databricks Platform · Updated Sep 17, 2026

Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes

Convert a SQL dataset to a local metric view: You can now convert a SQL dataset into a local metric view from the dataset's context menu, and Genie Code handles the conversion.

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What it does

Convert a SQL dataset to a local metric view: You can now convert a SQL dataset into a local metric view from the dataset's context menu, and Genie Code handles the conversion. SQL dataset parameters in Genie Code: Genie Code for dashboard authoring now understands SQL dataset parameters when building and editing dashboards. Reference aggregated field values in widget titles and descriptions: Type @ in a visualization widget's title or description to insert a field reference.

Why it matters

Independent axis scaling on faceted charts: You can now scale a numeric axis to each subchart's own data on a faceted chart instead of sharing one range across subcharts.

Key capabilities

Header height: Specifies the header

Header height: Specifies the header height in pixels. Header text wraps to fill the specified height. Overflow text is truncated.

Default style: Set font color

Default style: Set font color, background color, and text formatting (bold, italic, underline) for all column headers.

Basic (default): Renders values as

Basic (default): Renders values as text. Additional formatting options include font colors, font styles, background colors, and…

Image: Takes a base64-encoded string

Image: Takes a base64-encoded string and renders it as an image. To learn how to encode an image as a URL, see Image paths and…

Architecture

Databricks Platform → Platform

In short

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Key takeaway

Convert a SQL dataset to a local metric view: You can now convert a SQL dataset into a local metric view from the dataset's context menu, and Genie Code handles the conversion.

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