SQL Server Power BI Tips

Power BI desktop edition for reporting and visualizations.

SubCategory	Title	Author
All Tips	How to visualize multivariate relationships using Power BI	Siddharth Mehta
Administration	Managing Power BI Workspaces with PowerShell	John Miner
Administration	Publish Power BI Report to Power BI Service	Eduardo Pivaral
Aggregate	Calculate Relative Weeks in Power BI	Aveek Das
Automation	Power BI Report Automation	Scott Murray
Azure Data Factory	Refresh Power BI Dataset from Azure Data Factory - Part 1	Koen Verbeeck
Calculations	Analyzing Multiple Personal Accounts using Power BI	Nat Sundar
Calculations	Analyzing Personal Finances using Power BI	Nat Sundar
Calculations	Analyzing Personal Finances with Power BI - Expenses Versus Budget	Nat Sundar
Calculations	Calculating MTD, QTD, YTD, Running and Cumulative Total in Power BI	Nat Sundar
Calculations	Design Patterns for Calculated Tables in Power BI	Nat Sundar
Calculations	Power BI Calculate Cumulative Total by Week Within Quarter	Aveek Das
Calculations	Power BI use case - Developing a Personal Finance Calculator	Nat Sundar
Comparison	Compare Power BI Desktop vs. Power BI Online	Scott Murray
Comparison	SSRS vs Power BI	Scott Murray
Concatentation	Combine Text Strings in Power BI Using DAX	Kenneth A. Omorodion
Concatentation	Concatenate Strings in Power BI Using Power Query M Language	Kenneth A. Omorodion
Concatentation	Power BI CONCATENATE Function: How and When to Use it	Kenneth A. Omorodion
Concatentation	Power BI DAX CONCATENATEX Function: How and When to Use It	Kenneth A. Omorodion
Connection Strings	Power BI Data Source (PBIDS) Files	Scott Murray
Connections	Create Power BI Connection to Azure SQL Database	Rahul Mehta
Connectivity	Connect to on-premises data sources with Power BI Personal Gateway	Scott Murray
Connectivity	How to use the Power BI Enterprise Gateway	Scott Murray
Dashboard	How to Build your First Power BI Dashboard	Koen Verbeeck
Data	Binning and Grouping Data with Power BI	Scott Murray
Data	Combining multiple files from multiple folders in OneDrive for Business in Power BI	Kenneth A. Omorodion
Data	Conditional Column in Power BI	Aveek Das
Data	Create Calendar Table Using Power Query M Language	Kenneth A. Omorodion
Data	Dynamic Power BI Slicer Using DAX Logic	Kenneth A. Omorodion
Data	Get Files from SharePoint Folders in Power BI when Column Names or Column Numbers are Expected to Change	Kenneth A. Omorodion
Data	Incrementally Refresh Data in Power BI with Power Query for Integer Date Fields	Kenneth A. Omorodion
Data	Power BI Anomaly Detection	Scott Murray
Data	Power BI Datasets	Koen Verbeeck
Data	Power BI Desktop Data Source Considerations	Koen Verbeeck
Data	Power BI Incremental Refresh for SQL Sources	Kenneth A. Omorodion
Data	Power BI Merge Queries and Append Queries	Scott Murray
Data	Power BI Workbooks	Koen Verbeeck
Data	Real-Time Streaming using Power BI Streaming Dataset	Eduardo Pivaral
Data	Using Power BI with JSON Data Sources and Files	Scott Murray
Date Range	Calculate Percentage Growth Over Time with Power BI	Kenneth A. Omorodion
Date Range	Creating a Date Dimension Table in Power BI	Nat Sundar
Dates	Calculate Values for the Same Fiscal Week in a Previous Fiscal Year with Power BI and DAX	Kenneth A. Omorodion
Dates	Calculate Working Days in Power BI	Kenneth A. Omorodion
Dates	Dynamically Compute Different Time Duration in Power BI Using DAX	Kenneth A. Omorodion
Dates	How to Create Date Dimension Tables in Power BI from Text Columns	Kenneth A. Omorodion
