Migrate Power BI Dataflow Gen1 to Fabric Dataflow Gen2

Unfortunately, there isn’t a migration tool to convert your Power BI dataflow (gen1) to Microsoft Fabric dataflow (gen2). If you have Fabric capacity licenses, it just makes sense to do that migration because Dataflow Gen2 gives you data destinations into four destinations, which we don’t have in Dataflow Gen1. However, converting Gen1 to Gen2 isn’t Read more about Migrate Power BI Dataflow Gen1 to Fabric Dataflow Gen2[…]

Power Query Template: One Giant Leap

Have you ever considered exporting your entire Power Query Editor project as a single object? Have you thought about what benefits this would bring for you? Things such as version control and team development can be on the horizon, bringing the ability to migrate between tools and services easily. Fortunately, such functionality exists, called the Read more about Power Query Template: One Giant Leap[…]

Getting Started with Dataflow in Microsoft Fabric Data Factory

The Dataflow in Microsoft Fabric is an element for getting the data from the source, transforming it, and loading it into a destination. In this article and video, we will go through what Dataflow is and how it works with a simple example of it. Video What is Microsoft Fabric? Microsoft Fabric is an end-to-end Read more about Getting Started with Dataflow in Microsoft Fabric Data Factory[…]

Getting Started with Data Pipelines in Fabric Data Factory

Microsoft Fabric comes with many objects that can enhance your data analytics experience. One of those objects which comes from the Azure Data Factory is Pipeline. For those using Power Query Dataflows, you may think you already have everything you wanted there, but Pipeline certainly has more to offer and complement the experience. In this Read more about Getting Started with Data Pipelines in Fabric Data Factory[…]

Power BI Architecture for Multi-Developer

Using Power BI is simple. However, using it properly needs a good architecture. In a multi-developer environment, the architecture of a Power BI implementation should allow multiple developers to work on the same solution at the same time. On the other hand, the Power BI architecture should be designed so that different layers of that Read more about Power BI Architecture for Multi-Developer[…]

Getting Started With Dataflow in Power BI – Part 2 of Dataflow Series

In the previous article, I mentioned what is the Dataflow, how it can be helpful, and mentioned some of its use cases of it in real-world Power BI implementation. In this article as the second part of the series for Dataflow, I like to give you some hands-on experience with Dataflow and explain how Dataflow Read more about Getting Started With Dataflow in Power BI – Part 2 of Dataflow Series[…]

What are Power BI Dataflows and their Use Cases?

Dataflows are an important component in the Power BI architecture. Using them can enhance the development and maintenance of your Power BI solution significantly. However, there are many Power BI implementations that are not using this functionality, even though it is already more than three years passed since it was released. In this blog and Read more about What are Power BI Dataflows and their Use Cases?[…]

Dataflow: a remedy slow data sources in Power BI

I have previously explained a number of use cases for dataflows. One really useful case for it is to use dataflow for slow data sources. In this short article and video, I’ll explain how this works. What is a dataflow? Dataflow is a Power Query process that runs in the cloud and stores the result Read more about Dataflow: a remedy slow data sources in Power BI[…]

How to modify a linked entity in Power BI dataflows

It is not possible to change a linked entity in a dataflow in Power BI. Linked entities has to be modified only in the dataflow in which they are created. However, sometimes, you need to do a small modification to the linked entity in a chained dataflow. There is a very simple trick, In this Read more about How to modify a linked entity in Power BI dataflows[…]

Streamline Power BI Refresh: Refresh dataset after a successful refresh of dataflow

Do you have a Power BI dataset that gets data from a dataflow? have you ever thought; “can I get the dataset refreshed only after the refresh of dataflow completed and was successful?” The answer to this question is yes, you can. One of the recent updates from the data integration team of Power BI Read more about Streamline Power BI Refresh: Refresh dataset after a successful refresh of dataflow[…]