Category: Power BI

Upgrade to a free Microsoft Fabric Trial? I already have capacity!

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I wanted to start using some of the new Preview features in Microsoft Fabric when I got a message saying I needed to “Upgrade to a free Microsoft Fabric Trial”. Huh??? I already have the workspace in a Capacity! Adam explains what might be happening.

Create a SQL database in the Fabric portal
https://learn.microsoft.com/fabric/database/sql/create

Create an AI skill (preview)
https://learn.microsoft.com/fabric/data-science/how-to-create-ai-skill

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Mirror or Shortcut with Azure Databricks in Microsoft Fabric? YES!!!

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Using Azure Databricks? Confused if you should just use a shortcut or mirror it? Perhaps the answer is YES! Patrick shows you the benefits of using the mirroring capability with Azure Databricks.

Mirroring Azure Databricks Unity Catalog (Preview)
https://learn.microsoft.com/fabric/database/mirrored-database/azure-databricks

Tutorial: Configure Microsoft Fabric mirrored databases from Azure Databricks (Preview)
https://learn.microsoft.com/fabric/database/mirrored-database/azure-databricks-tutorial

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All this Microsoft Fabric… What about Power BI?

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Everyone is talking about Microsoft Fabric. What about Power BI? What if all you want to do is Power BI? BUT! Is it an OR or is it an AND? Adam digs into where Power BI is and how to think about it.

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STOP Using Measures in Power BI Until You See This!

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Dreading making that DAX Measure? Maybe Visual Calcs is a better way to go in Power BI! Does this mean you can throw out DAX Measures? Jeffrey Wang joins Patrick to explain the value prop of both and when to use them.

Using visual calculations (preview)
https://learn.microsoft.com/power-bi/transform-model/desktop-visual-calculations-overview

Jeffrey Wang
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-y-wang/
https://pbidax.wordpress.com/

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🔴 Microsoft Power BI / Fabric Q&A – LIVE (Jan 25, 2025) (Member Chat 2nd Half)

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Join us live as we answer your questions about Power BI & Microsoft Fabric! Get your questions in the chat early as we don’t get to all of them.

💥 30 minutes: Open Q&A (Public)
💥 Then… Members Only Chat (Public can watch & Super Chat for Questions)

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👉 Super chats take priority
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👉 If you SPAM your question, you will be put in timeout

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Take over an Unmanaged Tenant in Microsoft Entra ID

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You have an unmanaged tenant that you created by signing up for Microsoft Fabric and now you want to declare an administrator. Adam walks through how to take over an unmanaged tenant in Microsoft Entra ID.

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How to add a Calc Column to Power BI Direct Lake models

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Calculated Column is greyed out for Power BI Direct Lake Models. So, how do you add a column? Patrick shows you how to get a “calculated column” into your Power BI Direct Lake models within Microsoft Fabric.

Matthew Roche’s Maxim of Data Transformation: https://youtu.be/OAlys79j81Q

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🔴 Microsoft Power BI / Fabric Q&A – LIVE (Jan 18, 2025) (Member Chat 2nd Half)

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Join us live as we answer your questions about Power BI & Microsoft Fabric! Get your questions in the chat early as we don’t get to all of them.

💥 30 minutes: Open Q&A (Public)
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Microsoft Fabric Pipeline Nightmare! What Went Wrong?

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Got your Data Factory Pipeline set up to run Notebooks in Microsoft Fabric? When you run them, it fails! What happened? What step did you miss? Patrick goes through his scenario and how to fix it!

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