Power BI Weekly Newsletter Issue #145

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Data Prep

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

• On the Prologika blog, Teo Lachev (@tlachev) discusses Power BI Dynamic M Query Parameters Reloaded
• Chris Webb (@cwebb_bi) covers TSQL Table-Valued Functions And Dynamic M Parameters In Power BI DirectQuery
• Imke Feldmann (@TheBIccountant) covers Transforming multiple columns at once with reference to existing column in Power Query
• Brian Julius (@_EnterpriseDNA) describes How To Handle Stacked Data In Power BI and describes How to Create And Debug Custom Functions In Power BI
• Ben Gribaudo (@bgribaudo) discusses Custom Connectors: Components & Packaging Formats
• Gašper Kamenšek (@ExcelUnplugged) writes about Why You Should Know Power Query – Part 2: Split

Data Modeling

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

• On the SQLBI blog, Marco Russo (@marcorus) describes the Differences between INT and CONVERT in DAX
• Also on the SQLBI blog, Alberto Ferrari (@FerrariAlberto) shares a few tutorials: RADIANS, DEGREES – DAX Guide, ISBLANK – DAX Guide and SIN, COS, ASIN, ACOS, TAN, ATAN, COT, ACOT – DAX Guide
• Daniil Maslyuk (@DMaslyuk) talks about Power BI Antipatterns #3: Table functions
• On the SQL Server Central blog, Adam Aspin describes DAX table functions for paginated reports: Part 1
• Ruth Pozuelo Martinez (@CurbalEN) talks about Nearest location based on Lat/Long in Power BI and talks about Sorting the Y-axis in Power BI
• Ilgar Zarbaliyev (@IlgarZ) talks about What-If Parameters (Enterprise Analytics Summit)

Report Authoring and Interactivity

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

• On the Power BI blog, Michal Foster Heldy (@Michal36040600) explains how to Create stunning, mobile-optimized Power BI reports with mobile layout’s new visual formatting pane (Preview)
• Fowmy Abdulmuttalib (@ExcelFort) describes How to Make Elegant In Page Navigation with Power BI Bookmark Navigator
• Reid Havens (@HavensBI) talks about Effective use of Bookmarks and Buttons (with Ben Ferry - Power BI Guy)
• James Andrew explains how to Create Powerful Custom Power BI KPI Cards
• Chandeep Chhabra (@chandeep2786) describes how to Turn On / Off Tooltips In Power BI
• Sam McKay (@_EnterpriseDNA) presents Application-Like Report Development Techniques (Enterprise Analytics Summit)
• Arnaud Gastelblum (@LazySna1l) writes about Power BI: Duplicate of Duplicate – The best way to test your reports and measures
• Pat Mahoney (@mahoneypa) talks about Deneb - Unpivot your data... inside the visual!
• Jason Cockington (@JasonCockington) writes about Plotting 2 Columns on the Legend of a Chart
• On the Learning Science YouTube channel, Learning Science talks about Dynamic Image in Power BI
• Dhruvin Shah (@DhruvinShah16) talks about the Scorecard Visual in Power BI
• Carl de Souza (@carldesouza) blogs about Embedding Power Automate Flows Inside Power BI

Deployment, Security and Operations

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

• Adam Saxton (@GuyInACube) discusses Do we need more Power BI Premium Capacity?
• Hafeez Jimoh (@jimohhafeezco) explains How to Share and Publish to the Web in Power BI
• Dhruvin Shah (@DhruvinShah16) discusses Power BI Goals - Goal Level Permissions
• Reid Havens (@HavensBI) presents Uncovering Secrets and Mysteries in your Power BI Tenant (with Benni De Jagere)

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, Jeroen ter Heerdt (@jeroenterheerdt) highlights the Power BI February 2022 Feature Summary
• Kelly Kaye (@MS_KellyKaye) presents The Power BI Community Show

Useful Links

• 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
• 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
• Power BI Events - Interactive report displaying upcoming Power BI events worldwide, built by Matt Allington, Phil Seamark and Reid Havens
• Power BI Days - Free-to-attend virtual and in-person community events, all across the world. If you're wanting to organize an event, that's possible too - it's still free, and comes with support.