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What's New in Fabric?

Recent Microsoft Fabric roadmap updates for the community, with filters for product, release type, status, and search.

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This page pulls roadmap data from the Fabric GPS JSON API (with an RSS fallback if needed). We cache and refresh this feed every 24 hours, so there can be a short delay between a Fabric blog/roadmap update being published and it appearing here. If Microsoft updates or edits an existing roadmap item, those changes are picked up on the next refresh cycle.

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1070 updates found• Q1 Jan-Mar, Q2 Apr-Jun, Q3 Jul-Sep, Q4 Oct-DecSource: Fabric GPS JSON API

Fabric Developer ExperiencesPublic previewPlanned

Release date: Q3 2026

Git Integration - Branch workspace admin profile

Branch workspace admin profile (aka. admin delegation) lets developers use the branch-out experience without needing create-workspace or assign-capacity permissions. Workspace admins keep full control through pre-configured guardrails while unblocking developer workflows. Capabilities: - Developers without create-workspace or assign-capacity permissions can perform branch-out seamlessly - Admins pre-configure profile to ensure guardrails for branch workspaces: developer role, capacity assignment and admin list.

Updated 3 Aug 2026Read more

Power BIGeneral availabilityPlanned

Release date: Q4 2026

List slicer with dropdown mode

List slicer with drop down mode and advanced search options.

Updated 31 Jul 2026Read more

Power BIGeneral availabilityShipped

Release date: Q3 2026

Conditional formatting for lines and series/labels in Power BI visuals

Conditional formatting to be available for series in Power BI visuals. This includes lines, markers, and legends.

Updated 31 Jul 2026Read more

Data WarehouseGeneral availabilityPlanned

Release date: Q4 2026

Data Clustering

Data Clustering enables faster read performance by allowing users to specify columns for co-locating data on ingestion and perform file skipping on read.

Updated 30 Jul 2026Read more

Real-Time IntelligencePublic previewShipped

Release date: Q3 2026

Workspace identity auth support for Eventstream Event hub source

Workspace identity auth support for Eventstream Event hub source. Customers can use workspace identity to do the authentication between Eventstream and their event hub source.

Updated 30 Jul 2026Read more

Data EngineeringPublic previewPlanned

Release date: Q3 2026

Declarative file data ingestion experience in Fabric Materialized Lake Views

Fabric data engineers today write 80-100+ lines of boilerplate PySpark to ingest CSV and Parquet files into Delta tables - handling file discovery, schema inference, incremental refresh, schema drift, and error recovery manually. This feature introduces a simple Spark SQL DDL surface (CREATE MATERIALIZED LAKE VIEW ... FROM OneLake_Files OPTIONS (...)) that declaratively handles all of this. It includes automatic schema evolution (or strict fixed-schema mode), three refresh modes (append_only, mirror, full), built-in error handling, structured user telemetry on files and lakehouse-level DAG lineage.

Updated 30 Jul 2026Read more

Data WarehousePublic previewPlanned

Release date: Q1 2027

Warehouse Clones

Ability to clone warehouse across workspaces

Updated 29 Jul 2026Read more

Fabric Developer ExperiencesPublic previewPlanned

Release date: Q4 2026

Deployment Plan

**Release:** Public Preview  |  **Product area:** Fabric CI/CD**Deployment plan** is a new first-class Fabric workspace item that lets you **define, order, and automate** how your content is deployed across environments.Instead of relying on system-inferred lineage order, you author a plan on a **visual canvas** (with **YAML as the source of truth**) to:- **Declare the exact sequence** in which items deploy- **Add pre and post deployment steps** -- for example, running a Notebook to hydrate a Lakehouse, or a Data Pipeline before dependent items go liveDeployment plans **attach to the deployment operations available in Fabric**, including **Git** (branch-out, initial sync, update from Git), **Deployment Pipelines**, **Bulk Import**, and the **CI/CD library**, and are **honored at deploy time**.The result: every promotion follows your intended orchestration and produces a **working, reproducible solution**, not just a set of deployed definitions.

