PowerApps to update and refresh data in Power BI Hands On Lab
Walking through how to refresh datasets and create near real time reports in Power BI with the PowerApps Custom Visual. Starting from Power BI we need a report that is based on Direct Query. To sa…
Creating dynamic Power BI tiles inside of PowerApps
Related demo can be found here: The second walk through below: PowerApps is the perfect complement to Power BI in that it makes it very easy to update or add data to the underlying datasets th…
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Power BI Report Server September 2019 Feature Summary
We’re happy to announce our September 2019 update of Power BI Report Server! This release is packed with tons of reporting features, including visual level filters for slicers, Icon sets, grouping for visuals, new default themes, and more! In this release, you will also see the new updated design, the new filtering experience, and more conditional formatting options. Read on to learn more about the new features and many other capabilities in this release.
Power BI dataflows: One thing you probably missed with your gateway Adam looks at how you can get yo…
Adam looks at how you can get your gateway working with Power BI dataflows, even if you aren’t an admin of the gateway. There is one thing that most people overlook. We show you what it is!
Removing Blanks from Organizational Ragged Hierarchy in Power BI Matrix Visual
I have previously written how to create a ragged hierarchy, which can be used for organization hierarchy or chart of accounts or similar scenarios. A ragged hierarchy is a hierarchy with un-even number of levels. In a parent-child scenario of organization hierarchy, for example, the CEO is the highest level of the organization, so won't…
We often focus on deep analysis and insights generated by machine learning when we talk about Power BI these days because it’s super cool and very fancy. But I think it’s important to r…
Patrick walks you through how to use custom format strings in Power BI Desktop. From dates and time to numbers, he calls out some things to look out for. Custom Format String Documentation: https://do…
PowerApps Modern & Minimalistic Design Tip #1 – Box Shadows
Do you want to add drop shadows to elements in your PowerApps without using images? PowerApps does not provide an OOB property to set shadows for elements or controls but you can use the HTML text …
The reaction to this recent post on lineage and Power BI dataflows highlighted how important lineage is for Power BI[1]. Although (as this post shows) there are lineage user experiences in place fo…
Power BI administration made easy with Power BI REST API custom connector
The Power BI REST API provides lots of data for Power BI admins. Easily import and monitor this data in Power BI with a Power BI REST API custom connector:
We’re thrilled to introduce template apps update capability! From now on, after downloading and connecting a template app from AppSource every Power BI Pro or Premium user can update the app while preserving the connection configuration.
Storytelling with Power BI 7/7: Let them ask questions
The seventh and last blog in the storytelling series. Took a while before writing it and finishing this blog series. Up front I promised to publish a blog every week, but that simply didn’t w…
Column Quality and Distribution Features are Finally Here
If you've worked with Power Query in Power BI, you've seen Column Quality and Distribution features already. Today, I've finally received it in the Insider build of Excel!
This is What I Want (What I Really Really Want): Zeroes to Rank Poorly. Divide by Zero Errors to Display “N/A.” And “N/A” to NOT participate in my ranking. RANKX: the Mother of Many Blog Posts Ya know, we could probably write articles about RANKX for an entire year. There are just SO many subtleties to it, and
Data Visualizations in our daily lives: Tables – Part 2
A table, matrix or a grid is the most basic form of a data visualization, and at times it can be just the right data visualization to use. In this post I'll go over how you can see the most effective use of these types of data visualizations in our daily lives.
Power BI Custom Format String Examples, Part 2: Dates And Times
In my last post I showed lots of examples of how Power BI’s new custom format string feature can be used to format numbers. This post, looking at dates and times, will be a bit different for two re…
With data lakes becoming popular, and Azure Data Lake Store (ADLS) Gen2 being used for many of them, a common question I am asked about is “How can I access data in ADLS Gen2 instead of a cop…
Only Get the Last Few Periods of Data into Power BI using Power Query Filtering
Power BI reports can get slow if you have huge amount of data. One of the ways to speed up the performance is to get the smaller part of the data, only the part that is needed for analysis. Most of the times, a date condition is a good filter for that. You might only…
Paginated Reports in Power BI September 2019 Feature Summary
Welcome back to another “New Feature Friday” for Paginated Reports in the Power BI service.  We’re pleased to announce three new features rolling out around paginated reports.