AI/BI release notes 2026

The following AI/BI features and improvements were released in 2026.

Note

The following released version, date, and content only corresponds to the actual deployment of the Microsoft Azure Clouds.

It provides the evolutionary history of Azure Databricks AI/BI features on Azure Public Cloud in most cases. Please note that there are certain cases may be inconsistent with the actual deployment of Azure operated by 21Vianet.

January 2026

Dashboard navigation, pivot tables, and text widget improvements

January 15, 2026

  • Dashboard page navigation scroll bar: The horizontal scroll bar to navigate between dashboard pages is now thicker.
  • Dashboard title character limit: Dashboard titles now have more horizontal space before truncating.
  • Pivot table header height: Pivot table header height can be configured to enable wrapping for multi-row heights.
  • Text widget markdown tables: Text widgets now support markdown table syntax.

Databricks One favorite and filtering improvements

January 15, 2026

  • Mark assets as favorites: Click the star icon next to asset names in Databricks One to mark them as favorites.
  • Favorite and certified content filtering: Filter content by favorite and certified status in Databricks One. See Listing pages.

Dashboard pivot tables, filters, and data export improvements

January 8, 2026

  • JSON cell copy-paste improvement: JSON objects in table cells now remain expanded when you drag to copy-paste.
  • Parameterized default catalog and schemas: Parameterize the default catalog and schemas when deploying dashboards using Databricks Asset Bundles. See dashboard.
  • Multi-select filter paste enhancement: Paste comma-separated and newline-separated values into multi-select filters.
  • Pivot table total rows: Pivot tables can now display total rows at the top.
  • Dashboard widget drag handles: Dashboard widgets now have drag handles for resizing and repositioning.
  • Pivoted table Excel downloads: Download dashboard data to Excel in pivoted format rather than flattened. See Download pivot tables to Excel.
  • Timezone display fixes: Fixed a number of timezone-related issues, ensuring that displayed timezones match underlying data timezones instead of displaying UTC.
  • Selective data point labels: Labels can now be shown only for first/last or min/max data points.

Change default workspace access to Consumer access (Public Preview)

January 6, 2026

Workspace admins can configure new users to receive Consumer access by default using group cloning. Consumer access provides access to Databricks One, a view-only experience for business users who need to view and interact with dashboards without creating workspace objects. The process creates a new group for existing users and updates the users group to grant only Consumer entitlement to new users by default. This preserves existing users' authoring privileges while streamlining consumer onboarding at scale.

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