Updated 29 Jul 2026Read more

Data WarehouseGeneral availabilityPlanned

Release date: Q4 2026

Configurable Retention between 1-120 days

Ability to configure the data warehouse retention between 1 to 120 days;

Updated 29 Jul 2026Read more

Data WarehousePublic previewPlanned

Release date: Q4 2026

Shortcuts in Fabric Data Warehouse (Public Preview)

Shortcuts in Fabric DW allow users to directly access and query data that is present in internal and external data sources, without loading them into Fabric DW. Users will have the capability to create Table Shortcuts via TSQL & UX

Updated 29 Jul 2026Read more

Data WarehouseGeneral availabilityPlanned

Release date: Q4 2026

File-Level write-write conflict detection (Generally Available)

This feature is part of the concurrency control strategy for Fabric DW. File-level write-write conflict detection is a mechanism designed to prevent two concurrent transactions from modifying the same physical file in a data warehouse at the same time. More precise than table-level detection (which blocks any concurrent changes to the same table).What It Does?Scope: Operates at the file level (e.g., Parquet files in Fabric DW), rather than at the table or row level.Goal: Detect overlapping changes (updates, deletes) to the same file during concurrent transactions.Trigger: When a transaction tries to commit changes, the system checks if any newer manifests indicate modifications to the same file since the transaction started.Lays groundwork for even finer-grained detection (row-level) in later releases.

Updated 29 Jul 2026Read more

Data WarehouseGeneral availabilityPlanned

Release date: Q3 2026

VARCHAR(MAX) support in SQL analytics endpoint of Lakehouses

SQL analytics endpoints of Lakehouses will support large string and binary data using VARCHAR(MAX) and VARBINARY(MAX) types up to 16 MB.

Updated 29 Jul 2026Read more

Data FactoryPublic previewShipped

Release date: Q3 2026

Gateways - Autoscaling gateway clusters for VNet Gateway

For VNet data gateways, the fixed node setup can be inefficient during high-demand periods. To improve this, we're introducing auto-scaling, which dynamically adjusts the number of nodes based on demand.

Updated 29 Jul 2026Read more

Data FactoryPublic previewShipped

Release date: Q3 2026

Dataflows - New Destination: PostgreSQL

We are introducing PostgreSQL as a new data destination for Dataflow Gen2, enabling customers to publish transformed data from Microsoft Fabric directly into PostgreSQL databases using Dataflow Gen2's low-code Power Query experience.This release expands Dataflow Gen2's destination ecosystem to better support operational, analytical, and application integration scenarios, giving customers a simple and flexible way to operationalize Fabric-based data transformations in PostgreSQL environments.Key benefits and scenarios:* Publish curated outputs from Dataflow Gen2 directly into PostgreSQL databases and tables* Support operational reporting, application integration, and downstream analytics scenarios using PostgreSQL as a serving layer* Enable teams to prepare, standardize, and reshape data in Fabric before delivering it to PostgreSQL-based applications, services, or analytics workloadsThe PostgreSQL data destination helps customers simplify data movement and reduce the need for custom pipelines by combining Fabric's scalable transformation capabilities with PostgreSQL's broad ecosystem compatibility and adoption.This release is part of our broader effort to make Dataflow Gen2 a flexible, low-code transformation layer across data platforms, with continued investments planned to expand destination support and simplify end-to-end data integration experiences in Fabric.

Updated 29 Jul 2026Read more

SQL databasePublic previewPlanned

Release date: Q3 2026

Workspace level Private Link for SQL database

Private link allows customers to connect to their SQL DBs via a private endpoint from the customer's virtual network. Workspace level private links will give customers the flexibility to use private link connection to specific workspace(s) which have high security requirements and contain sensitive data while their other workspace can be open to public.

Updated 29 Jul 2026Read more

IQGeneral availabilityShipped

Release date: Q3 2026

Fabric Planning

Planning in Microsoft Fabric is a native enterprise planning capability that brings budgeting, forecasting, and scenario modeling directly into your data platform--eliminating silos between planning, analytics, and AI.Built into Microsoft Fabric, Planning enables business and data teams to collaboratively create, manage, and refine plans on top of governed, real-time data--powering faster, more informed decision-making across the organization.

