How to use the Tabular Object Model using Semantic Link Labs in a Microsoft Fabric Notebook
In this blog post I am going to show you how to use the powerful Semantic Link Labs library for Tabular Object Model (TOM) for semantic model manipulation. The goal of this blog post is to give you an understanding of how to connect using TOM, then based on the documentation use one of the functions. Don’t get me wrong…
Download any Power BI Report from the Power BI Service
I am sure we have all had it where there is Power BI report in the service which has been working for a long time. Then there is a requirement to make a change, and NO ONE can find the original PBIX. There now is an easy way to download the Power BI Report or the Power BI Semantic model…
Running a Power BI Performance load test using Visual Studio Code
This is the final part of my blog series for Power BI Performance testing, where I will finally run the Power BI Performance Load testing using Visual Studio Code. In this blog post I will show you how I set up the test, run the test and view the outputs from the performance testing. Previous Blog posts: Why should I…
Updating the PBIReport.JSON file with the Power BI Performance load testing Values
In the 3rd part of my blog series on Power BI Performance testing, we are now going to take all the values we complete in the previous blog post and update the PBIReport.JSON file. The reason I did this in a separate blog post is because working with JSON files can be tricky and adding to that putting in GUIDS…
How to get the details for Power BI Performance load testing
When completing the Power BI performance load testing, you will need to get details from your Power BI report and App Workspace, which will later be used in the PBIReport.JSON file. In this blog post I will show you how to find those details, so that when it comes time to add it to the PBIReport.JSON file, it will be…
Why should I complete Power BI Performance Load Testing & initial setup
It is becoming increasingly important to understand how the Power BI reports/Semantic Model that are being used in your organization are performing. When using Fabric Capacities this can potentially be of critical importance, because a single report that is not well designed could cripple or bring down your capacity. By completing Power BI Performance load testing before it goes into…
Using a Python Notebook Loop through a data frame and write once to a Lakehouse Table
In this blog post I am going to explain how to loop through a data frame to query data and write once to a Lakehouse table. The example I will use is to loop through a list of dates which I get from my date table, then query an API, append to an existing data frame and finally write once…
Using a Python Notebook to Query Multiple Lakehouse Tables into a Data frame
In this blog post I am going to explain how to query multiple Lakehouse tables into a data frame. The example I am going to use is when you want to load new data into your staging tables, but you need to know the max date from your previous data load. I am going to build on my previous blog…
Using a Python Notebook using Semantic Link Labs to write a DAX Query output to a Lakehouse Table
In this blog post I am going to explain how to use a Python Notebook using the Semantic Link module, to run a DAX query and write the output to a Lakehouse table. I will show you how to install a Python library and then use it within my python notebook. If you are interested in more details on why…
How to use SQL Code to write to Delta Tables in a Python Notebook
In this blog post I am going to explain how to use SQL Code to write to Delta Tables in a Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse. If you are interested in more details on why I am using a Python Notebook please read this blog post: What are the advantages of using Python Notebook vs a Spark Notebook in Microsoft Fabric –…