MC1150124 - New Fabric Tenant Setting: “Set alert” Button Visibility for Power BI Users

Introduction

To improve discoverability and empower users to configure data-driven alerts, we’re introducing a new tenant setting in Microsoft Fabric. This setting enables visibility of the “Set alert” button for all Power BI web users, allowing them to create Fabric Activator alerts when permissions are in place.

When this will happen:

• Rollout begins: September 14, 2025
• Rollout completes: September 19, 2025
• Default enablement begins: Week of October 13, 2025

How this affects your organization:

Who is affected:

• All Power BI web users in Microsoft Fabric environments.
• Admins managing Fabric tenant settings.

What will happen:

• A new tenant setting will be introduced: All Power BI users can see "Set alert" button to create Fabric Activator alerts
• When enabled:
  • All Power BI web users will see the “Set alert” button in reports.
  • Users can configure Fabric Activator alerts if they have permission to create Fabric items.
• When disabled:
  • The button remains visible only to users with tenant-level Fabric access.
• Default behavior:
  • The setting will be disabled by default during rollout.
  • Beginning the week of 13 October 2025, the setting will be enabled by default for all tenants.

What you can do to prepare:

• Review the new tenant setting before 13 October 2025.
• If you wish to prevent automatic enablement:
  • Manually toggle the setting on, then off before the default change takes effect.
• Communicate this change to helpdesk and support teams.
• Update internal documentation if you reference alert configuration in Power BI or Fabric.
• Learn more about Fabric Activator alerts.

Compliance considerations

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