Release Notes for 02/05/2025$$$Version 2.6.0?$$$$$$[FEATURES]$$$- Added Report Best Practice rules.$$$- Full support for the PBIR report format in all modes.$$$- Page views and report load times are now tracked.$$$- Enhanced results table with additional details about reports; workspaces; and models for better clarity.$$$- Added domains to Tenant Analysis.$$$ $$$[BUG FIXES]$$$- Fixed authentication issues for U.S. government cloud users.$$$- Resolved the Consuming feature is unknown bug in Shared Online Mode.$$$- Addressed multiple Save/Load issues.$$$- Fixed a Power Query false negative when referencing a table with load disabled from another table with load enabled.$$$- Resolved the issue of user access getting stuck in a loop after a network timeout.$$$- Fixed Unauthorized errors in AAS mode.$$$- Empty Database Parameter error in Paginated Reports$$$- Parameter User error in Paginated Reports$$$- Multiple IDs in AAS error in Paginated Reports AAS mode$$$- Fixed an issue where restored measures were not being added back to their original folders.$$$ $$$[MISC]$$$- Minor UI bug fixes and improvements.$$$- Added page views export to Tenant Analysis.$$$- License checks are now faster.$$$- Added Activity Logs export.$$$- Included detailed relationship descriptions in Excel exports.

Measure Killer - Download and Changelog$$$Current version 2.5.0$$$Measure_Killer_Admin$$$Measure_Killer_portable$$$$$$Newsletter - Stay up to date$$$Email$$$ $$$Company$$$$$$Subscribe$$$$$$The store version requires admin rights.$$$Release Notes for 12/13/2024$$$$$$Version 2.5.0$$$$$$?$$$$$$[FEATURES] $$$- Limited Tenant Analysis (for developers / non-admins)$$$- Row-level security tab in Tenant Analysis. Showing roles; DAX expressions (security filters) as well as assigned users/groups$$$- Azure Analysis Services mode now analyzes all connected Power BI and Paginated reports automatically$$$- Reports tab added to all modes$$$- Bookmarks added to Reports tab$$$- Users can now hide/show tabs in both modes of Tenant Analysis$$$- Most tables can now be exported from the UI$$$$$$?$$$$$$[BUG FIXES] $$$- Tenant Analysis re-authentication opens multiple browser windows when multi-threading$$$- Page level filter false positive for field parameters$$$- Recursion depth error for circular references$$$- Empty column name when loading a file in the Single model mode after running What if? analysis$$$- Activity logs empty date caused an issue when opening Shared online mode for admins and Tenant Analysis$$$- Removing a calculated column (bin or group) from a table caused Power BI desktop to display Something went wrong error message$$$$$$?$$$$$$[MISC] $$$- Minor UI bugs fixed$$$- Best practices output can now be exported$$$- Revamped Execution Summary

Release Notes for 11/13/2024$$$$$$Version 2.4.1$$$$$$?$$$$$$[BUG FIXES] $$$$$$- Text measures are now excluded from the [Formatting] Provide format string for measures rule. $$$$$$- Resolved an issue where the workspace pre-filter window process would continue running after closure. $$$$$$- Fixed errors in removing access permissions in Tenant Analysis. $$$$$$- Addressed an issue with opening the Shared Online Semantic Model mode following the loading Tenant Analysis’ sample file. $$$$$$- Corrected a false negative for inactive relationships. $$$$$$- Removed field parameters from the Data columns must have a source column best practice rule. $$$$$$- Fixed an issue where the access tab for semantic models in Tenant Analysis appeared empty after loading a file. $$$$$$- Resolved an error that occurred when opening the activity logs window from a loaded file.$$$$$$- Corrected wrong table classification as Calculated table after manually updating TDML $$$$$$?$$$$$$[MISC] $$$$$$- Added all artifact status to the Excel and JSON export: Used; Unused and Used by unused. $$$$$$- Added a suffix to DEFINE statements for report-level measures to prevent conflicts when adding them to the original model $$$$$$- Included thousand separators for better readability of large numbers in the UI.

