May 2025 Power BI Update - Translytical Task Flows

What is it?

In the May 2025 Power BI monthly update, Microsoft released a new capability known as Translytical Task Flows.

A translytical task flow is …

Examples include updating records, sending notifications, adding annotations and create workflows that trigger actions in other systems.

When was it released? When will to be fully released?

Why is it important?

Automating Report Actions

Data Writeback

How can you use it?

Translytical Task Flows leverage Power BI buttons to run Fabric User data functions

that allow Power BI developers to create customized, automated actions such a data write-back.

Example of implementation

We can use translytical task flows to provide dashboard users with the ability to add data to a table in a semantic model

In theory, this capability would allow a business owner to add new transactional sale records directly in Power BI and see the transaction instantly in a Power BI report or allow a fitness enthusiast to update their daily health metrics into a health dashboard (e.g., weight, workout completed, number of steps completed).