Power BI Weekly Newsletter Issue #223

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Data Prep

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

• On the RADACAD blog, Reza Rad (@Rad_Reza) talks about Data Wrangler VS. Power Query Editor – Microsoft Fabric

Data Modeling

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

• Teo Lachev (@tlachev) writes about Yet Another Currency Conversion Pattern

Report Authoring and Interactivity

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

• Adam Saxton (@GuyInACube) describes A quirky Bookmark scenario with Filters in Power BI. Pay Attention!
• On the Enterprise DNA blog, Enterprise Dna Experts (@EnterpriseDNA) write about the Power BI Waterfall Chart: A Detailed User Guide
• Daniel Marsh-Patrick (@the_d_mp) mentions that Deneb 1.6 Ready for Alpha Testing
• Andrzej Leszkiewicz (@avatorl) presents IBCS-styled Column Chart in Power BI Matrix Visual | It's NOT a Custom Visual !!!

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, Kay Unkroth (@MSPowerBI) writes about Streamlining cloud connection management for datasets, paginated reports, and other artifacts
• Also on the Power BI blog, Marina Fuster shares some Best Practices to prevent GetGroupsAsAdmin API timeout
• Gerhard Brueckl (@gbrueckl) discusses Querying Power BI REST API using Fabric Spark SQL
• Vahid Doustimajd (@VahidDoustiM) describes how to Automatically Refresh Power BI Visuals with new Browser Extension

General

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

• Adam Saxton and Patrick Leblanc (@GuyInACube) present 🔴 Microsoft Fabric/Power BI Q&A – LIVE (Sept 2, 2023)

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