Dates	How to Manage Date Formats in the Power BI Service	Kenneth A. Omorodion
DAX	Getting started with DAX in Power BI	Kenneth A. Omorodion
DAX	RELATED vs LOOKUPVALUE in DAX: How and when to use them in Power BI	Kenneth A. Omorodion
Deployment	Deploy Reports from Development to Test to Production using the Power BI Deployment Pipelines	Scott Murray
Design	Power BI Drill Through Example	Scott Murray
Design	Power BI Focus Mode for Images and Data on Dashboards	Scott Murray
Design Tools	Power BI Designing with Diagrams	Scott Murray
Development	Power BI Advanced Q & A Techniques	Scott Murray
Development	Power BI Embedded Example	Scott Murray
Development	Power BI Enterprise Content Packs	Scott Murray
Development	Power BI Q & A Example and Demo	Scott Murray
Development	Power BI Q&A Linguistic Schema	Scott Murray
Development	Power BI Templates, Printing and Favorites	Scott Murray
Development	Power BI Visual Interactions	Scott Murray
Development	Querying SQL Server Data with Power BI Desktop	Scott Murray
Export	Power BI Export and Publish to PowerPoint	Scott Murray
Features	Power BI Animated Scatter and Bubble Charts	Scott Murray
Features	Power BI Personal Bookmarks	Scott Murray
Features	Power BI Smart Narrative	Scott Murray
Features	Power BI Tooltips Enhancements	Scott Murray
Features	Power BI Zoom and Focus	Scott Murray
Features	Using AI Insights in Power BI	Eduardo Pivaral
Filtered	Power BI Filter Pane	Scott Murray
Import	Analyzing Multiple Pages of UK Petition Data Using Power BI	Nat Sundar
Import	Read and Import Data from PDF Files using Power BI	Siddharth Mehta
Installation	Install and configure Power BI Report Server and Power BI Desktop	Siddharth Mehta
M Language	Advanced Mathematical Formulas using the M Language	John Miner
M Language	Converting and formatting numbers using the M Language	John Miner
M Language	Introduction to the Power BI Desktop and the M Language	John Miner
M Language	Rounding Numbers using the M Language	John Miner
M Language	Simple mathematical formulas using the M Language	John Miner
M Language	Text Extraction using the M Language with Power BI	John Miner
Microsoft Office Integration	Analyzing Power BI data with Excel	Scott Murray
Navigation	Power BI New Navigation Features	Scott Murray
Notifications	Notify Users of Power BI Dataset Changes	Kenneth A. Omorodion
Notifications	Power BI Features for Notifications	Scott Murray
Notifications	Power BI Online Alerts	Scott Murray
Overview	Getting Started with Power BI - Part 1	Eduardo Pivaral
Overview	Introduction to Power BI Report Server	Scott Murray
Overview	Overview of Power BI Dashboards and Visualizations in the Cortana Intelligence Suite	Dattatrey Sindol
Overview	Power BI Best Practices	Koen Verbeeck
Overview	Power BI Data Insights	Scott Murray
Overview	Power BI Desktop - The What, Why and How	Scott Murray
Overview	Power BI Desktop - What is it and how do I use it?	Scott Murray
Overview	Power BI for Business Intelligence	Kenneth A. Omorodion
Overview	Power BI: What I wish I knew when I started?	Scott Murray
Performance	Improve Power BI Performance with Auto Date/Time and DAX Variables	Kenneth A. Omorodion
Performance	Improve Power BI Performance with Horizontal Filtering	Kenneth A. Omorodion
Performance	Improve Power BI Performance with SQL Server Indexing	Semjon Terehhov
Performance	Power BI Performance Analyzer	Scott Murray
Performance	Power BI Performance Optimization Tips	Kenneth A. Omorodion
Power Query	Common Data Transformations in Power Query	Kenneth A. Omorodion