Release Notes for 10/24/2024$$$$$$Version 2.4.0$$$$$$???$$$$$$[FEATURES] $$$- Users can now save and load .measurekiller files in all modes.$$$- Added tenant-wide DAX duplicate expression detection in Tenant Analysis. $$$- Downstream models are now available in Shared Semantic Model Online mode.$$$- SSAS on-premises mode is now available.$$$- Added circular reference status detection. $$$- Users can now disable XMLA and use DAX INFO functions via API to retrieve semantic model metadata. $$$- Introduced a second authentication method: Device Code credential. $$$- Users can now pre-filter workspaces in Tenant Analysis; Admin; AAS/SSAS modes for faster analysis. $$$- Dataflow analysis is now available in Tenant Analysis. $$$- Added a DAX lexer for improved expression parsing and visualization. $$$- Added an option to plot refresh events in context menus for semantic models. $$$- Added a report views plot option in context menus for reports. $$$- Users can now add or remove best practice rules in the settings. $$$- Measure Killer will notify users of any Analyze in Excel activity detected for the selected model in Tenant Admin mode. $$$- Added three new export options to Tenant Analysis: Refresh events; Report Views; and Analyze in Excel. $$$- Copy new DEFINE measures for Report-Level Measures (RLMs) in live reports. $$$- You can now filter activity types when fetching data in the activity logs window. $$$- New dataflows tab added to Tenant Analysis $$$- New columns added to the semantic models tab in tenant analysis: Number of columns; measures and last refresh.$$$- File license.json can now be uploaded for faster license verification.$$$$$$$$$[BUG FIXES] $$$- Fixed export option issues in AAS/SSAS mode. $$$- Resolved recursion errors for DAX expressions with circular references. $$$- Fixed an issue where removing permissions from workspaces wasnt functioning correctly when a user stopped the process or an error occurred in Admin modes. $$$- Calculated columns were incorrectly being evaluated under the [Error Prevention] Data columns must have a source column rule. $$$- Resolved an empty selection option for tenants without capacities in Tenant Analysis. $$$- Addressed false negatives for Paginated Reports related to artifacts used in query expressions. $$$- Fixed UnknownClassificationError in Paginated Reports. $$$- Resolved API authentication issues for users with link checkers and proxies. $$$- Fixed XMLA “Redirect URI” authentication issue. $$$- Fixed backup folder permission errors. $$$- Fixed the issue where the Remove Access window remained open after closing the Tenant Analysis window. $$$- Resolved an issue in Tenant Analysis where re-authentication in multi-threading opened multiple browser windows. $$$- Fixed the Power BI Desktop suffix warning for window titles in single report mode. $$$- Resolved false positive references for columns that were commented out in Report Level Measures. $$$$$$$$$[MISC] $$$- Improved performance of Tenant Analysis. $$$- Fixed issues with removing workspace permissions when clicking Stop or encountering an error in Admin modes. $$$- Updated best practices violation score calculations. $$$- Improved handling of failed artifacts in Tenant Analysis. $$$- Added fallback to INFO functions via API when XMLA fails. $$$- Added more options to the right-click context menu on pages. $$$- Enhanced launch times for Measure Killer. $$$- Improved UI logging and progress updates when running across several models in Shared Online Dataset and Tenant Admin modes. $$$- Users with valid licenses can now add Analyze in Excel and .rdl files in Shared Offline mode. $$$- Enhanced communication of new versions. $$$- Improved token expiration handling in Tenant Analysis. $$$- Added a new type of custom visual: Organizational Visual. $$$- Users can now request a demo directly from Measure Killer’s UI. $$$- The change log is now accessible from the start window. $$$- Users can now load samples and try out premium features.

Release Notes for 07/23/2024$$$$$$Version 2.3.1$$$$$$??$$$$$$[BUG FIXES]$$$- MK runs twice after ignoring removal of access to workspaces in the Tenant Admin mode$$$- Empty expression in child model caused an error in the Tenant Admin mode$$$- Violators are stacking in BP rules after multiple runs$$$- Page and report level filters with empty dependencies caused an error in the execution$$$- Timeout exception for large tenants$$$- What if? analysis sometimes returned a percentage over 100%$$$- Minor UI bug fixes$$$$$$?$$$$$$[MISC]$$$$$$- Added logs to start window$$$$$$- Add DAX Duplicates in TA$$$$$$- Better error handling for XMLA exceptions