Updated 29 Jul 2026Read more

IQPublic previewShipped

Release date: Q3 2026

Outbound access protection for Operations Agent

We are delivering Outbound Access Protection for Operations Agent in Microsoft Fabric, enabling administrators to enforce workspace-level security controls on all outbound actions performed by AI-driven automation.With this capability, you canEnsure all outbound actions such as triggering Power Automate flows, executing Fabric jobs, or sending Teams notifications are governed by administrator-defined connection rules.Block outbound connections by default when OAP is enabled, permitting traffic only through approved endpoints to prevent unauthorized data movement.Leverage a hybrid enforcement model that applies direct checks for external services like Teams while using Activator-managed enforcement for workflow and job execution across workspaces.Outbound Access Protection is available in Public Preview for all Fabric customers using Operations Agent. Configure access rules from the workspace security settings.Tentative GA Scope: Activator OAP toggle for OAOntology OAP toggle for OAPower Automate OAP toggle for OA

Updated 29 Jul 2026Read more

Data WarehousePublic previewShipped

Release date: Q2 2026

BCP

Fabric Data Warehouse will support the bcp utility and the TDS Bulk Load API, enabling high-performance data ingestion from a variety of client tools such as bcp, SSIS, and Azure Data Factory. This integration simplifies bulk data loading into Fabric DW and supports scalable, efficient workflows. Centralized support for these APIs ensures consistency across ingestion pipelines and improves interoperability with existing tools.<br/>An example of a bcp command that loads file content into a DW table:<br/>```bcp dbo.artists in gold_artist.txt -d TextDW -c -S myworkspace.datawarehouse.fabric.microsoft.com -G -U theuser@microsoft.com ```

Updated 29 Jul 2026Read more

Data WarehousePublic previewShipped

Release date: Q2 2026

Fuzzy string matching

Fabric Data Warehouse will introduce string similarity and comparison functions based on Levenshtein and Jaro-Winkler algorithms. These functions make it easier to find strings that are similar, even when they have small changes or spelling errors.New functions that will be added are:* EDIT_DISTANCE - Returns the number of edits (insertions, deletions, substitutions) needed to transform one string into another.* EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY - Calculates a similarity score (0-1) based on Levenshtein distance, where 1 means identical strings.* JARO_WINKLER_DISTANCE - Measures the distance between two strings using the Jaro-Winkler algorithm, considering transpositions and common prefixes.* JARO_WINKLER_SIMILARITY - Returns a similarity score (0-1) using Jaro-Winkler, optimized for short strings and minor typos.

Updated 29 Jul 2026Read more

Data WarehousePublic previewShipped

Release date: Q2 2026

SQL Analytics Endpoint - New Metadata sync

New version of the metadata sync for SQL analytics endpoint built on a new architecture. This delivers,- Data refresh in seconds, not minutes- Ability to turn on this feature for a workspace- Support for v2 checkpoints (at GA)- Multiple performance improvements

Updated 29 Jul 2026Read more

SQL databasePublic previewShipped

Release date: Q2 2026

Fabric SQL | Point-in-time restore from dropped databases REST APIs ONLY | Public Preview

Users should be able to restore a database from backups of a deleted database in their workspaces.

Updated 29 Jul 2026Read more

SQL databasePublic previewShipped

Release date: Q3 2025

Fabric SQL | Public Preview | Extend Backup Retention Policy to 35 days

Backup retention policy is the capability to change the retention period which allows users to adjust the duration for which automated backups are maintained for a SQL database artifact. This feature directly affects point-in-time restore capability (specific period in which user can choose the specific point in time to restore their database to).

Updated 29 Jul 2026Read more

Conversational AnalyticsGeneral availabilityPlanned

Release date: Q3 2026

Data Agent Migration to Responses API

The OpenAI Assistants API that powers the orchestration layer for the Microsoft Fabric data agent is currently scheduled to be shut down by OpenAI on August 26, 2026. After that date, direct calls to the Assistants API will stop working. We are migrating the Data Agent UX and Programmatic experiences to the Responses API

Updated 27 Jul 2026Read more

Data EngineeringPublic previewPlanned

Release date: Q3 2026

Track and Manage Notebook Run Dependencies & Linage View

This feature delivers a comprehensive Notebook Run Lineage experience for Spark applications, enabling data engineers to monitor and analyze complex notebook workflows with ease. It provides an at-a-glance view of all notebook run statuses, helps quickly identify root-cause failures across nested executions, and highlights performance bottlenecks. Users can filter and explore large execution graphs, access detailed error and run-level information, and view aggregated summaries of execution health and resource usage--all in one place.

Updated 27 Jul 2026Read more

Data sourced from Fabric GPS via JSON API and RSS endpoints.