Power BI Weekly Newsletter Issue #253

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Data Prep

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

• Chris Webb (@cwebb_bi) describes Displaying Azure Maps In A Power BI Paginated Report
• Meagan Longoria (@mmarie) delves into Power Query ODBC bug affecting date calculations
• Rick de Groot (@Rickmaurinus) talks about Enumerations in Power Query, describes how to Remove Milliseconds from Time Values in Power Query and describes how to Perform Join Based on a Date Range in Power Query

Data Modeling

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

• On the SQLBI blog, Marco Russo (@marcorus) writes about Direct Lake vs. Import mode in Power BI
• Patrick Leblanc (@GuyInACube) describes how to Boost DAX Performance in Power BI with Dual Mode
• On the Power BI blog, Zoe Douglas (@MSPowerBI) covers Deep dive into DAX query view with Copilot
• Joseph Yeates (@FthrsAnalytics) explains how to Impute Future Values with ALLSELECTED()
• Chandeep Chhabra (@chandeep2786) describes How to Apply Custom Sorting in Power BI

Report Authoring and Interactivity

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

• On the Power BI blog, Harleen Kaur (@MSPowerBI) introduces the Introducing Copilot Pane in Power BI Desktop (preview)
• On the SQLBI blog, Kurt Buhler (@kurtbuhler) discusses Using scatterplots to find details in reports
• Fowmy Abdulmuttalib (@ExcelFort) describes Power BI Dynamic Date Filters: Automatically Updating Filters with Each Refresh
• On the Learning Science YouTube channel, Learning Science describes How to hide a column in Power BI for the Table visual
• Mudassir Ali (@EnterpriseDNA_) explains how to Create Beautiful Report Templates with PowerPoint

Deployment, Security and Operations

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

• Reid Havens (@HavensBI) discusses Managing Power BI, to Prepare for Fabric (with Alex Whittles)
• Patrick Leblanc (@GuyInACube) talks about Wait it’s the same data source! What’s going on?

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, Maya Shenhav (@MSPowerBI) talks about Supporting continuous Slide Shows in Power BI Storytelling add-in
• On the RADACAD YouTube channel, Reza Rad (@Rad_Reza) share Fabric and Power BI Auckland User group recording - Fabric CAT Updates of Fabric Conference
• Bas Dohmen (@HowToPowerBI) walks through Complete Project with Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate and Dataverse
• Miguel Félix covers Atualização Power BI março 2024 [Portuguese]

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