Release Notes for 07/09/2024$$$$$$Version 2.3.0$$$$$$?$$$$$$[FEATURES]$$$- New mode: Analyze AAS and SSAS models (Preview)$$$- Best practice rules in all modes (also on a tenant-level)$$$- Analyze models and reports in all workspaces (Pro; Fabric; Premium; Personal)$$$$$$- Added storage mode for tables and models (Direct query; import or dual)$$$- Access tab: track all user and group access across the Power BI tenant$$$- 1-click optimization for all modes$$$- Inactive relationships now have usage status (Used/not used)$$$- Row-level security is now a separate usage$$$- Object-level security is now tracked$$$- Tables now have usages (Model; calculated tables; etc.)$$$- Find out who has the worst model (best practices score) in Tenant Analysis$$$- Users can now see all table partitions and select which one to remove columns from$$$ $$$[BUG FIXES]$$$- False negative for %GT implicit measures in visuals$$$- False negatives for renamed measures in downstream models$$$- License validation error for users using proxies with HTTPS decrypt enabled$$$- Manual input not working for some Windows versions in modes 2 and 3$$$- Fixed custom message in the start window$$$$$$[MISC]$$$- Improved DAX expression tables$$$- Improved invalid license error handling$$$- Dynamic format strings are now tracked$$$- Restoring measures will now keep their original format string$$$- Format string added to excel and JSON outputs$$$- Tables with load disabled added to M expression tables$$$- Updated all Python packages used in Measure Killer

Release Notes for 05/23/2024$$$$$$Version 2.2.0$$$$$$?$$$$$$[FEATURES]$$$- Visual Calculations$$$- Plots are back!$$$- We can now automatically find Analyze In Excel users by querying activity logs$$$- New to Tenant Analysis: report views; data sources; Fabric items; datasets average refresh time and refresh schedule$$$- Better error handling for in modes$$$- Custom BASE URL for US government cloud (Preview)$$$- New export options added to Tenant Analysis$$$- DAX and M expressions tabs in all modes$$$- Export feature for ‘What if? Analysis’$$$[BUG FIXES]$$$- Execution getting stuck due to mobile view issues$$$- Workspace not found error in Tenant Analysis and Admin modes$$$- Visual level filter false negative$$$- DAX expressions not showing for calculated tables in the exports$$$- Minor UI bug fixes$$$[MISC]$$$- Restoring artifacts will now keep their original format string and data type

Release Notes for 04/12/2024$$$$$$Version 2.1.0$$$$$$[FEATURES]$$$- Measure killer will now also analyze artifacts only used in the mobile layout$$$- Added 2 new usage categories: “Used as key column” and “Used as Row Label”$$$- New Semantic models tab in the main window (see here)$$$- New type of license: enterprise limited (no killing in online modes for normal users)$$$- Drastically improved speed in tenant analysis$$$- Minor improvements to Tenant Analysis (Visuals aggregation; Apps can be turned off etc.)$$$$$$- Custom visuals in Tenant Analysis are split into certified and uncertified$$$$$$- Generating C# scripts is back in all modes$$$ $$$[BUG FIXES]$$$- Sudden crashes in modes 3; 4 and Tenant Analysis$$$- Tenant Analysis top hierarchy “select all” button behavior bug$$$- Portable Installer will now add a start menu icon$$$- Multiple let statements caused an error in the generation of the last step in kill columns

Release Notes for 02/27/2024$$$Version 2.0.1$$$$$$[FEATURES]$$$- Added usage status for field parameters and calculation groups$$$$$$[BUG FIXES]$$$- Capacity column in Tenant Analysis empty bug$$$- Tenant Analysis lineage bug after running Tenant admin mode$$$- Dark mode tree icons not showing when the app is opened as an external tool$$$- Backup folder error upon formatting PC$$$- Execution summary tooltip was considering Report Level Measures; fixed the calculation$$$- Report level measures breaking upon table deletion with a reference$$$- Paginated reports duplicated usage for dataset fields$$$- Added better error handling for dataset selection in mode 1 and 2$$$- Wrong classification for personal workspaces built for the one drive and share point lists$$$- Manage Backups button leads to the wrong directory$$$- Desktop shortcut not being created for the admin installer$$$- Error opening measurekiller for some users with older versions$$$$$$[MISC]$$$- Edit instructions in Tenant Analysis

Release Notes for 10/10/2023$$$$$$Version 1.2.1$$$$$$[BUG FIXES]$$$$$$ -Fixed connection error in offline modes