Power BI Weekly Newsletter Issue #227

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Data Prep

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

• On the MSSQLTips site, Harris Amjad (@mssqltips) describes Exploring the Split Columns Option in Power Query Editor for Power BI
• On the Select Distinct blog, Simon Harrison (@SelectDistLtd) describes how to APPEND data in Power Query
• On the phData blog, Bhupathi Siva (@phdatainc) explains How and When to Use Dataflows in Power BI

Data Modeling

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

• Chandeep Chhabra (@chandeep2786) describes How to Fool Power BI and Create a 'Measures' Table

Report Authoring and Interactivity

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

• Philipp Lenz (@lenz_philipp) explains how to Hide columns inside Power BI like in Excel
• Max Wikström (@maxwiks) writes about Dynamic shading in Power BI native line charts: Comparing values
• On the xViz blog, Prachi Mishra (@xvizsuite) writes about Multi-level Timeline in the xViz Gantt Chart for Power BI
• On the phData blog, Connor Burton (@phdatainc) describes What Are Power BI Paginated Reports?
• On the Learning Science YouTube channel, Learning Science explains How to add Paginated Report in Power BI Report? | Paginated Report Visuals in Power BI
• Avi Singh (@powerbipro) shares Power BI Dashboard: Oil Industry Production Tracking by Charl Marais

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, Radhakrishnan Srinivasan (@MSPowerBI) describes Enhancing Admin Portal Experience with Keyword-Based Filtering
• Also on the Power BI blog, Lauren Faber (@MSPowerBI) writes that the Power BI OneDrive and SharePoint on by default rollout has started
• Chris Webb (@cwebb_bi) blogs about VisOps For Power BI With PBI Inspector
• Gilbert Quevauvilliers (@GilbertQue) describes How to easily send an Excel extract using a paginated report in Power BI
• Vahid Doustimajd (@VahidDoustiM) covers Power BI Report Previewer: Useful Browser Extension for Power BI Users

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, Cookie McCray (@MSPowerBI) announces Power BI Report Server September 2023 Feature Summary
• Soheil Bakhshi (@biinsightnz) writes Unveiling Microsoft Fabric's Impact on Power BI Developers and Analysts
• The Knee-Deep in Tech team (@KneeDeepinTech) present Podcast episode 238

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