This is a biggie… a great number of new data sources is now supported for data refresh via a Power BI Gateway. Please follow this link for details. SAP Business Objects is not yet supported. I am particularly impressed with ability to refresh from folder (please note, only CSV files are supported, a folder full … Continue reading Teradata, DB2, Folder and Many Others Now Supported via Power Query in Power BI Gateway
Month: August 2014
Funnel Chart in Power BI
Rumor has it, Microsoft is working on delivering lots more visualization options. Visit this link to take a survey about the Funnel Chart for Power BI.
Bing vs. Google
This is an off-topic post that will not talk about BI at all.Yesterday, I wrote a quick post about using the Earlier() DAX function to generate an index column in Power Pivot. There is nothing earthshattering in that post; the reason I decided to write it was because I tried to do a web search on the … Continue reading Bing vs. Google
Adding an Index Column to a Power Pivot Model using EARLIER() DAX Function
This post will be a little bit atypical compared to what I normally write about. I usually don't focus on topics like the one described below because there are plenty of other blogs that cover developer specific issues related to using DAX. However, I ran into an issue few days ago, could not find a … Continue reading Adding an Index Column to a Power Pivot Model using EARLIER() DAX Function
Power BI Gateway Now Supports SharePoint Online Document Library
Looks like we now have four types of data sources supported by the Power BI Gateway. Please follow this link for details.
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