Power BI Weekly Newsletter Issue #235

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Data Prep

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

• Chandeep Chhabra (@chandeep2786) describes how to Master M Language in Power Query and describes How to Think & Write Complex M Easily Power Query Case Study
• Reid Havens (@HavensBI) describes #PowerQueryEverything with Copilot for Data Factory (with Alex Powers)

Data Modeling

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

• Darren Gosbell (@darrengosbell) announces v3.0.10 Release
• On the SQLBI blog, Alberto Ferrari (@FerrariAlberto) discusses Computing accurate percentages with row-level security in Power BI
• Chris Webb (@cwebb_bi) writes about IF, SWITCH And The Effect Of DAX Variables On Strict/Eager Evaluation
• Sandeep Pawar (@PawarBI) describes Controlling Direct Lake Fallback Behavior
• Max Wikström (@maxwiks) covers Mastering DirectQuery in Power BI: A Deep Dive into Performance Optimization – Part 2
• Matt Allington (@ExceleratorBI) writes about Why Did Microsoft Rename Datasets to Semantic Models?
• P3 Adaptive (@P3Adaptive) write about What is the difference between Tableau and Power BI data model?
• On the Select Distinct blog, Simon Harrison (@SelectDistLtd) writes about Calculated Columns and Measures in Power BI

Report Authoring and Interactivity

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

• Bas Dohmen (@HowToPowerBI) talks about the New Button Slicers in Power BI | 3 Examples You Don’t Want to Miss
• On the Learning Science YouTube channel, Learning Science explains How to dynamically change legend for visuals in Power BI
• Audrée Pellerin (@lecfomasque) covers Suivez vos indicateurs de performance clés (KPI) dans Power BI [French]
• On the Power BI community blog, Kumail Raza writes about Natural Language Query (NLQ) with Power BI: A powerful new way to interact with your data

Deployment, Security and Operations

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

• Vahid Doustimajd (@VahidDoustiM) shares Unraveling the possibility of Page-Level Security in Power BI - Hossein Seyedagha - (Persian)
• Reid Havens (@HavensBI) covers Introducing PowerOps (A New Productivity Tool for Power BI Developers)
• On the PowerPivotPro blog, P3 Adaptive (@P3Adaptive) cover Power BI Online

General

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

• On the BIFocal podcast, John White and Jason Himmelstein (@bifocalshow) present Episode 268 - Power BI November 2023 Feature Summary part 1

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
• PowerQuery How - Alternative M Language Reference created by Rick de Groot, including improved function explanations, code formatting, practical examples and further reading
• 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