Overview
Version 3.6 builds on all the features of version 3.5 but adds a new licensing system and a new Power BI datasource.
IMPORTANT
Before upgrading to version 3.6 please make sure you have contacted us for a new license which you will need to install to enable the datasources.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed issue with Qlik Sense reconnections.
Improvements
- Added a new licensing system.
- Added a new Power BI datasource. For more information see,
- Power BI
- How to configure a PowerBI Datasource in version 3.6 and higher?
- How to create a Word report using PowerBI as a datasource in Mail & Deploy using SQL queries (with example)?
- How to create an Excel report using PowerBI as a datasource in Mail & Deploy using SQL queries (with example)?
- How to create a Task using a PowerBI Supporting Report using SQL queries (with example)?
- How to create an Excel report using PowerBI as a data source in Mail & Deploy using DAX queries (with example)?
- How to create a Word report using PowerBI as a data source in Mail & Deploy using DAX queries (with example)?
- How to create a Task using a PowerBI Supporting Report using DAX queries (with example)?
- Added the function EvaluateDaxOrDmvDatasourceExpression which allows to run DAX or DMV queries to retrieve data from a PowerBI datasource. This function is similar to EvaluateSqlDatasourceExpression which allows to run SQL queries to retrieve data from a SQL datasource and/or a PowerBI datasource. For more information, see
- Improved logging for issues related to identity provider issues.
Known Issues
- If upgrading to this version for a version below 3.5x, the Datasources that were defined to use Custom Windows Account are set to Service Account after the upgrade. Please set it back to Custom Windows Account manually.
- There is a timeout with the Vizlib Pivot Table as Chart element when using it together with Qlik Sense November 2023 Patch 2 and higher and having more than 10 Vizlib charts in the same report.
- Need to manually restart Mail & Deploy if you set a custom callback URL for the Azure AD User Directory.
- M&D doesn't support html code in the Vizlib Pivot and Vizlib Table headers. It does support html code in the data values.
- The filters are not enforced when using the action Activate Datasource Book, which apply filters, and Filter Datasource Field. To enforce the filters, use only the action Filter Datasource Field.