Power BI Weekly Newsletter Issue #184

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Data Prep

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

• Chris Webb (@cwebb_bi) writes about How Much Data Can You Load Into Power BI?
• On the Enterprise DNA blog, Enterprise Dna Experts (@EnterpriseDNA) write about Power Query Optimization: Reducing Decimal Numbers
• Chandeep Chhabra (@chandeep2786) explains how to Remove Change Type Errors in Power Query
• Marcus Wegener (@PowerBIler) explains how to Calculate ISO 8601 Calendar Week in Power Query with SQL Query Folding
• James Andrew (@MatadorSoftware) talks about Fixing a Common Issue with Dates in Power BI | Add Leading Zero in Power Query
• Purna (Chandoo) Duggirala (@r1c1) describes How to connect to a single file on SharePoint from Power Query (Fix Unable to Connect Error)
• Laura Graham-Brown (@Laura_GB) writes about Power BI Connecting to Google Analytics
• Gaelim Holland (@_EnterpriseDNA) describes How To Create A Forecast Model In Power BI With Python

Data Modeling

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

• On the SQLBI blog, Alberto Ferrari (@FerrariAlberto) delves into Filters based on content of other tables in Power BI – Unplugged #44
• Sam McKay (@_EnterpriseDNA) describes When To Use The CALCULATETABLE Function - DAX Function Techniques [2022 Update]
• Pat Mahoney (@mahoneypa) covers Handling Ties with TOPN
• Paul Turley (@paul_turley) writes Developing Large Power BI Datasets – Part 2 – Partitioning and Part 3 – Detail Tables
• Marc Lelijveld (@MarcLelijveld) explains how to Connect the Power BI Model Documenter to existing data models in the Power BI Service or Analysis Services
• Jason Cockington (@JasonCockington) describes Five Essential Power Tools for Power BI Desktop

Report Authoring and Interactivity

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

• Bas Dohmen (@HowToPowerBI) talks about 100% Axis Control in Power BI and describes Smart Data Labels
• Greg Deckler (@GregDeckler) talks about Dueling Tooltips In Power BI
• Leila Gharani (@LeilaGharani) explains how to Rename Clunky Fields in Power BI
• Darren Gosbell (@darrengosbell) blogs about Power BI – Using Field Parameters in Paginated Reports
• James Andrew (@MatadorSoftware) describes how to Use Python to Create a Correlation Heatmap Visual in Power BI
• Sam McKay (@_EnterpriseDNA) describes Creating P&L Statements In Power BI - Financial Reporting Example [2022 Update]
• Daniel Marsh-Patrick (@the_d_mp) writes about Happy 1st birthday, Deneb!

Deployment, Security and Operations

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

• On the Towards Data Science blog, Salvatore Cagliari (@TDataScience) writes about 4 + 2 Security features in Power BI
• On the Enterprise DNA blog, Enterprise Dna Experts (@EnterpriseDNA) write about Row Level Security & Object Level Security In Power BI DAX Studio
• Shabnam Watson (@ShbWatson) describes Exploring Automatic Partition Maintenance in Power BI datasets with Incremental Refresh, using EffectiveDate parameter
• Gilbert Quevauvilliers (@GilbertQue) blogs about Testing Power BI REST APIs with Try it
• Also on the Towards Data Science blog, Nikola Ilic (@DataMozart) explains how to Identify Data Loading Bottlenecks in Power BI
• Laura Graham-Brown (@Laura_GB) describes how to Power BI – Take over a Dataset
• On the phData, Gavin Pedersen (@gavin_PD) describes How to Create a Power BI App
• Ignacio Barrau (@ignacho_07) covers Power BI Apps contenido por audiencia [Spanish]
• Audrée Pellerin covers La sécurité des applications Power BI [French]
• On Acuity Training, Ben Richardson (@AcuityTraining) describes Sharing Reports & Dashboards In Power BI

General

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

• On the Enterprise DNA blog, Greg Deckler (@GregDeckler) writes about Power BI Project Planning: Discovery & Ingestion and walks through Planning Power BI Projects
• Rahim Zulfiqar Ali (@rahimzulfiqar) covers 15 Microsoft Power BI Tips for Better Dashboards
• The Knee-Deep in Tech team (@KneeDeepinTech) present Podcast episode 211

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.