Tag: power-bi
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Excel Didn’t Suddenly Fail You. It Just Slowly Started Hurting.
The writer totally loves Excel after using it for five years, but notes that it can become a bottleneck in growing companies. Issues pop up with version control, complex reporting, and inconsistent KPIs. Power BI fixes all this by providing a single source of truth, improving efficiency, and enhancing data security. Switching to it reduces…
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RLS and Single-Select Slicers in Power BI: A Perfect Recipe for a BROKEN Report?
Single-select slicers in Power BI require a chosen value, which can cause issues with Row-Level Security (RLS). If default selections are not accessible, reports may appear empty. To mitigate this, adding a placeholder option can prompt users to select a value. A landing page with conditional buttons enhances user experience.View post to subscribe to the…
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Deployment Pipelines… What happened to my Dashboards???
The deployment pipeline is useful, but caution is required when deploying dashboards due to a persistent issue where image tile links break when moved to different workspaces. This results in blank links that redirect to the original workspace. Until resolved, it’s advisable to maintain dashboards in one workspace to avoid repeated link fixes.View post to…
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Change semantic model for multiple Power BI reports without downloading them
To change the semantic model for multiple reports in Power BI online, utilize the “Reports – Rebind Report In Group” REST API, allowing updates without downloads. By providing the necessary workspace and report IDs, along with the new dataset ID, users can efficiently update links to datasets. Automation via Python is suggested for extensive updates.View…
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How to use Deployment Pipelines in Power BI Service? Initial deployment demo
The Deployment Pipeline in Power BI Service helps ensure that changes are published only after thorough testing. Users can create a pipeline with multiple stages (Test, Development, Production) by assigning workspaces for each. This process allows for tracking changes, documenting deployments, and maintaining a separate production environment for end users.View post to subscribe to the…
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How to refresh semantic model every 10 minutes using Power Automate?
Power BI’s scheduled refresh feature allows users to set data refresh times, but it has a limitation of every 30 minutes. To overcome this, Power Automate can be utilized to refresh data more frequently, such as every 10 minutes. This flexibility enables near real-time data updates without the typical refresh limits.View post to subscribe to…
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How to replace semantic model without downloading reports?
To change the semantic model of multiple Power BI reports without downloading and republishing, use the Power BI REST API “Reports – Rebind Report In Group.” This allows online updates by specifying workspace and report IDs, along with the new dataset ID. Automation using Python can simplify extensive updates across multiple reports.View post to subscribe…
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