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Data Prep

Covering: Power Query (M), Dataflows, Data connectors, AI Insights

• Chris Webb (@cwebb_bi) covers Understanding The “We Couldn’t Fold The Expression To The Data Source” Error In Power BI
• Ben Gribaudo (@bgribaudo) writes Zero Rows Can Bite (part 1): The Mysterious Missing Column and announces HubSpot -> Power BI Connector
• On the RADACAD YouTube channel, Leila Etaati (@leila_etaati) covers Concatenate List of Values in Power BI using Power Query
• Ruth Pozuelo Martinez (@CurbalEN) explains how to Keep most recent record on a table with Power Query | Improved solution
• On the SQL Shack blog, Gauri Mahajan (@GauriMahajan12) blogs about Reporting data from Azure Cosmos DB using Power BI
• Kim Leblanc describes Aperçu des données dans Power Query = un allié pour connaître les propriétés de vos colonnes de données! [French]
• On the Learning Science YouTube channel, Learning Science describes how to Extract Key Phases in Power BI Using AI Insights - Just in few clicks
• On the Power BI community blog, Vijay Verma explains how to Generate Integer Random Number in Power Query Language M, covers Test for a Number in Power Query M Language and describes Text.ContainsAny and Text.ContainsAll functions in Power Query Language M

Data Modeling

Covering: DAX (Measures & Calculated Tables/Columns), Relationships, Analysis Services, Composite models

• Brian Julius (@_EnterpriseDNA) explains How To Correctly Count Slicer Selections In Power BI
• On the MSSQLTips site, Kenneth A. Omorodion writes about RELATED vs LOOKUPVALUE in DAX: How and when to use them in Power BI
• On the SQLBI blog, Alberto Ferrari (@FerrariAlberto) talks about CONFIDENCE.NORM, CONFIDENCE.T – DAX Guide and describes NORM.DIST, NORM.INV, NORM.S.DIST, NORM.S.INV – DAX Guide
• Avi Singh (@powerbipro) describes Power BI: How to Create Excel Like Fixed/Absolute Reference $A$1 in Power BI
• On the Data Bear blog, Annamarie Van Wyk (@annamarie_wyk) writes about Calculation Groups in Power BI

Report Authoring and Interactivity

Covering: Layout and formatting, Visualizations, Interactivity, Themes, Mobile reports, Dashboards

• On the Blue Granite blog, Eric Lofstrom explains how to Create a Custom Theme with an Image Background
• James Andrew describes how to Show More Than Two Items in the Power BI Advanced Filtering Pane | Powerful Workaround and talks about Two Ways to Automatically Set Equal Column Width in Power BI Matrix Visuals
• Bernat Agulló Roselló (@AgulloBernat) covers Creating a dynamic KPI card
• On the Towards Data Science blog, Jenna Eagleson (@JennaEagleson) describes how to Filter by Manager Hierarchy
• Leila Etaati (@leila_etaati) describes how to Change Title of Chart by Selection

Deployment, Security and Operations

Covering: Workspaces and Apps, Template Apps, Deployment Pipelines, Gateways, Security, Sharing, Licences, Admin operations, Developer Tooling

• On the Power BI blog, Miquella de Boer (@MSPowerBI) announces the New data source and gateway management experience
• Adam Saxton (@GuyInACube) discusses My Excel file is in the cloud! Why isn't refresh working in Power BI?
• On the Microsoft BI Tools blog, Joost van Rossum (@ssisjoost) explains how to Refresh Power BI Datasets via its name instead of Id
• Dhruvin Shah (@DhruvinShah16) talks about Refresh Failed: How to refresh table join between on-prem and cloud datasource Power BI?
• On the SQL Server Central blog, Dennes Torres (@Dennes) explains How to automate table level refresh in Power BI
• On the Power BI community blog, Caitlyn Yan blogs about Transferring ownership of reports in Power BI Service
• On the Power BI Tips and Tricks blog, James Bartlett (@JamesDBartlett3) describes Power BI Hack: Download Report Authored in Browser as PBIX
• Marcus Wegener (@PowerBIler) describes how to Copy Power BI data model back to PBIX file
• Reid Havens (@HavensBI) talks about Calling the Power BI REST API with VS Code (with Mathias Thierbach) and describes Everything You Need to Know about Power BI Goals (with Treb Gatte)
• Ted Pattison (@TedPattison) presents Power BI Dev Camp Session 21- Report Authoring and Customization with Power BI Embedding

General

Covering: Cross-topic announcements & feature summaries, Whitepapers, Community events, Learning Resources & Certifications, Podcasts, Sample reports, End-to-end walkthroughs

• On the Power BI blog, Dustin Askins announces Coming soon: Changes to the Power BI service – simpler navigation, improvements to lists on Home, and style updates
• On the RADACAD YouTube channel, Reza Rad (@Rad_Reza) lists the Top Five Mistakes to Avoid When Developing Power BI Reports
• On the SQL Server Central blog, Daniel Calbimonte (@dcalbimonte) writes about Who is the Best Batman in Power BI – A Power BI Analysis of Data
• On the Power BI Community blog, Heather Cook Newman (@heddanewman) writes about Learning and Listening Together: Announcing the Microsoft 365 Community Initiative

Useful Links

• Azure Weekly - Interested in Azure? Sign up to our sister newsletter Azure Weekly to receive all the week's Azure news
• M language reference - Official Power Query M Reference
• DAX Studio - Useful open source tool for executing and analyzing DAX queries, founded by Darren Gosbell
• DAX Guide - Your go-to reference on the DAX language, created by the SQLBI team
• Power BI Visuals Reference - An exhaustive list (as of Sep. 2018) of all Power BI native & custom visuals, placed into separate categories, again created by the SQLBI team
• Report Theme Generator - A handy report theme generator created by the Power BI Tips and Tricks team
• Power BI Theme templates - Detailed Power BI Theme templates for all the native visuals, created by David Eldersveld
• Power BI from Rookie to Rock Star - Free, detailed eBook to get up and running with Power BI, written by Reza Rad
• Power BI Architecture diagram - An informative Power BI Architecture diagram, created by Dustin Ryan
• Power BI Whitepapers - A list of official Power BI whitepapers, covering Security, Premium deployment, Advanced Analytics and more
• Power BI Events - Interactive report displaying upcoming Power BI events worldwide, built by Matt Allington, Phil Seamark and Reid Havens
• Power BI Days - Free-to-attend virtual and in-person community events, all across the world. If you're wanting to organize an event, that's possible too - it's still free, and comes with support.