Unlocking deeper Copilot insights with enhanced Power BI filtering

Starting late May 2026, Viva Insights admins can enable reserved and custom attributes as filters in Power BI reports, allowing deeper, business-aligned insights. This requires a Microsoft 365 Copilot (Premium) license. No immediate action is needed; admins should review and plan attribute usage and governance.

[Introduction]

We are enhancing Power BI reporting capabilities in Viva Insights by allowing administrators to enable additional attributes—including reserved attributes and organization-specific custom attributes—as report filters. This update enables organizations to derive deeper insights aligned to their business structure and needs.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 559995.

[When this will happen:]

General Availability (Worldwide): Rollout will begin in late May 2026 and is expected to complete by early June 2026.

[How this affects your organization:]

Who is affected:

• Viva Insights Global administrators and Insights administrators
• Users with access to Viva Insights Power BI reports
• A Microsoft 365 Copilot (Premium) license is required to use this feature

What will happen:

• The configuration experience is available to admins by default in the Viva Insights web app.
• Admins can enable additional attributes as filters in Power BI reports via the Viva Insights web app.

Screenshot 1: Example of the Attribute filter settings page in Viva Insights where admins can enable filters for Power BI reports:

• Supported filters include reserved attributes (provided by Microsoft) and custom attributes configured by your organization.

Screenshot 2: Example of Viva Insights reports displaying newly enabled filters available to users after admin configuration:



• Once enabled:
  • These filters become available to report viewers in Power BI
  • Users can personalize reports based on business-specific dimensions

[What you can do to prepare:]

• No immediate action is required.
• Review your current Viva Insights attribute configuration.
• Identify which custom or reserved attributes would add value as report filters.
• Plan internal governance for filter usage.
• Communicate this capability to report users once enabled.
• Update internal documentation or reporting guidance.

Before rollout, we will update this post with new documentation.

[Compliance considerations:]

Compliance area	Impact
Does the change alter how admins can monitor, report on, or demonstrate compliance activities?	Adds additional filtering capabilities in Power BI reports, enabling more granular reporting and analysis.
Does the change include an admin control and can it be controlled through Entra ID group membership?	Admins must enable additional attributes, indicating administrative control of the feature.