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  1. Genie renamed to Genie One

    Capabilities remain unchanged, see updated documentation.

  2. Genie One enhancements

    Adds workspace-level customization, certified object prioritization, and user skills.

  3. Set budgets for Genie usage

    Budgets track spend across accounts, workspaces, or users, with email alerts and spending limits.

  4. Genie One enhancements

    Adds natural-language query support across Genie Agents and Unity Catalog data.

  5. Databricks SQL version 2026.15 is now available in Preview

    XPath no longer fetches external DTDs, fixing failures from malformed URLs.

  6. Genie One enhancements

    Adds direct link to dashboard and Ask Genie to workspace homepage.

  7. Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
  8. Fixed LOD expression syntax update for metric views

    Uses SQL window functions, replacing two-step pre-computation approach.

  9. Genie One enhancements and bug fixes

    Adds 9 new genieChat audit events and fixes chat input field bug.

  10. Genie One enhancements

    Adds custom instruction files and Atlassian/Glean MCP connections. Supports server-sent events.

  11. Native data profiling for results tables in the SQL editor

    Select column headers and click Open selection details to view statistics.

  12. agg SQL function as a synonym for measure

    Replaces measure, used as agg(measure_column) in metric views.

  13. Databricks One renamed to Genie

    Renamed from Databricks One, still offers AI/BI dashboards and natural language queries.

  14. Databricks SQL version 2026.10 is rolling out in Current

    Replaces version 2026.09, requires no configuration changes.

  15. Genie One app search

    Searches Databricks Apps from Genie One search bar.

  16. 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.

  17. Search in metric views fix

    Now returns correct results across paginated results and supports filtering by display name.

  18. 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Beta)

    Available in all supported regions, controlled from Previews page.

  19. Account-level Genie One (Beta)

    Provides a unified homepage and cross-workspace search across all workspaces.

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  21. Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is rolling out in Current

    Replaces version 2025.39, requires no setup changes.

  22. Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is now available in Preview

    Adds SQL scripting with procedural logic and expands parameter markers and IDENTIFIER clause support.

  23. Genie One app thumbnail support

    Uploads replace default icons, require PNG format.

  24. Genie One search and discovery improvements

    Filters inactive apps, boosts certified content in search rankings.

  25. Genie One favorite and filtering improvements

    Adds favorite and certified filters to listing pages, marked by a star icon.

  26. Genie enhancements and fixes

    Numeric columns are now formatted to handle IDs and currency. Entity matching scans up to 100 million rows.

  27. Genie enhancements and fixes

    Shows Service Principal ID in Monitoring page, fixes API suggested questions issue, and updates Research Agent architecture.

  28. Genie Research Agent, benchmark, and answer improvements

    Genie now asks clarifying questions, explains benchmark errors, and collapses query result tables when summaries are sufficient.

  29. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) limits and Research Agent improvements

    Limits increased to 200, adds starter questions and auto-suggested benchmarks.

  30. Databricks SQL version 2025.35 is rolling out in Current

    Includes new features, see documentation for details.

  31. Genie navigation and accuracy improvements

    Fixes back button error and broken entity matching link. Optimizes column selection for relevance.

  32. Genie visualization and query result improvements

    Includes text explanations for empty results and uses query metadata for auto-generated charts.

  33. SQL Editor visualization fix

    Tooltips now display in front of the legend.

  34. Databricks SQL version 2025.35 is now available in Preview

    Adds EXECUTE IMMEDIATE constant expressions and LIMIT ALL for recursive CTEs.

  35. Genie thinking steps and benchmark error resolution

    Explains SQL logic in plain language. Replaces technical explanations in Genie Space, now Genie Agent.

  36. Genie benchmark scaling and SQL function support

    Maximum benchmarks per Genie Agent increased to 500. Supports Unity Catalog SQL functions as answers.

  37. New alert editing experience

    Replaces old editor with a multi-tab editor for unified workflow.

  38. Genie API updates, benchmark explanations, and JOIN improvements

    JOIN relationships are now sortable, Genie API endpoints move from Beta to Public Preview.

  39. Genie knowledge store enhancements and benchmark improvements

    Space editors can save messages to benchmark questions and generate benchmark SQL answers. Improves performance and latency.

  40. Visualizations fix

    Fixes legend selection for charts with aliased series names in SQL editor and notebooks.

  41. Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements and thinking trace features

    Adds tables and metric views to spaces, treats extra output rows or columns as incorrect.

  42. Semantic metadata in metric views

    Requires YAML 1.1 and Databricks Runtime 17.3 or higher.

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