Power BI Weekly Newsletter Issue #190

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Data Prep

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

• Brian Julius (@_EnterpriseDNA) explains How To Write And Debug M Code More Effectively
• Gilbert Quevauvilliers (@GilbertQue) blogs about Updating your Query syntax in Power Query to show the entire query in M
• On the Power BI community blog, Vijay Verma describes Exact Match XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP in Power Query
• Maxim Zelensky (@Hohlick) covers Power Query Record as Dictionary: Part 2
• Chris Webb (@cwebb_bi) covers Using OData.Feed And The Query Option To Avoid The Dynamic Data Sources Error In Power BI
• Kim Leblanc covers Ajouter une ligne avec Power Query [French]
• Sam McKay (@_EnterpriseDNA) explains How To Use Query Parameter In Power BI [2023 Update] and on the Enterprise DNA blog, writes about Power BI Dataflows And Why They Are Important
• Ruth Pozuelo Martinez (@CurbalEN) explains How to connect to a SOAP API in Power BI/ Power Query
• On the MSSQLTips site, Temidayo Omoniyi (@mssqltips) explains how to Connect Power BI to Azure Data Lake Gen2 Storage for Reporting
• Gaelim Holland (@_EnterpriseDNA) delves into Classification Models In Power BI Using Python - Logistic Regression and Gradient Boost

Data Modeling

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

• Marc Lelijveld (@MarcLelijveld) describes How to make your Power BI solution support multiple languages
• On the Enterprise DNA blog, Enterprise Dna Experts (@EnterpriseDNA) discuss UNION DAX Function Vs Power Query and describe DAX CALCULATETABLE Vs FILTER Function
• Brian Julius (@_EnterpriseDNA) explains How To Debug With SELECTEDVALUE Optional Parameter In Power BI
• Sam McKay (@_EnterpriseDNA) covers Showcasing Trends Using Moving Average Techniques In Power BI [2023 Update]

Report Authoring and Interactivity

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

• On the Power BI blog, Carly Newsome (@MSPowerBI) shares Announcing: Viva Goals + Metrics integration, scorecard time zones and more
• On the Learning Science YouTube channel, Learning Science describes how to Create a Q&A visual in a report in Power BI
• On the SQL Server Central blog, Daniel Calbimonte (@dcalbimonte) explains How to work with web information, maps, and images in Power BI
• On the Select Distinct blog, Simon Harrison (@SelectDistLtd) write Visual Tooltips in Power BI
• Miguel Félix covers Tooltip baseada em contexto [Portuguese]
• On the Enterprise DNA blog, Alexandru Badiu (@BadiuAlexandru) explains how to Enhance Your Report With The Laws Of UX
• Also on the Enterprise DNA blog, Sue Bayes (@sue_bayes) covers Paginated Reports: Sort & Filter A Bar Chart

Deployment, Security and Operations

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

• On the RADACAD blog, Reza Rad (@Rad_Reza) discusses Power BI Administrator Tenant Settings and Admin Portal and on the RADACAD YouTube channel, shares Power BI Licensing Ultimate Guide
• Just Blindbæk (@justblindbaek) describes how to Query Power BI tenant metadata with Synapse Serverless SQL
• Ignacio Barrau (@ignacho_07) covers [PowerBiReportServer] Usar API para copiar informe a Service [Spanish]

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, Lukasz Pawlowski (@lukasztweets) announces Power BI in Microsoft Teams collaboration experiences improvements
• Also on the Power BI blog, Kelly Kaye (@MS_KellyKaye) shares Thank You Power BI Community
• The Power BI team (@MSPowerBI) shares Ignite feature deep dive: B2B sharing, SharePoint Integration, Optimize ribbon, and more
• Kevin Chant (@kevchant) shares Recommended certifications for Power BI enthusiasts
• On the SQL Shack blog, Daniel Calbimonte (@dcalbimonte) describes How to create Power BI reports
• Bas Dohmen (@HowToPowerBI) describes how to Start creating a Power BI report in less than 1 minute
• Nicky van Vroenhoven (@NickyvV) covers Power BI 2022 In Review: My Favourite Features
• Reid Havens (@HavensBI) discusses ChatGPT (Fad or Future?) - Practical use-cases for Power BI (with Mathias Halkjær)

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