What to do when your Power BI dataflows data source isn’t listed???
Are you trying to use Power BI dataflows, but your data source isn't listed? We show you an option you can try to get things running!
Create custom keys for your Power BI relationships
Enough of these single table models! Model your data and create custom keys within Power BI to make your reports more efficient! Download Sample
Do you know what a Power BI seed file is??? (Roundup | Jan 27, 2020)
Thanks for watching this week's Power BI news roundup! Last weeks roundup: https://guyinacu.be/roundup164 2 Minute Tuesday: https://guyinacu.be/qandatooling Patrick's tech video: https://guyinacu.be/copyreports Adam's tech video: https://guyinacu.be/pbiworkemail Sources Easily Build Great User Experiences In Power BI (Chris Wagner) GET STARTED WITH POWER BI (@marqueeinsights) Dual Axis Line Chart in Power BI (@ExceleratorBI) 6 DAX [...]
Is Query Folding happening in Power BI?
We look at how to tell if query folding is actually happening within Power BI. You may be surprised! Power Query has a few tools for you. Download sample
Power BI case sensitivity, Power Query stored procedure and more… (October 14, 2019)
Thanks for watching this week's Power BI news roundup! Last weeks roundup: https://guyinacu.be/roundup156 2 Minute Tuesday: https://guyinacu.be/easyparameters Patrick's tech video: https://guyinacu.be/referencequeries Interview: https://guyinacu.be/powerbiqueen Guy in a Cube courses: https://guyinacu.be/courses Sources Power Query – Function to Execute an SQL Procedure (@Laura_GB) Calculate Duration in Days Hours Minutes and Seconds Dynamically in Power BI [...]
Inside Power Query reference queries for Power BI and Excel
Chris Webb joins Patrick to look at what happens when you use reference queries for Power Query. This applies to both Power BI and Excel. Chris also looks at how change the behavior to make things a bit faster. Data Privacy Blog: https://blog.crossjoin.co.uk/2018/12/27/data-privacy-settings-data-refresh-performance-power-bi-excel/ Connect with Chris Webb: Twitter: https://twitter.com/cwebb_bi Blog: https://blog.crossjoin.co.uk/
Making data source parameters easy in Power BI Desktop
Patrick shows how you can easily use parameters, for your data source, within Power BI Desktop with minimal clicks. All about reducing the clicks!
Query Dependency in Power Query / Power BI Desktop
Patrick shows how you can see query dependencies within Power Query in Power BI Desktop.
Native Query: Be careful when using in Power BI
Patrick looks at native query and why you should be careful when using it in Power BI. He looks at what native query is, what to consider when using it, and how to monitor what query folding, in Power Query, is or is not doing.
6 ways to go bananas with Column from Examples in Power BI
Patrick is going bananas with these different ways that Column from Examples can help you shape your data without writing code in Power BI. This feature really helps you to be efficient! Download sample Want to download the sample report? Hit the download button below.