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AI/BI release notes 2026

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

January 2026

Databricks One is generally available

January 20, 2026

Databricks One is now generally available. Databricks One is a simplified user interface designed for business users, providing a single, intuitive entry point to interact with data and AI in Azure Databricks without requiring technical knowledge of compute resources, queries, models, or notebooks. Using Databricks One, business users can view and interact with dashboards, ask data questions in natural language using Genie, and use custom-built Databricks Apps that combine analytics, AI, and workflows. See What is Databricks One?.

Level of detail expressions for custom calculations

January 19, 2026

Level of detail expressions let you control aggregation granularity independently of the dimensions in your visualizations. Use fixed level of detail expressions to aggregate over specific dimensions regardless of visualization groupings, or use coarser level of detail expressions to aggregate at a higher level by excluding dimensions. Common use cases include calculating percentages of total, comparing values to dataset-wide aggregates, and creating cohort-level metrics. See Level of detail expressions.

Value sampling features renamed

January 16, 2026

The value sampling features in Genie have been renamed to better describe their function:

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.

Genie sample data, Research Agent, and space manager improvements

January 15, 2026

  • Sample data tab: View sample data to understand the context behind a Genie space. See Manage data objects.
  • Text answer summaries in API: Text answer summaries are now returned in the API.
  • Research Agent starter questions (Beta): Curated starter questions are now available for Research Agent mode.
  • Landing page redesign: The landing page has been redesigned to improve starter question readability.
  • Benchmark execution: Benchmarks with AI functions now execute correctly.
  • Space manager feedback management: Space managers can update thumbs up/down feedback from other users and re-run query results from other users' messages using their own data credentials to debug feedback.
  • Example SQL title character limit: The maximum character length for example SQL titles has been increased to 1024.

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.

Genie PDF export, citations, and accuracy improvements

January 8, 2026

  • PDF export for Research Agent (Beta) reports: Export Genie Research Agent reports as PDF files. See Export Research Agent reports.
  • SQL example citations: Genie's analysis steps now cite the SQL examples used. See Review a response.
  • Currency formatting improvements: Numeric columns in table results now use more conservative currency formatting rules to avoid incorrect assumptions.
  • Improved question type handling: Genie now categorizes common question types (top K, percentage, and distribution) more accurately so the right context is applied, improving results.

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, Genie spaces, and apps 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. See Change default workspace access to Consumer access.

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