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Powering Up Your Analytics: Exploring Power Query in Power BI

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Data is a valuable asset that has a profound impact on almost every aspect of modern life. Its proper collection, analysis and application can promote innovation, improve efficiency and solve complex challenges in various sectors. In data processing, ETL is a comprehensive process that includes data extraction, transformation, and loading, while Power Query is a specific tool that facilitates the "extract" and "transformation" aspects of ETL, allowing data to be collected and analyzed. Permission is granted to process. And reporting. is ready. It becomes easy to do this. Microsoft's ecosystem of products. Power Query is a data transformation and data preparation engine. Power Query is available in Microsoft Excel and Power BI. Power Query provides a user-friendly and intuitive interface for data professionals and analysts to access and manipulate data from various sources without the need for extensive coding or scripting. It allows users to connect to a wide ra...

PCF vs. Web Resources: Choosing the Right Extensibility Tool for Dataverse

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Extensibility refers to the ability to be extended or augmented beyond the default capabilities of the platform. This involves customization but also includes more advanced techniques, such as coding, integration with external services, and the use of custom components. In the context of Power Platform and Dynamics CRM, the term "extend behavior" refers to the ability to customize and extend the functionality of the platform to meet specific business needs. Extensibility often requires technical skills, such as coding in JavaScript, C#, or using tools like Azure Logic Apps and Power Automate for complex integrations. Customization  is a subset of extensibility. Customization involves configuring and modifying existing elements within the platform to suit specific business needs. Extensibility, on the other hand, covers a wide range of functions and techniques, including customization and more advanced development and integration tasks, to extend the capabilities of the Power ...

Power BI Dashboards vs Reports: Understanding the Key Differences

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Analytics in Power BI refers to the process of examining, cleaning, transforming, and modeling data to find useful information, draw conclusions, and help in decision making. Power BI provides a wide range of tools and features to perform a variety of analyzes on your data. Using these analytics capabilities, you can turn your data into actionable insights and create engaging reports and dashboards in Power BI. The specific techniques and tools you use will depend on your data and business needs. In the context of analytics and data visualization, "reports" and "dashboards" are two different ways of presenting information, each with its own purpose and characteristics Reports: Reports are essential in data analysis because they bridge the gap between data analysis and decision making, facilitate communication, support accountability and transparency, and drive continuous improvement. Reports provide a structured and organized way of presenting data, making it easier...

Power BI's Security Arsenal: Row-Level Security Explained

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Security in analytics reports is essential to protect data, maintain trust, comply with regulations, and make informed decisions. It includes various measures for access control, data privacy, data integrity and security of information throughout its lifecycle. Row-level security (RLS) in Power BI is a security feature that allows you to restrict data access at the row level based on user roles and rules defined within the Power BI model. This feature ensures that users only see data that is relevant to their role, preventing them from accessing unauthorized or sensitive data. Row-level security (RLS) is a valuable feature in Power BI that allows you to restrict data access at the row level based on user roles and filters. Here are some tips and tricks to effectively implement RLS in Power BI: RLS helps organizations maintain tight control over data access. This ensures that sensitive information is only accessible to authorized users, reducing the risk of data breaches or unauthoriz...

Power Platform : Types of Accounts and Identities

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The development of computer networking and the Internet in the 1990s led to the development of more sophisticated user account systems. Throughout this history, the role of user accounts has evolved from simple login credentials to comprehensive digital identities that provide access to a wide range of digital resources and services. Nowadays, everyone and every device has an identity that can be used to access resources. By definition, identity is the way people and things are identified on our computer networks and in the cloud. User account describes who you are, but it is not enough to give you access. When combined with the password, which should be known only to that user, it allows access to our systems. User account and password together are a form of authentication. In the context of Power Platform and Dynamics CRM (Customer Relationship Management), a user account refers to an account that represents an individual user or individual that interacts with the platform or CRM sys...