Power BI Weekly Newsletter Issue #163

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Data Prep

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

• On the endjin blog, Barry Smart covers Extract insights from tag lists using Python Pandas and Power BI
• Chris Webb (@cwebb_bi) blogs about Monitoring Power Query Online Memory And CPU Usage
• On the Power BI community blog, Xiaoxin Sheng describes How to do cumulative counting by group in Power Query
• Rick de Groot (@Rickmaurinus) describes how to Return Rows with Maximum Value in Power Query
• Michael Felix covers Rankings no Power Query [Portuguese]
• Bernat Agulló (@AgulloBernat) writes about Validating migrations, or how to properly compare tables
• On the Data Bear blog, Annamarie Van Wyk (@annamarie_wyk) describes Power BI Datamart

Data Modeling

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

• On the SQLBI blog, Marco Russo (@marcorus) blogs about Understanding the optimization of SWITCH
• Greg Deckler (@GregDeckler) explains How To Create Dynamic Temporal Scale In Power BI Pt.2
• Reid Havens (@HavensBI) describes DAX Anti-Patterns Episode Twelve - Case Sensitivity - with Daniil Maslyuk
• On the Enterprise DNA blog, Antriksh Sharma (@AntrikshShar) covers Using The DAX Studio User Interface: An Overview and writes about Optimizing DAX For Power BI Using DAX Studio – Formula Engines
• Olivier Travers (@otravers) describes How to Get DAX Query Results Out of Power BI Without Writing Any DAX or Code

Report Authoring and Interactivity

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

• Daniel Marsh-Patrick (@the_d_mp) writes about "Out of One, Many", or: Making Switchable Charts in Power BI with Deneb
• Also on the Power BI community blog, Yingjie Li blogs about Field Parameters in Power BI
• On the Power BI community blog, Anand delves into Field Parameter and Bookmarking Field Parameter Values In Power BI Report Server
• On the Towards Data Science blog, Nikola Ilic (@DataMozart) describes how to Bring life to Field Parameters in Power BI
• Also on the Towards Data Science blog, Thiago Carvalho writes about Dynamic Axes with Field Parameters in Power BI
• Kim Leblanc covers Libre choix à l’utilisateur avec les Paramètres de champs [French]
• On the Excel Basement YouTube channel, Rahim Zulfiqar Ali (@rahimzulfiqar) describes How to Add Forecasting in Line Chart | Regular and Irregular Intervals (Dates)
• Patrick Leblanc (@GuyInACube) discusses From Decomposition Tree to Details in Power BI
• On the MSSQLTips site, Kenneth A. Omorodion (@mssqltips) describes How to Increase the Vertical Orientation of Power BI Report Page
• James Andrew explains how to Create a stylish & minimal Power BI dashboard in 6 simple steps
• Ignacio Barrau (@ignacho_07) covers Informes preparados para exportar/imprimir [Spanish]
• On the Learning Science YouTube channel, Learning Science describes Hyperlink in Power BI | 4 Ways to add external URL & navigate in Power BI

Deployment, Security and Operations

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

• Cookie McCray announces Preview data is now available in the dataset details page
• Microsoft Power BI (@MSPowerBI) explain how to Govern your data in Power BI leveraging auto detection of sensitive information
• Marc Lelijveld (@MarcLelijveld) covers Power BI B2B External Collaboration
• Meagan Longoria (@mmarie) describes how to Log in to Power BI Desktop as an External B2B User
• Gilbert Quevauvilliers (@GilbertQue) describes How to get Power BI Row Level Security (RLS) Role users, details and export to CSV
• Arnaud Gastelblum (@LazySna1l) covers Filter a Power BI report passing parameters through URL
• Philipp Lenz (@lenz_philipp) explains how to Migrate SSAS Tabular Models to Power BI Premium by using the XMLA endpoint
• Ruth Pozuelo Martinez (@CurbalEN) describes how to Append exported Power BI data to Excel automatically

General

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

• Kelly Kaye (@MS_KellyKaye) presents The Power BI Community Show Ep 7 - Synapse and Power BI with Kim Manis
• On the BIFocal podcast, John Patrick White and Jason Himmelstein (@BIFocalShow) present Episode 229 - Power BI June 2022 Feature Summary
• On the RADACAD YouTube channel, Reza Rad (@Rad_Reza) presents Power BI & Microsoft 365 – Better Together by Amanda Rivera Auckland Power BI User Group
• Bas Dohmen (@HowToPowerBI) explains How to Get Started with Power BI

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.