Power BI Weekly Newsletter Issue #206

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Data Prep

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

• Sam Fischer (@ApexInsightsPBI) describes Implementing error checks in Power Query
• On the Power BI community blog, Melissa de Korte describes how to Set up easy debugging and improve M code adoption with record-expressions
• Also on the Power BI community blog, Milan Mejzr writes about Dynamic text search in Power Query
• On the Kohera blog, Kohera (@Kohera_be) write about How do you link an SCD Type 2 table in Power Query?
• Kim Leblanc covers Données groupées par semaine débutant à une journée choisie [French]
• On the Enterprise DNA blog, Enterprise Dna Experts (@EnterpriseDNA) explains How to Add Power BI to Excel: A Step-By-Step Guide
• Chandeep Chhabra (@chandeep2786) presents a live stream: Solving Tricky Data Cleaning Problems using M in Power Query

Data Modeling

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

• Adam Saxton (@GuyInACube) discusses The Heart of Power BI
• Chris Webb (@cwebb_bi) shares Power BI DirectQuery Best Practices Video
• On the SQLBI blog, Marco Russo (@marcorus) describes Optimizing text search in DAX
• Chris Wagner writes about Power BI usage scenarios: Lakehouse to Power BI
• Rick de Groot (@Rickmaurinus) shares their latest blog: When to use Measures vs Calculated Columns in Power BI
• Dhruvin Shah (@DhruvinShah16) talks about Power BI: Dynamic Format String for Measures
• Philipp Lenz (@lenz_philipp) writes about Suggested Measure Feature are not available?
• Hima Bindu Marri (@sivahimabindu) describes Day of the week in Date Table in Power BI
• Sam McKay (@_EnterpriseDNA) talks about Using ALLEXCEPT To Stop Cumulative Total From Resetting [2023 Update], explains how to Find Your Top 3 Salespeople Per Region Automatically In Power BI Using DAX [2023 Update], discusses Calculating Averages Per Transaction Using DAX In Power BI [2023 Update] and talks about Calculating Average Monthly Purchases In Power BI Using DAX [2023 Update]

Report Authoring and Interactivity

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

• Erik Svensen (@donsvensen) describes Adding a vertical bar to your slicer
• Fowmy Abdulmuttalib (@ExcelFort) explains How to Transform a Line Chart into an Insightful KPI Visual in Power BI
• On the Learning Science YouTube channel, Learning Science describes Dynamic calculated title for visuals in Power BI
• Jarrett Moore (@BuckeyeJarrett) discusses Grouping Bookmarks by Report Page In Power BI [2023 Update]
• Reid Havens (@HavensBI) discusses The World's Best Theme Generator for Power BI with Mike Carlo

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, Lukasz Pawlowski (@lukasztweets) shares Announcing: Now you can use item links to configure Power BI Tabs in Microsoft Teams
• Marc Lelijveld (@MarcLelijveld) covers Controlling Workspace Creation in Power BI: How to Strike the Right Balance?
• Patrick Leblanc (@GuyInACube) covers RLS in the source? How does this work with DirectQuery and Import in Power BI?
• On the phData, Gavin Pedersen (@gavin_PD) describes How To Use The Power BI Premium Capacity Metrics App
• Darren Gosbell (@darrengosbell) walks through Logging Parameters for a Paginated Report
• Ignacio Barrau (@ignacho_07) covers [GIT] Versionando PowerBi trabajando en equipo - previa para CI/CD [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, Tyler Mays-Childers (@MSPowerBI) announces Microsoft Digital Event | May 24-25
• Matthew Roche (@SQLAllFather) shares It’s going to be big – join the Power BI team at Build
• On the BIFocal podcast, John White and Jason Himmelstein (@bifocalshow) present Episode 255 - Interview with Rosie Levasseur
• CloudStakes Technology describes how to Embed Power BI Content in a Model-Driven App System Dashboard

Useful Links

• Power BI Maturity Scorecard - 97% of the Fortune 500 are using Power BI. Only 20% of analytics deliver business value. How do you score?
• 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