Introduction
Microsoft Power BI is a most popular and widely used business intelligence tool that empowers users to visualize and analyze data efficiently. With its intuitive interface and powerful features, Power BI offers several advantages.
One key feature is its ability to connect to diverse data sources, including databases and cloud services. This allows users to import and integrate data seamlessly, eliminating manual consolidation efforts.
Power BI provides a wide range of customizable visualizations such as charts, graphs, and maps. Users can easily create interactive dashboards and reports, enabling them to explore data and identify trends without coding skills.
Collaboration is facilitated through secure sharing of dashboards and reports, promoting real-time data sharing and informed decision-making across teams.
Data modeling capabilities in Power BI, including data cleansing and transformation, ensure accuracy and consistency in reporting. Users can shape and transform data using Query Editor and Data Modeling tools to meet their analysis requirements.
Integration with other Microsoft products and services, such as Excel, SharePoint, and Azure, enhances the value of existing data assets and streamlines workflows.
Microsoft Power BI is a comprehensive business intelligence tool with an intuitive interface, seamless data connectivity, customizable visualizations, collaborative features, robust data modeling capabilities, and integration with other Microsoft services.
Microsoft Power BI Quick Start Guide
Power BI April 2023 update
Microsoft power BI announced the new features in power BI April 2023.
Microsoft updates to the On-objects feature that was announced in May and also update in dynamic format strings or measures.
Microsoft announced additional features in Reporting, Data Connectivity, Service, paginated report , mobile and visualizations.
Power BI April 2023 feature summary
In reporting:
1. Dynamic format string for measures (Preview)
2. On-Object Interaction- Updates (Preview)
3. New tooltip auto scale (Preview)
In Analytics:
1. Update to quick measure suggestions (Preview)
In Data Modeling:
1. Composite models on Power BI Datasets and Analysis Services models
2. Updates to ORDERBY function
3. New DAX functions: RANK and ROWNUMBER
In Data Connectivity:
1. Oracle database (Connector Update)
In Power BI Service
1. New features to Deployment Pipeline
2. View schema changes line-by-line
3. Choose whether to continue the deployment in case of a failure
4. Storytelling in PowerPoint – New style option
5. Visualizing views in Power Apps with Power BI quick report is enabled by default
6. Paginated Reports
7. Paginated Reports Feature Summary
In Mobile view:
1. Enhanced tooltips on visuals in the Power BI Mobile app
2. Hierarchies are now supported in the Power BI Mobile app
In Visualizations:
1. Acterys Reporting Suite 3.0 – Reporting
2. Box and Whisker Chart by MAQ Software
3. Feature Summary for Drill Down Graph PRO
4. DualCard Visual
