Power BI integration with Microsoft 365 Copilot

Starting June 2026, Microsoft 365 Copilot will integrate with Power BI in Frontier tenants, enabling users to ask questions grounded in Power BI reports and semantic models. The feature respects existing permissions, is enabled by default, requires appropriate licenses, and can be disabled by admins via the Microsoft 365 admin center. What and Why: Beginning in June 2026, Microsoft 365 Copilot will be able to answer user questions using Power BI reports and semantic models for customers enrolled in Frontier. Copilot will ground responses in Power BI data, including scenarios where users share a specific report and scenarios where Copilot finds the right report automatically. The experience is built to work within existing security and permission models. Rollout Schedule: Starting early June 2026, data answering capabilities grounded in Power BI content will be available in Frontier tenants. Impact on Your Organization: Who is affected: Organizations using Microsoft 365 Copilot and Power BI that are enrolled in Frontier Platforms/Services: Microsoft 365 Copilot, Power BI, Microsoft Fabric Licensing requirements:  Microsoft 365 Copilot (Premium) license is required to use this feature. Use of Fabric content, including Power BI reports, will be subject to the usual Power BI licensing to view content in the service. Users are not required to have access to Fabric Copilot.  What will happen: Users can ask Copilot questions grounded in Power BI reports and semantic models. Responses respect existing Power BI and Microsoft 365 permissions. The feature is enabled by default. Admins can disable the feature through the Microsoft 365 admin center. To generate responses, Microsoft 365 Copilot will search and retrieve data stored in Fabric, which means user query data from Microsoft 365 Copilot will be shared with Fabric. Fabric operates separately from Microsoft 365 Copilot and is subject to different commitments. Data processed in Fabric is subject to Fabric’s Product Terms.  Screenshot: Before and after improvement in Copilot responses with Power BI data grounding: View image in new tab Action Required / Recommendations: No action is required. Admins can disable the feature in the Microsoft 365 admin center. At the time of release, this control will be available […]

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