Power BI Weekly Newsletter Issue #280

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Data Prep

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

• On the RADACAD YouTube channel, Reza Rad (@RADACAD_COM) describes Combining Dimension Table in Power BI and Fabric Using Power Query

Data Modeling

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

• On the Power BI blog, Rui Romano (@RuiRomano) writes about the Live edit of Direct Lake models in Power BI Desktop
• On the SQLBI blog, Alberto Ferrari (@FerrariAlberto) talks about the Impact of data types in DAX arithmetical calculations
• On the Prologika blog, Teo Lachev (@tlachev) describes Implementing Role-playing Dimensions in Power BI
• Jon Stjernegaard Vöge describes Creating Measure Tables directly in your Fabric Data Warehouse
• On the Power BI community blog, DataNinja777 covers Preparing Direct Method Cash Flow Analysis using DAX and writes about Dynamic Headcount Analysis using DAX

Report Authoring and Interactivity

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

• On the Power BI community blog, Milan Mejzr writes about Single tooltip page for different measures & different visuals
• Reid Havens (@HavensBI) walks through Examples for Comparing Values (Ratios) to Targets
• On the Learning Science YouTube channel, Learning Science (@learn_scitech) explains How to hide slicers and filters in Power BI
• Audrée Pellerin (@lecfomasque) covers Dynamisez vos nuages de points avec les axes temporels [French]

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) highlights the On-premises data gateway October 2024 release
• Reid Havens (@HavensBI) talks about Power BI Developer Mode: Connecting the Dots and Merging the Chaos (with Miguel Felix)
• Parul Sagar (@parulsagar) describes how to Boost Power BI Efficiency with Incremental Data Refresh: A How-To

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) shares the Power BI October 2024 Feature Summary
• Also on the Power BI blog, Shannon Lindsay (@MSPowerBI) announces Announcing the retirement of real-time streaming in Power BI
• Chris Webb (@cwebb_bi) writes about Why Would You Use Power BI Copilot?

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