Power BI – Using the Custom Data Connector to Connect to Strava
I was very excited when the news came out that there now was a Data Connector SDK Developer Preview, and I started letting customers and people know that there now is the new functionality to literally get data from almost any source. Then I saw a blog post by Kaper De Jonge where he was trying to get the Data…
BI-RoundUp – Power BI (Power BI World User Group Tour – On-Premise Gateway Update for July 2017 – Featured Data Stories for May and June – Certified Custom Visuals and why it Matters)
After last week there was not any updates worth blogging about, so here is this weeks updates.
Power BI – DAX Measures for Excel based “ % of Column Total “ or “ % of Row Total ”
Where I am currently consulting there was a requirement to create a measure like you can in the Excel pivot tables for the % of Column Total or the % of Row Total. One of the things that you can currently do in Power BI, which I only learnt as part of this requirement is that you can use %…
Power BI – Using Reports Usage Metrics to create Custom Reports & Leverage them for other App Workspaces
In this blog post below I am going to show you how I created my own Custom Usage Metrics Report. NOTE: This has been done using my Report Metrics and not the Dashboard Metrics. NOTE II: I am going to refer to the Reports Usage Metrics as RUM (It has a nice ring to it) And then how I changed…
BI-RoundUp – Power BI (Desktop Update for June, Service Updates for June, Dashboard Email Subscriptions) – Excel (Get & Transform Updates June 2017)
Here is my weekly BI-RoundUp with what has happened and what is new. Power BI – Desktop for June Finally the Power BI Desktop July update is here. So here are the details below of the new updates. Reporting The table and matrix visuals are now generally available. Not only that but they have also made some additional enhancements which…
Power BI – Connecting to OneDrive for Business from Power BI Desktop & Refresh from Power BI Service without the need for the On-Premise Gateway
In this blog post I am going to show how to connect to a file on OneDrive for Business in Power BI Desktop, then upload to the Power BI Service and configure it to refresh from within the Power BI Service. And as in the title you will NOT need the On-Premise Gateway to enable your data to be refreshed….
Updated Power BI Free vs Pro Infographic
With all the changes to Power BI, I have updated my original Power BI Infographic so that it reflects all the changes. As you can see below, there are still some features which you can only use as part of the Pro license. As always if you have got any comments, or if I have left something out, please…
BI-RoundUp – Power BI (June Desktop Update – Data Insights Summit Details – Power BI Embedded Pricing & Details – Power BI Premium Generally Available – Power BI Report Server Generally Available)
I was fairly certain that there were going to be a whole host of updates and additions to Power BI, and I can say that I am not disappointed. There is a whole host of information below, where I will endeavour to try and get it all to you, so this might be a bit long to read, but it…
Data Insights Summit Details – Day 1 Summary
With the Microsoft Data Insights Summit that is currently happening in Seattle the Power BI team has been really busy letting us know what features are coming and what to get excited about in the coming months, so below is a quick overview of what has been released after Day 1.
BI-RoundUp – Power BI (Service Update April & May – Personal Gateway Update – How to Purchase Power BI Premium – Managing Power BI Premium – Memory Consumption in Power BI File – Power BI – Exposing M Code)
It has been a busy week with the start of another month leading into June, so here are the updates. I am pretty confident that with the Microsoft Data Insights Summit happening Monday & Tuesday of next week that the new version of Power BI Desktop, as well as some new features will be revealed then. And I cannot wait,…