Power BI Weekly Newsletter Issue #295

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Data Prep

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

• Chris Webb (@cwebb_bi) explains how to Improve Power Query Performance On CSV Files Containing Date Columns
• Ignacio Barrau (@ignacho_07) covers [PowerQuery] Múltiples reemplazos estilo switch o case [Spanish]
• On the Data Bear blog, Boniface Muchendu (@DataBearLTD) writes about Mastering Time Zone Conversion in Power BI and describes Bulk Write Back to SQL from Power BI

Data Modeling

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

• On the Power BI community blog, Anmol Malviya explains How to Use the NETWORKDAYS DAX Function in Power BI
• Parul Sagar (@parulsagar) writes about Unlocking Insights with INDEX and OFFSET Functions in Power BI
• On the Learning Science YouTube channel, Learning Science (@learn_scitech) blogs about Power BI Tips: How to Convert Dates into Various Month/Year Formats in Power BI (Data Model Level)
• Kim Leblanc (@lecfomasque) covers Guide pratique sur les nouveaux calculs sur visuels dans Power BI [French]

Report Authoring and Interactivity

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

• On the endjin blog, Paul Waller (@Crashbangwaller) discusses Power BI Images That Pop: A Guide to Intuitive, Easy-to-Maintain Reports
• On the Data Bear blog, Boniface Muchendu (@DataBearLTD) describes Mastering Dynamic Filtering in Power BI

Deployment, Security and Operations

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

• On the Power BI community blog, Anmol Malviya writes about Embedding Power BI Report in Web Pages
• Valerie Junk (@porcubi) talks about Deployment Pipeline in Power BI
• Gilbert Quevauvilliers (@GilbertQue) describes Using a Microsoft Fabric Notebook to get all Power BI Licenses
• Dániel Gábor Patkós writes From Version Chaos to CI/CD: Power BI Version Control with GitHub

General

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

• Bernat Agulló Roselló (@AgulloBernat) covers Making a Report Bilingual: The Full Story (Part 1)
• On the Power BI community blog, Pradip V S and Vivienne Vereen write about Power BI - Powered by Copilot
• Valerie Junk (@porcubi) explains How to Create a Power BI Way of Working
• Parul Sagar (@parulsagar) describes How Power BI Can Transform Your Product Bundling and Sales Insights

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