Power BI Weekly Newsletter Issue #278

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Data Prep

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

• On the Learning Science YouTube channel, Learning Science (@learn_scitech) describes How to add Days, Weeks, Months, Quarters & Years in a date in Power Query using Power BI

Data Modeling

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

• On the Select Distinct blog, David Laws (@SelectDistLtd) describes DAX Calculate Function: Best Practices and Alternatives
• On the RADACAD YouTube channel, Reza Rad (@RADACAD_COM) discusses the Power BI DAX What If Parameter to make calculations dynamic
• On the Business Intelligist blog, Andre Fomin (@AndreFomin) describes How to Hack Your Date Dimension in Power BI
• Chandeep Chhabra (@chandeep2786) talks about Awesome Disconnected Tables Tricks in Power BI
• Parul Sagar (@parulsagar) writes A Beginner’s Guide to Implementing Semi-Additive Calculations in Power BI
• Chris Webb (@cwebb_bi) writes about Role-Playing Dimensions In Fabric Direct Lake Semantic Models
• Laura Graham-Brown (@Laura_GB) writes about Inherited Value in a Parent Child Pattern

Report Authoring and Interactivity

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

• On the Power BI blog, Anita Ambalavanan (@MSPowerBI) announces Enhanced Report Creation in the Power BI Service with Copilot (Public Preview)
• Also on the Power BI blog, Harleen Kaur (@MSPowerBI) announces By Popular Demand: Dark mode is now available in Power BI Desktop
• On the RADACAD YouTube channel, Reza Rad (@RADACAD_COM) presents Dark Mode in Power BI | Interviewing Harleen Kaur from Microsoft
• Adam Saxton (@GuyInACube) describes how to Design Engaging Power BI Report Page Tooltips Effortlessly
• Reid Havens (@HavensBI) talks about Improving Value Comparisons for Line Charts
• On the SQLBI blog, Kurt Buhler (@kurtbuhler) delves into Creating custom visuals in Power BI with DAX
• Parul Sagar (@parulsagar) walks through the Key Influencers Visual: A comprehensive Look at AI-driven Insights
• Jon Stjernegaard Vöge shares a Guide: How to add Write-Back capabilities to Power BI reports with Power Apps — Part 2

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, Maya Ben Dov (@MSPowerBI) explains how to Connect your data to the real world with the power of NFC and the Power BI Mobile Apps
• On the RADACAD YouTube channel, Reza Rad (@RADACAD_COM) talks about Power BI Dynamic Row Level Security with Organizational Hierarchy

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 September 2024 Feature Summary
• Also on the Power BI blog, Nirupama Srinivasan (@MSPowerBI) announces Power BI Report Server September 2024 Feature Summary

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