Power BI Weekly Newsletter Issue #238

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Data Prep

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

• Chandeep Chhabra (@chandeep2786) describes The Ultimate Power Query Wrapping Shortcut and explains How to Fix Pivoting Errors in Power Query

Data Modeling

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

• Patrick Leblanc (@GuyInACube) talks about Create a measure from a filtered visual in Power BI?
• Reid Havens (@HavensBI) discusses Demystifying [DAX] Evaluation Context (with Brian Grant)
• Soheil Bakhshi (@biinsightnz) describes how to Microsoft Fabric: Use Copilot to Generate Data Model Synonyms
• On the MSSQLTips site, Kenneth A. Omorodion (@mssqltips) writes about New Power BI Explore this Data Feature: An Alternative to Excel Pivot Tables
• Morten Lønskov shares the Tabular Editor 3: December 2023 Release

Report Authoring and Interactivity

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

• Bas Dohmen (@HowToPowerBI) describes how to Build a Native Dumbbell Chart in Power BI
• On the Excel Basement YouTube channel, Rahim Zulfiqar Ali (@rahimzulfiqar) describes Data Storytelling | Right Chart Selection Example | Actual (Revenue) vs. Forecast
• Reid Havens (@HavensBI) talks about Improved - IBCS Styled Bullet Charts (SVG) in Power BI (with Daniel Marsh-Patrick)
• On the Learning Science YouTube channel, Learning Science describes How to add help text for Power BI visuals? | Help text tool tip for Power BI visuals

Deployment, Security and Operations

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

• Chris Webb (@cwebb_bi) writes about Incremental Refresh On Delta Tables In Power BI
• On the SQL Server Central blog, Dennes Torres (@Dennes) writes about Source Control with GIT, Power BI and Microsoft Fabric

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, Saveen Reddy (@MSPowerBI) announces the Power BI December 2023 Feature Summary
• Miguel Félix covers Atualização Power BI dezembro 2023 [Portuguese]
• The Knee-Deep in Tech team (@KneeDeepinTech) present Podcast episode 248
• On the MSSQLTips site, Amira Bedhiafi (@AmiraBedhiafi) writes about the Most Overlooked Features in Power BI
• Sam McKay (@_EnterpriseDNA) describes Using ChatGPT To Supercharge Power BI Development

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