Dynamic Titles in Power BI Desktop
Patrick shows you how you can easily create dynamic titles in Power BI Desktop. This became available in the April 2019 release of Power BI Desktop. Demo files: https://guyinacu.bi/demofiles
Power BI Admin, Gateways, Heatmaps and more… (April 29, 2019)
Thanks for watching this week's Power BI news roundup! Last weeks roundup: https://guyinacu.be/roundup135 2 Minute Tuesday: https://guyinacu.be/reportbackground Patrick's tech video: https://guyinacu.be/slicerperf Adam's tech video: https://guyinacu.be/nextlevelbutton Sources Creating a Table Heatmap in Power BI (@HavensBI) Using The “Skip Test Connection” Option For Power BI Data Sources To Avoid Scheduled Refresh Failures (@cwebb_bi) Announcing Query Caching in [...]
Taking Buttons in Power BI Desktop to the Next Level
Amanda Cofsky joins us to show how you can use buttons, in Power BI Desktop, to take your reports to the next level. Blank buttons can really make your Power BI Reports shine. Connect with Amanda on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MissAmandaN
Improve Power BI Report performance by using the filter pane
If you are using slicers in your Power BI report, moving them off to the filter pane could improve performance. Patrick shows you what this could look like based on a real customer story.
Make your Power BI report POP with a custom background
Is your report plain or bland? Patrick shows you how you can easily make your Power BI report pop with a custom background. It's as easy as just getting PowerPoint and drawing some shapes. Demo files: https://guyinacu.be/demofiles
Power BI Paginated, DAX, Power Query and more… (April 22, 2019)
Thanks for watching this week's Power BI news roundup! Last weeks roundup: https://guyinacu.be/roundup134 2 Minute Tuesday: https://guyinacu.be/databrickserror Patrick's tech video: https://guyinacu.be/modelview Adam's tech video: https://guyinacu.be/powerbigetdata Sources DAX 101: Summing values for the total (@FerrariAlberto) Power Query Memory Usage, Dataflow Container Size And Refresh Performance (@cwebb_bi) Creating a Fiscal Saturday Calendar (@kpuls) Governance settings for Power [...]
Power BI Get Data: Import vs. DirectQuery vs. Live
Import vs. DirectQuery vs. Live connection. Which do you choose and why in Power BI? Adam looks at the three options when creating reports in Power BI Desktop. DirectQuery in SQL Server 2016 Analysis Services Whitepaper Data sources supported by DirectQuery in Power BI
A look at the Power BI Desktop Model View
Patricks walks through what you can do with the Power BI Desktop Model View. From bulk operations to organizing your relationships in the Power BI data model, there are a lot of great things.
Fixing a connection issue with Azure Databricks in Power BI
Getting "Failed to load data model" for an Azure Databricks DirectQuery connection in Power BI? Adam hit it too and walks through how to fix it in Power BI Desktop using Power Query.
Power Platform, Power BI Paginated, new Power BI Desktop and more… (April 15, 2019)
Thanks for watching this week's Power BI news roundup! Last weeks roundup: https://guyinacu.be/roundup133 2 Minute Tuesday: https://guyinacu.be/pbireportbuilder Patrick's tech video: https://guyinacu.be/kpicard Adam's tech video: https://guyinacu.be/newworkspace Sources MICROSOFT’S POWER PLATFORM ENABLES DEEP ANALYSIS AND EASY INSIGHT (@BlueGraniteInc) Tips and Tricks for Automated Machine Learning reports Paginated Reports now supported in Apps in Power BI Power BI [...]