Hey Cortana, where is Power BI data?
A Power BI presentation is rarely complete if someone doesn’t ask me to demonstrate the Cortana integration. However, unlike everything else in Power BI that gains features in time, in […]
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Power BI Service in Get Data
Scenario: You have published a Power BI Desktop file with a report to Power BI Service. You want to give certain users access to some pages in the report. This […]
Power BI DirectQuery with Parameterized Stored Procedure
Issue: You have a parameterized SQL Stored procedure that you want to call in DirectQuery mode. You attempt to use “exec sp parameter” syntax in the Power BI Desktop which […]
Understanding Dates in Power BI Quick Measures
As I explained here, Power BI introduced the highly anticipated Quick Measures feature to avoid writing DAX formula for common measures. The feature is still in preview, so make sure […]
Power BI Bookmarks
So far, Power BI has lacked the ability to navigate to particular report element, such as another report page, and to allow you to show/hide visuals. For example, Tableau allows […]
Configuring Power Query OData Feeds
Scenario: A customer has implemented a Power BI model that retrieves data by calling the Dynamics CRM OData Feed endpoint. The dataset refresh operation is timing out. They want to […]
Power BI Premium Reports on Mobile Devices
Can we surface Power BI reports deployed to Power BI Premium Report Server on mobile devices? Yes, and we have three quick options: Since Power BI reports render in HTML5, […]
How Do We Start?
How do you start a data warehousing project? Not much different than any complex software project. You break it down to small iterations, e.g. by subject area, design and implement […]
Atlanta MS BI Group Meeting on September 25th
MS BI fans, join me for the next Atlanta MS BI and Power BI Group meeting on September 25th at 6:30 PM. Carlos Rodriquez and Daniel Granadillo from Brightstar will share their […]
Power BI Group Security
Power BI security is interwoven with Azure and O365 security. Sure, granting individual users access by entering emails works everywhere but it quickly becomes counterproductive with many users. For example, […]
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