Power BI Weekly Newsletter Issue #180

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Data Prep

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

• Chandeep Chhabra (@chandeep2786) talks about Each & Underscore_ in Power Query
• Rick de Groot (@Rickmaurinus) discusses The IN Operator in Power Query
• Melissa de Korte (@_EnterpriseDNA) explains How To Filter By A Specific First Letter Or Character In Power Query and describes How To Add A Conditional Index In Power Query
• James Andrew (@MatadorSoftware) explains how to Improve Power Query Efficiency by Replicating the SQL IN Operator
• Sam McKay (@_EnterpriseDNA) shares Best Practice Tips For Using The Advanced Editor In Power BI [2022 Update]
• Gilbert Quevauvilliers (@GilbertQue) blogs about Getting the lineage from a Power BI dataset to table to data source to original query
• On the Power BI community blog, Shaurya describes How to Export Telemetry Data from Azure IoT Central into Power BI
• Lars Schreiber (@SchreiberLars) covers Artikelnummern und Einkäufer zusammenführen mit Power Query [German]

Data Modeling

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

• On the SQLBI blog, Marco Russo (@marcorus) describes One-to-Many Relationships – The Whiteboard #08
• Hima Bindu Marri (@sivahimabindu) talks about Custom Format Date in Power BI
• Bas Dohmen (@HowToPowerBI) describes New in Power BI Quick Measure Suggestions
• On the endjin blog, Jessica Hill (@JessRoseHill_) covers EVALUATEANDLOG in DAX
• On the SQLBI blog, Alberto Ferrari (@FerrariAlberto) describes ISSELECTEDMEASURE – DAX Guide
• Sam McKay (@_EnterpriseDNA) describes How To Compare Performance Using The ALL Function In Power BI [2022 Update]
• On the Enterprise DNA blog, Enterprise Dna Experts (@EnterpriseDNA) write about Power BI Compression Techniques In DAX Studio
• On the Towards Data Science blog, Nikola Ilic (@DataMozart) explains how to Optimize Power BI data model with Tabular Editor
• On the Prologika blog, Teo Lachev (@tlachev) writes about Resolving Tabular Conversion Errors and describes Correlating Analysis Services Errors with Measures
• Also on the Towards Data Science blog, Salvatore Cagliari (@TDataScience) explains How to use Small multiples in Power BI to show multiple Measures
• Prathy Kamasani (@pkamasani) covers Switch Between a Summarized Value or Selected Value with Multiple Legends
• Mimoune Djouallah (@mim_djo) writes about Power BI Query plan when using Top N filter

Report Authoring and Interactivity

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

• On the Power BI blog, Carly Newsome covers Announcing submetric roll ups in Power BI Metrics
• Reid Havens (@HavensBI) describes Two Ways to Create Single Value Input Slicers in Power BI
• Bas Dohmen (@HowToPowerBI) describes how to Clear All Slicers with 1 Click and describes how to Format Multiple Visuals at Once
• Ruth Pozuelo Martinez (@CurbalEN) explains how to Create and test color palettes for your data project quickly and easily
• Andrzej Leszkiewicz (@avatorl) blogs about Power BI: advanced Radar Charts using Deneb-Vega
• Gaelim Holland (@_EnterpriseDNA) explains How To Use ECDF Plots With Python And Power BI
• On the Learning Science YouTube channel, Learning Science explains How to export Power BI report to PDF file from Power BI Desktop
• Sue Bayes (@sue_bayes) covers Create A Paginated Report: Adding Texts & Images
• Adam Saxton (@GuyInACube) provides A better way to share Personal Bookmarks in Power BI

Deployment, Security and Operations

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

• On Acuity Training, Ben Richardson (@AcuityTraining) writes about Dynamic Row Level Security in Power BI
• On the MSSQLTips site, Bhavesh Patel explains how to Refresh a Power BI Dataset using Microsoft Power Automate
• Reid Havens (@HavensBI) walks through Configuring Incremental Refresh PBI-Tools (with Mathias Thierbach) and talks about PowerShell Hacks for Power BI (with James Bartlett)

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, Jeroen ter Heerdt (@jeroenterheerdt) announces Power BI October 2022 Feature Summary
• On the BIFocal podcast, John Patrick White and Jason Himmelstein (@BIFocalShow) present Episode 238 - Power BI October 2022 Feature Summary
• Michael Felix covers Atualização Power BI Outubro 2022 [Portuguese]
• Paul Turley (@paul_turley) blogs about Power BI Object Names – Why Standards Are Important

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.