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Release Notes: ActivTrak for Power BI Templates — New Versions

Release Date: May 29, 2026

 

Template versions:

 

Critical information:

Status

  • General Availability (GA): Fully released and available to all eligible users.

 

Availability

  • Plans: All ActivConnect subscription tiers
  • Rollout Schedule: Immediate

 

Requirements

  • ActivConnect (Add-on): Required ActivConnect subscription
  • BI platform: Power BI Pro or Premium license (Tableau and Data Studio support coming in future releases)
  • Data input: Google Sheets access
  • Agent deployment: The ActivTrak Agent must be deployed to the user machines
  • Permissions: Admin role required for setup
  • Report access: Based on Power BI configuration permissions

 

What's new:

This release delivers performance and reliability improvements across four ActivTrak Power BI templates. All templates benefit from optimized query performance, and select templates include targeted fixes for data accuracy and interactive filtering.

Potential False Activity Template — v1.2

  • Improved query performance through optimized data model structure

 

Technology License Optimization Template — v1.1

  • Improved query performance through optimized data model structure

 

Headcount Planning Template — v1.1

  • Replaced user_name with employee_id as the primary joining key, enabling more reliable employee matching between ActivTrak activity data and the Employee Roster
  • Improved query performance through optimized data model structure
  • Fixed: Formatted interactive bar chart measures unit type

 

Financial Loss Template — v1.1

  • Overbilling rate tiers now properly cross-filter top visuals (user count, time, and billing metrics)
  • Improved query performance through optimized data model structure

 

How to access:

  • Download directly from within the app. Log in to ActivTrak and navigate to API & Integration > ActivConnect & BI
  • Access Requirements: Active ActivConnect subscription

 

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