Power BI Weekly Newsletter Issue #170

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Data Prep

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

• On the Power BI blog, Dharini Sundaram (@heydharini) announces improvements to Datamart Query editor
• On the RADACAD blog, Reza Rad (@Rad_Reza) discusses Power BI Datamart Vs. Dataflow Vs. Dataset
• Erik Svensen (@donsvensen) blogs about Power Query – Convert a referenced query column to a table without Table.FromList() – Magic trick
• Patrick Leblanc (@GuyInACube) presents You thought DAX? Alex shows you Dynamic M-M-Magic!
• Melissa de Korte (@_EnterpriseDNA) describes How To Strip Off Seconds From A DateTime Value In Power Query
• On the MSSQLTips site, Levi Masonde describes how to Load API Data to SQL Server Using Python and Generate Report with Power BI
• Bas Dohmen (@HowToPowerBI) discusses Geocoding API in Power BI

Data Modeling

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

• On the SQLBI blog, Marco Russo (@marcorus) talks about Context Transition – The Whiteboard 03 and writes about the Different filter behaviors in SUMMARIZECOLUMNS and CALCULATETABLE
• Also on the SQLBI blog, Alberto Ferrari (@FerrariAlberto) talks about DEFINE MEASURE – DAX Guide
• Matt Allington (@ExceleratorBI) writes about Power BI Desktop August 2022 Features I Love
• Avi Singh (@powerbipro) describes How to Always Show Current Week vs. Prior Week Automatically
• Harsh Joshi (@_EnterpriseDNA) explains How To Calculate Ranking In A Tabular Form In Power BI
• Teo Lachev (@tlachev) writes Not Your Kimball’s DW

Report Authoring and Interactivity

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

• On the Enterprise DNA blog, Mudassir Ali (@EnterpriseDNA_) explains how to Make Power BI Report Templates With PowerPoint
• Brian Julius (@_EnterpriseDNA) explains How To Extract Themes And Background Images From PBIX Files
• Reid Havens (@HavensBI) discusses Introduction to the PlotlyJS Custom visual with Kerry Kolosko and covers Reviewing the Field Parameters Contest Winners with Kane Snyder
• Ruth Pozuelo Martinez (@CurbalEN) explains How to design stunning Power BI reports: From initial sketches to final result
• On the Perficient blog, Ankit Jangle writes about 10 Steps to Integrate Power Apps on Power BI Dashboard
• On the SQL Server Central blog, Daniel Calbimonte (@dcalbimonte) explains How to Visualize Python Charts in Power BI
• Hima Bindu Marri (@sivahimabindu) talks about Modern visual tool tips in Power BI
• Purna (Chandoo) Duggirala (@r1c1) describes How to create report page tooltips in Power BI (step by step)
• On the Learning Science YouTube channel, Learning Science talks about Conditional Formatting for Data Labels in Power BI
• Dhruvin Shah (@DhruvinShah16) explains how to Apply Conditional Formatting on Power BI Data Labels
• Olivier Travers (@otravers) writes about Data-Driven Heaven in Power BI Using Field Parameters, Bookmarks, CSS, and Expression-Based Formatting
• Lars Schreiber (@SchreiberLars) talks about Flexible Perioden in Power BI vergleichen [German]

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, Nikki Waghani (@NikkiWaghani) announces the PostgreSQL connector for the virtual network data gateway
• On the Tessellation Tech blog, Spencer Baucke (@JSBaucke) describes How to Choose the Right Virtual Machines for Your Power BI Gateways
• Chris Webb (@cwebb_bi) blogs about Calling The Power BI Enhanced Refresh API From Power Automate, Part2: Refreshing Specific Tables And Partitions
• Mara Pereira (@datapears) writes about Power BI B2B - Sharing your content outside of your organisation
• Gilbert Quevauvilliers (@GilbertQue) covers the Power BI Error – Culture Name en-XX is not valid or is not supported

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, Oksana Kyrychenko (@MSPowerBI) shares the Power BI August 2022 Feature Summary
• Also on the Power BI blog, Kelly Kaye (@MS_KellyKaye) shares Join us! 18-23 September 2022. The FIRST ever Microsoft Power Platform Conference!
• James Serra (@JamesSerra) highlights some Power BI guidance documentation
• Lars Schreiber (@SchreiberLars) shares a Chat with Nikola Ilic

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.