BI-RoundUp – Power BI (April Desktop Update)
Here is the weekly BI-Roundup, and with the release of the April Power BI Desktop update, there are always some new features to explore. Power BI – April Desktop Update Reporting As with the image above there are some additional options for Q&A Explorer, which will enable your end users to be able to explore Q&A with some questions already…
BI-RoundUp – Power BI (Business Applications Summit – HITRUST CSF certification)
Here is the weekly BI RoundUp, which I feel is the quiet before the awesome Power BI storm which will be hitting us next week. Power BI – Business Applications Summit Finally they have announced the dates for the Microsoft Business Applications Summit, there is not much more details as it currently stands. All that is available is to sign…
Using the Power BI Service Parameters to change connection strings (To possibly change between Dev, Test & Prod)
As I am sure a lot of people noticed if you now go into the settings of your dataset there is an additional option which says Parameters. What I wanted to test out was to see if I could change the connection strings using the Parameters in the Power BI Service. The advantages of this working in my opinion is…
BI-RoundUp – Power BI Spring Roadmap (SSRS in the Cloud, Common Data Service for Analytics, Incremental Refresh & more) – Power BI Report Server Update – Building the Opioid Power BI Report
After last week, it appears that the Power BI team is still very busy, and after the announcement yesterday and the download of the Spring Roadmap there is a whole host of amazing things coming in the next few months! Power BI Spring Roadmap I will be going through the Power BI specific sections below to make it easier to…
Why are my Power BI Persistent Filters Not Working – Quick Tip
I was recently testing out the new Persistent Filters in Power BI and initially it would work with some reports and not with other reports. I even looked at imported data models, vs DirectQuery/Live Connection reports and I could figure it out. So, I reached out to the very helpful people in the Power BI team, and they quickly showed…
BI RoundUp – Power BI (March Desktop Update, Share Content with anyone via email, Persistent Filters, Mixed Reality App, Service & Mobile Summary for Feb, Data & BI Summit)
After getting back from the MVP Summit in Bellevue, which was an incredible experience the Power BI team has been extremely busy getting some great new features out the door. Which means there is quite a lot to cover in this week’s BI-RoundUp. Power BI – March Desktop Update Once again, I must repeat what I have said before, the…
Walk through on sharing Power BI Content with Outlook.com (Hotmail, Live), Gmail.com by email
The sharing Power BI Content expanded further on 08 Mar 2018, where by you can now share content with email addresses such as Outlook.com or Gmail.com In this blog post I will walk through how this is done. I will demonstrate what it looks like for the user who receives the email, and ensure that they can log in and…
Power BI InfoGraphic Update – Mar 2018
There have recently been some changes to Power BI with regards to the new features which I will detail below. Which I also have updated in my InfoGraphic In the latest version of both Power BI Desktop and the Power BI Service, there now is the new capability to “Ask a question” and Sync Slicers. You can find more details…
BI-RoundUp – Power BI (Microsoft Leader in Analytics & BI – Push Apps to Users, On-Premise Data Gateway Update, Developer Update)
It is already the start of March, where has this year gone? I always look forward to the first week of every month when the imminent Power BI Desktop release is about to happen. But with that being said there are some updates already. Let’s dig in Microsoft Leader in Analytics & BI As you can see above, Microsoft is…
How to paste a screenshot/image into the Power BI Community Forum
In the past when I was answering questions I always had to get a screenshot, save it into an image and then upload the image. That was a real pain in the ……! I have to give full credit to fellow MVP Wyn Hopkins who made this discovery, you can find him on Twitter or LinkedIn How to paste a…