Power BI Weekly Newsletter Issue #276

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Data Prep

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

• On the RADACAD blog, Reza Rad (@RADACAD_COM) explains how to Migrate Power BI Dataflow Gen1 to Fabric Dataflow Gen2
• Chandeep Chhabra (@chandeep2786) describes How to Combine Multiple CSV Files into a Single Excel File
• Avi Singh (@powerbipro) discusses Power Query Self Merge in Power BI: Merge Table with Itself
• Kim Leblanc (@lecfomasque) writes Maîtrisez le 4e paramètre de Table.Group dans Power Query [French]

Data Modeling

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

• Reid Havens (@HavensBI) discusses Practical Use Cases for DAX Calculated Columns Tristan Malherbe
• Chandeep Chhabra (@chandeep2786) describes How to Filter by a Measure in Power BI - Yes, It's Possible
• On the Power BI community blog, hackcrr blogs about the Power BI Reporting Best Practices Analyzer
• On the Learning Science YouTube channel, Learning Science (@learn_scitech) describes How to generate a random decimal number in Power BI DAX Random function in Power BI
• Sunil Mathew (@_sunil_mathew_) describes how to Highlight Min/Max Values Across Multiple Years Power BI Tutorial
• Andrzej Leszkiewicz (@avatorl) shares an AI Assistant for Tabular Editor
• Ignacio Barrau (@ignacho_07) writes about the [DAX] INFO functions
• Lars Schreiber (@SchreiberLars) writes So formatierst Du Deinen Gesamten DAX-Code auf einmal – Ganz ohne externe Tools [German]
• Parul Sagar (@parulsagar) writes about Enhancing Reports with Power BI Calculation Groups for User Segmentation
• On the Select Distinct blog, Simon Harrison (@SelectDistLtd) talks about Understanding Implicit and Explicit Measures in Power BI

Report Authoring and Interactivity

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

• Marc Lelijveld (@MarcLelijveld) describes how to Sync two slicers without bi-directional relationships in Power BI
• Sunil Mathew (@_sunil_mathew_) shows a Custom Shape Map in Power BI
• Andre Fomin (@AndreFomin) presents Microsoft Fabric AI Skills vs. Copilot: Which GenAI Gives You the Best Answers?
• Parul Sagar (@parulsagar) describes Interactive Dialogue with Power BI’s Q&A Tool

Deployment, Security and Operations

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

• On the Power BI blog, Nikki Waghani (@NikkiWaghani) shares the On-premises data gateway September 2024 Release
• Marc Lelijveld (@MarcLelijveld) describes Purchasing Fabric Capacities as Reserved Instance
• Chris Webb (@cwebb_bi) writes about Another Way To Get The SQL Generated By Power BI DirectQuery Mode
• On the RADACAD YouTube channel, Reza Rad (@RADACAD_COM) talks about Dynamic Row Level Security in Power BI with Many to many Best Practice
• Roland Szirmai (@BILAnalytics) describes How to Use Incremental Refresh for Lightning-Fast Power BI Dataflows | A Complete Guide
• On the MSSQLTips site, Kenneth A. Omorodion (@mssqltips) writes about Power BI Export to Excel
• Parul Sagar (@parulsagar) writes about Effective Row-Level Security: Case Studies from Education and Beyond

General

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

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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