Power BI Weekly Newsletter Issue #267

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Data Prep

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

• Matt Allington (@ExceleratorBI) blogs about Finding the Date of the Next Record in Power Query

Data Modeling

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

• Reid Havens (@HavensBI) talks about Ultimate DAX Dynamic Formatting Combo Package

Report Authoring and Interactivity

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

• On the Prima blog, David Johnston (@PCUK_BI) delves into Power BI Reports - It is ok to keep it simple
• Chris Webb (@cwebb_bi) writes about Why Power BI Table Visuals With Scrollbars Can Cause Problems
• Erik Svensen (@donsvensen) writes about Building a bar chart in one visual with multiple measures using visual calculations
• Adam Saxton (@GuyInACube) explains How to create a slick way to adjust your Power BI visual
• Chandeep Chhabra (@chandeep2786) explains how to Create an Insightful and Stunning Pareto Table in Power BI
• On the Learning Science YouTube channel, Learning Science explains how to Convert Column Chart to a Line Chart and Line to column chart dynamically in Power BI
• On the edureka blog, Neelam Jyoti (@edurekaIN) explains How to Use Drill Down in Power BI: A Comprehensive Guide

Deployment, Security and Operations

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

• On the Fabric blog, Nimrod Shalit announces GitHub integration for source control (Preview)
• Also on the Fabric blog, Ruixin Xu shares some Semantic Link Updates June 2024
• Gilbert Quevauvilliers (@GilbertQue) blogs about Semantic-Link-Labs – Automate updating your Incremental Refresh Policy for your Semantic Model
• On the Power BI community blog, Tharun Kumar Ravikrindhi writes about Mastering Power BI Developer Mode
• On the Purple Frog Systems blog, Tom Owen (@PurpleFrogSys) explains how to Integrate Power BI with Microsoft Teams
• Kim Leblanc (@lecfomasque) covers Combiner des requêtes dans un Flux de données Power BI avec une licence PRO [French]

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, Jason Himmelstein (@jasehimm) announces Power BI July 2024 Feature Summary
• Reid Havens (@HavensBI) talks about Best Practices for Team or Self-Service BI (with Eiki Sui)

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