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Introduction I have blogged at length about the integrations between Power BI and Power Apps. I’ve shown how to get started with creating and embedding a basic Power App in a Power BI report for data write-back. Find the article here: https://downhill-data.com/2024/02/09/power-bi-write-back-part1/ We’ve covered how to display the write-back data live in Power BI with…
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Introduction If you have ready some of my previous articles, you know that I find Power Apps embedded in Power BI reports absolutely fascinating. You can easily write data back to your sources (Link), create LookUp extensions and generally enhance the functionality of your reports (Link). One gripe I’ve always had however, is that all…
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Introduction I have written about accessing Dataverse Data from Microsoft Fabric, outlining how it is possible using: But what if we wanted to go the other way around? What if we wanted to use data stored in OneLake as part of a Power Platform Solution? There are several potential solutions to this, and this article…
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Introduction Microsoft Fabric is top of mind everywhere, and its promises for improving the analytic capabilities of Power BI users are huge. However, integrations and compatibility between Fabric and the wider Power Platform (e.g. Dataverse, Power Apps) is not seeing the focus it warrants. For starters: How can I leverage data currently stored in Dataverse,…
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Introduction A Fabric feature which has flown a little under the radar (and which is still in Preview as of May 2024), is the ability to sync data from imported Semantic Models back to OneLake: Learn about Microsoft OneLake Delta table integration in Power BI and Microsoft Fabric – Power BI | Microsoft Learn The…
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Introduction Dynamic Subscriptions for Power BI were recently released as a Preview Feature in the Power BI Service, allowing for distribution of personalized per recipient reports. The feature is explained in some depth in the official Documentation & Power BI Blog, but when playing around with the feature I came across both a few easily…
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Introduction Every developer knows the pain of delivering a solution and seeing it go unused. Whether it is that complex Power BI Report that you spent hours on, or that App you created, which is an intuitive masterpiece, chances are that your users will be hesitant to open them, if they need to do so…
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Introduction This article is part of a series on integrations between Power BI and Power Apps. Part 1 of the series showed how to get started with creating and embedding a basic Power App in a Power BI report for data write-back. Find the article here: Link to Part 1! Part 2, taught you how…
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Introduction This article is part of a series on integrations between Power BI and Power Apps. Part 1 showed how to get started with creating and embedding a basic Power App in a Power BI report for data write-back. Part 2, this article, will teach you: 1. Choosing the right Data Source for your Power…
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Alteryx Flows are notoriously hard to trigger from outside the Server. However, with the Power Platform, that doesn’t have to be true! This guide teaches you how to orchestrate Alteryx Workflows from Microsoft Power Platform.
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