Yay, Source Control for Power BI Reports!

Reading Time: 5 minutes Source Control for Power BI Background I follow an amazing person in the BI community, Eugene Meidinger. Eugene has a weekly newsletter called “The Weekly BI Five” that includes 5 links to blogs, software, communities and anything in-between that he came across recently that he though would interest us subscribers (if you’re interested in checking…

Power BI: How to Refresh Excel Datasets in a Published Report

Reading Time: 5 minutes Why not just use the built-in Excel connector? Excel spreadsheets are still quite widely used in industry and are a popular method of recording and tracking various forms of data. If you are familiar with Power BI Desktop you would be aware that there is a out-of-the-box Excel connector that allows you to easily connect…

The Future of Power Apps is a YAML file?!

Reading Time: 5 minutes First off, before I even begin to dive into this topic, I should mention this project is currently EXPERIMENTAL. So, please, PLEASE, don’t use it in a production scenario. Unless of course you enjoy giving yourself headaches or just want to be this guy: Ok, now that I’ve provided my little warning if you will,…

A Quick and Easy Way to Pin a Power App to the Microsoft Teams App Bar

Reading Time: < 1 minutes Overview Today we are going to explore how you can easily pin a Power App to the app bar in Microsoft Teams. One thing to note is that you will need Admin access to Microsoft Teams admin center. Let’s Get Started Export your Power App Navigate to https://make.powerapps.com. Right-click on the Power App that you…

Building an App with Power Apps is Just SO Easy!

Reading Time: 3 minutes What is Power Apps? Power Apps is suite of apps, services, connectors and data platform that make up a section of Microsoft’s Power Platform. Microsoft’s vision for Power Apps and the Power Platform in general is create a suite of apps that empower a wider spectrum of personnel in the enterprise field. To do this,…