Articles filed in category 'Power BI'

Powering Up Power BI: 7 Seamless Integrations with the Power Platform

By: John P. White

Last updated: Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Published in: CODE Focus Magazine: 2023 - Vol. 20 - Issue 1 - Power Platform

John P. White surveys seven seamless integrations between Power BI and the Power Platform that extend analytics into action. He covers how to automate dataset refreshes (scheduled or event-driven with Power Automate), achieve real-time reporting via Dataverse DirectQuery, enable writeback through the Power Apps visual, push live form results with Forms, alert and automate responses from dashboard tiles, and implement data-driven subscriptions through Flow. White highlights trade-offs (licensing, latency, DirectQuery limitations) and practical steps to implement each pattern, underscoring how these integrations turn insights into timely, cross-platform actions.

• Power BI
• Power Query

Putting Data Science into Power BI

By: Helen Wall

Last updated: Thursday, January 9, 2025

Published in: CODE Magazine: 2022 - September/October

Power BI seems to have everything you need for data analytics. Helen shows you how to get the most out of it and how to make some cool charts, too.

• Data
• Data Science
• Data Visualization
• Data Warehousing
• Database
• Power BI
• SQL Server

DAX with Dates: The Power Plays

By: Helen Wall

Last updated: Thursday, January 16, 2025

Published in: CODE Magazine: 2021 - November/December

Everyone’s seen those tired old Excel charts and graphs. Helen shows you how to make them more dynamic using Power BI, Power Query, and DAX Calculations.

• DAX
• Power BI

Power BI and R: A Visual Power Punch

By: Helen Wall

Last updated: Thursday, January 23, 2025

Published in: CODE Magazine: 2021 - July/August

Data Visualization can be the best way to get your message across. Helen shows you how, using Power BI and R.

• Business Intelligence
• Data
• Data Science
• Integration Services
• Power BI
• R
• Reporting Services

Stages of Data: A Playbook for Analytic Reporting Using COVID-19 Data, Part 2

By: Kevin Goff

Last updated: Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Published in: CODE Magazine: 2020 - September/October

Developers should know their data before they spend a lot of effort analyzing it. For example, at face value, you should know if your data is in the millions or billions, and know "that's what the data said" is not the right answer if the data is bizarre. This article in Kevin Goff's Stages of Data series using PowerBI introduces a new state profile page with ranking formulas, new trend-based measures, defining custom filter groups, and more.

• Business Intelligence
• Data Science
• Data Warehousing
• Database
• Power BI
• Reporting Services

Financial Modeling with Power BI and DAX: Life Insurance Calculations

By: Helen Wall

Last updated: Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Published in: CODE Magazine: 2020 - January/February

Learn the basics of DAX used with Power BI. Learn to use DAX queries and DAX measures to calculate insurance values.

• DAX
• Power BI

Best Practices for Data Visualizations: A Recipe for Success

By: Helen Wall

Last updated: Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Published in: CODE Magazine: 2019 - November/December

Helen shows you the ins and outs of creating really useful charts and graphs with Tableau. You’ll never make a boring old pie chart again.

• Business Intelligence
• Data Visualization
• Power BI
• Reporting Services
• SQL Server
• Tableau

Creating Embedded Reports in Your Web Apps with Power BI Embedded

By: Brian Noyes

Last updated: Thursday, April 1, 2021

Published in: CODE Magazine: 2019 - May/June

Brian shows you that Power BI Embedded makes it possible to have great visuals as part of your app. He also helps you figure out which of the many flavors is the right one for you.

• Business Intelligence
• Power BI
• Reporting Services