Power Query	Deep dive on Using Column from Examples in Power BI on Dates	Kenneth A. Omorodion
Power Query	Getting Started with Power BI and Power Query for Simple ETL - Part 2	Eduardo Pivaral
Power Query	Read API Data with Power BI using Power Query	Semjon Terehhov
Power Query	What is Power Query?	Koen Verbeeck
PowerShell	Manage Power BI Dataset with PowerShell	John Miner
PowerShell	Manage Power BI Reports with PowerShell	John Miner
Python	Transform Data in Power BI with R and Python	Siddharth Mehta
R Language	Import data dynamically using R and Python in Power BI Desktop	Gauri Mahajan
R Language	Transform Data in Power BI with R and Python	Siddharth Mehta
Reporting	Analyze UK Petition Data Using Power BI	Nat Sundar
Reporting	Faceted Search and Filtering in Power BI Reports	Siddharth Mehta
Reporting	Integrate data driven Visio diagrams in Power BI Reports	Siddharth Mehta
Reporting	Pinning a SQL Server Reporting Services Report to Power BI	Scott Murray
Reporting	Power BI Advanced Q&A	Scott Murray
Reporting	Power BI Dashboard vs Report vs Workbook	Koen Verbeeck
Reporting	Power BI Data Import and Export with Excel	Scott Murray
Reporting	Power BI Desktop Custom Visualization	Scott Murray
Reporting	Power BI Desktop Report and Panel Design	Scott Murray
Reporting	Power BI Desktop Web Queries to Screen Scrape Data from Websites	Scott Murray
Reporting	Power BI Histogram Example using DAX	Junaith Haja
Reporting	SQL Server Power BI Cortana Search	Scott Murray
Scheduling	Power BI Subscriptions	Scott Murray
Scheduling	Schedule, Export and Email Power BI Reports using Power Automate	Kenneth A. Omorodion
Scheduling	Use Power Automate to Export and Email Power BI Reports with Row Level Security	Kenneth A. Omorodion
Security	Power BI Row Level Security	Scott Murray
Security	Power BI Table Based Row Level Security	Scott Murray
Security	Power BI Workspace Permissions and Roles	Scott Murray
Text Files	Azure Text Analytics and Power BI	Eduardo Pivaral
Tools	Power BI Desktop External Tools and Why You Should be Using Them	Kenneth A. Omorodion
Troubleshooting	Power BI Native Query and Query Folding	Scott Murray
Tutorials	Getting Started with Power BI Designer	Scott Murray
Tutorials	Using Parameters in Power BI	Scott Murray

Tutorial	Topic	Author
DAX in SQL Server Tutorial and Example	DAX in SQL Server Tutorial, Formulas, Functions and Examples	Haroon Ashraf
DAX in SQL Server Tutorial and Example	DAX in SQL Server and How it Can Be Used	Haroon Ashraf
DAX in SQL Server Tutorial and Example	Setup Tabular Model from SQL Server Database or Power Pivot on Analysis Server	Haroon Ashraf
DAX in SQL Server Tutorial and Example	Install DAX Studio for SQL Server	Haroon Ashraf
DAX in SQL Server Tutorial and Example	DAX in SQL Server Evaluate Statement to Retrieve Data	Haroon Ashraf
DAX in SQL Server Tutorial and Example	DAX in SQL Server Summarize Statement to Group Data	Haroon Ashraf
DAX in SQL Server Tutorial and Example	DAX in SQL Server Rollup Statement to Group and Total Data	Haroon Ashraf
DAX in SQL Server Tutorial and Example	DAX in SQL Server Filter Function to Filter Data	Haroon Ashraf
DAX in SQL Server Tutorial and Example	DAX in SQL Server AddColumns to Add New Columns to Query Results	Haroon Ashraf
DAX in SQL Server Tutorial and Example	Additional Learning for DAX in SQL Server	Haroon Ashraf
DAX in SQL Server Tutorial and Example	Get Free SQL Tips - DAX in SQL Server Tutorial and Example	Haroon Ashraf

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