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  1. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Gantt charts require matching start and end field types. Custom visualizations use the Vega-Lite library.

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  2. Refresh policies and EXPLAIN CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW for materialized views are now generally available

    Requires Databricks Runtime 17.3 and above. Available in Databricks SQL.

    #Databricks SQL#Lakeflow
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  3. Databricks SQL version 2026.15 is now available in Preview

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

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  4. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Tables can now display banded rows and support default sorting.

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  5. Fixed LOD expression syntax update for metric views

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

    #Databricks SQL
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  6. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Genie Code now renders non-table outputs and supports Answer now on published dashboards. It also replicates BI workbook visualizations.

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  8. Databricks SQL alerts are now generally available

    Monitors data and KPIs by running scheduled queries, notifying recipients when conditions are met.

    #Databricks SQL
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  9. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Error bars display as bands on line charts. Genie Code now authors all dashboard visualization options.

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

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

    #Databricks SQL
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  11. agg SQL function as a synonym for measure

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

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  12. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Error messages are now viewable and copyable. Undo and redo are supported on the data page in draft mode.

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  13. 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Public Preview)

    Provides 512 workers, available in all regions, controlled from Previews page.

    #Databricks SQL
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  14. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Publishing dashboards now uses service principal credentials. Line numbers are added to the SQL query editor.

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  15. Databricks SQL version 2026.10 is rolling out in Current

    Replaces version 2026.09, requires no configuration changes.

    #Databricks SQL
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  16. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Tables support cross-filtering and drill-through, and counters have custom prefixes and suffixes.

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  17. Metric view enhancements

    Replaces SQL mode as default for editing measures and dimensions.

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  18. Visualization enhancements

    Adds dashed and dotted line styles to the Pattern section.

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  19. Dashboard enhancements

    Creates metric views without Unity Catalog, edits hex colors inline.

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  21. Upcoming breaking change: default behavior when deleting a Unity Catalog pipeline Coming soon

    Deletes now retain associated tables by default, set cascade=true to remove them.

    #API#Lakeflow
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  22. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Dashboards show a message when rendering is delayed due to warehouse overload. Exiting fullscreen mode returns to the previous scroll position.

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  23. New SQL editor default enablement and legacy SQL editor retirement Coming soon

    New SQL editor becomes default in May, legacy editor retires in July.

    #Databricks SQL
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  24. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Clearing applied filters now happens individually and choropleth maps support ZIP code boundaries.

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  25. 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.

    #Databricks SQL
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  26. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    Legacy dashboard color palette setting is removed, and the visualization editor is now collapsible.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  27. Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

    The dashboard updates include drill-through filters for pivot tables and custom fonts for data point labels.

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  28. Search in metric views fix

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

    #Databricks SQL
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  29. 5X-Large SQL warehouse size (Beta)

    Available in all supported regions, controlled from Previews page.

    #Databricks SQL
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  30. Dashboard enhancements and improvements

    Embeds dashboards in external apps without Databricks accounts, hides logo option.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  31. Dashboard enhancements and improvements

    Legacy dashboards are no longer available. Pivot tables now support drill-through filters.

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  32. Dashboard enhancements and improvements

    Shows Unity Catalog metric views in lineage and cancels refresh with last available data.

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  33. Change to use_case field in VPC endpoint API responses Coming soon

    Changes from WORKSPACE_ACCESS to GENERAL_ACCESS, see API docs for details.

    #API
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  34. Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is rolling out in Current

    Replaces version 2025.39, requires no setup changes.

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  35. Dashboard visualization and interaction enhancements

    Expands pivot table hierarchies and adds chart faceting. Supports sorting and labeling on various charts.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  36. Dashboard enhancements and improvements

    Supports EXCLUDE syntax on multiple fields, HTML cell styles, and cross filtering in pivot tables.

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  37. Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is now available in Preview

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

    #Databricks SQL
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  38. Dashboard enhancements and new capabilities

    Parameterized dashboard tasks use job parameters to set filter values. Genie is on by default for published dashboards.

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  39. Dashboard visualization and data improvements

    Widgets render pivot tables at full width, and download limits increase to 10,000x1000 rows and columns.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  40. Dashboard subscriptions, custom calculations, and visualization improvements

    Subscriptions can be sent to account-level users. Custom calculations can reference other custom calculations.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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  41. 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.

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  42. Dashboard navigation, pivot tables, and text widget improvements

    Thicker scroll bar, larger title character limit, configurable pivot table header height, and markdown table support in text widgets.

    #AI/BI#Dashboards
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