships based on primary and foreign keys.
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- Change to use_case field in VPC endpoint API responses Coming soon
Changes from WORKSPACE_ACCESS to GENERAL_ACCESS, see API docs for details.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is rolling out in Current
Replaces version 2025.39, requires no setup changes.
- Dashboard visualization and interaction enhancements
Expands pivot table hierarchies and adds chart faceting. Supports sorting and labeling on various charts.
- Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) Agent mode rename and improvements
Renamed from Research Agent, now produces faster and more concise responses for what-type questions.
- Dashboard enhancements and improvements
Supports EXCLUDE syntax on multiple fields, HTML cell styles, and cross filtering in pivot tables.
- Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and improvements
Genie now generates heatmap and sankey visualizations and increases table limit to 30.
- Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is now available in Preview
Adds SQL scripting with procedural logic and expands parameter markers and IDENTIFIER clause support.
- Dashboard enhancements and new capabilities
Parameterized dashboard tasks use job parameters to set filter values. Genie is on by default for published dashboards.
- Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) improvements
Embedded compute credentials are now included for all users. Column lists are paginated.
- Genie One app thumbnail support
Uploads replace default icons, require PNG format.
- Partner-powered AI features are now supported in the Canada, Brazil, and United Kingdom Azure Geographies
Uses models hosted in the same Azure Geography as the workspace, requires cross-geo processing for some features.
- Genie Agents are now available in the Japan and Korea Azure Geographies
Workspaces no longer require cross-Geo processing to use Genie Agents.
- Regional model hosting for Genie Agents in Japan
Genie Agents in asia-northeast1 use locally hosted models, eliminating cross-Geo processing.
- Regional model hosting for Genie Agents in Japan and Korea
Models are now hosted locally in Tokyo and Seoul, eliminating cross-Geo processing for Genie Agents.
- Dashboard visualization and data improvements
Widgets render pivot tables at full width, and download limits increase to 10,000x1000 rows and columns.
- Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) API and user experience improvements
Supports downloads up to 1 GB, fixes chart generation, and adds collapsible error messages.
- Dashboard subscriptions, custom calculations, and visualization improvements
Subscriptions can be sent to account-level users. Custom calculations can reference other custom calculations.
- Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) lineage and entity matching improvements
Now discoverable in Unity Catalog lineage, supports bulk entity matching actions.
- Genie One search and discovery improvements
Filters inactive apps, boosts certified content in search rankings.
- Genie One is generally available
Provides a single interface for business users to interact with data and AI without technical knowledge.
- Level of detail expressions for custom calculations
Control aggregation granularity independently of visualization dimensions. Used for calculating percentages or comparing values to dataset-wide aggregates.
- Value sampling features renamed
Replaces value sampling, example values, and value dictionaries with prompt matching, format assistance, and entity matching.
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