Power BI Weekly Newsletter Issue #256

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Data Prep

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

• Rick de Groot (@Rickmaurinus) explains how to Mimic a SWITCH function in Power Query using Record.FieldOrDefault and describes Creating a SWITCH Function with Conditions in Power Query M
• Joseph Yeates (@FthrsAnalytics) covers Split Column by Line Feed Special Character
• On the phData blog, Gavin Pedersen (@gavin_PD) explains How to Change a Snowflake Connection From Public to Private in Power BI Datasets
• Ben Gribaudo (@bgribaudo) blogs about Time Values from Dataflow to Power BI via DirectLake

Data Modeling

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

• On the Tabular Editor blog, Morten Lønskov announces Tabular Editor 3: April 2024 Release
• Chris Webb (@cwebb_bi) writes about Power BI Semantic Model Memory Errors, Part 1: Model Size
• Chandeep Chhabra (@chandeep2786) explains How to Create a Measures Table in Power BI
• On the SQLBI blog, Kurt Buhler (@kurtbuhler) covers Comparing cumulative values for events in different periods

Report Authoring and Interactivity

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

• Chandeep Chhabra (@chandeep2786) describes Non-Sticky Slicer Trick in Power BI
• Bas Dohmen (@HowToPowerBI) talks about Top 3 Survey Visuals in Power BI
• On the Excel Basement YouTube channel, Rahim Zulfiqar Ali (@rahimzulfiqar) talks about New Button Slicer & Card in Microsoft Power BI Desktop
• Reid Havens (@HavensBI) describes Adding Integrated Bookmark Notes in a Power BI Report
• On the Learning Science YouTube channel, Learning Science explains How to create a Power BI report for a mobile phone - Just in few clicks | Mobile layout auto-create

Deployment, Security and Operations

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

• Sandeep Pawar (@PawarBI) describes Exporting Power BI Reports And Sharing With Granular Access Control In Fabric

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 275 - Power BI March 2024 Feature Summary
• On the Business Intelligist blog, Business Intelligist (@bizintelligist) talks about Will Copilot in PowerBI Desktop ever be able to help you?

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