BIFocal - Clarifying Business Intelligence

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Episode 136 - February 2020 Power BI Desktop Update Feb 20, 2020

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This is episode 136 recorded on February 18th, 2020 where John & Jason talk about the February 2020 Power BI Desktop Update including incremental refresh going GA & available for Pro users, the out of the box Hierarchical Slicer, and new Ribbon changes in Preview. For show notes please visit www.bifocal.show

Episode 135 - Early February Catch Up Feb 07, 2020

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This is episode 135 recorded on February 5th, 2020 where John & Jason catch up on some news including the Publish to Web default is changing, improved report usage metrics in modern workspaces, and the features in the January 2020 release of Power BI Report Server. For show notes please visit www.bifocal.show

Episode 134 - 2020 Foresight Jan 31, 2020

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This is episode 134 recorded on January 28th, 2020 where John & Jason walk through the Power Platform 2020 Release Wave 1 Plan in excruciating detail. For show notes please visit www.bifocal.show

Episode 133 - Get started with Power BI & Treb Gatte Jan 26, 2020

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This is episode 133 recorded on January 24th, 2020 where John & Jason talk to Treb Gatte, CEO of Marquee Insights & Data Platform MVP, about getstartedwithpowerbi.com, the Microsoft Ignite announcements, and other community efforts to help people learn Power BI. For show notes please visit www.bifocal.show

Episode 132 - Welcome Back Jan 18, 2020

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This is episode 132 recorded on January 16th, 2020 where John & Jason talk about some updates in Jason's world, discuss the Microsoft Ignite World Tour, and cover the latest news in Power BI. For show notes please visit www.bifocal.show

Episode 131 - Hindsight for 2020 Jan 03, 2020

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This is episode 131 recorded on January 2nd, 2020 where John & Jason cover the news, review their predictions for 2019, and make predictions for 2020. For show notes please visit www.bifocal.show

Episode 130 - The Final version of Power BI Desktop... this year Dec 22, 2019

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This is episode 130 recorded on December 20, 2019 where John & Jason walk through the latest version of Power BI Desktop, which includes a theme editor, data URLs, and more. For show notes please visit www.bifocal.show

Episode 129 - Power BI news from SharePoint Fest Chicago 2019 Dec 18, 2019

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This is episode 129 recorded live at SharePoint Fest Chicago on December 11, 2019 where John & Jason cover off a few recent Power BI news items, and highlight some recent guidance around Power BI Premium. For show notes please visit www.bifocal.show

Episode 128 - Interview with Dona Sarkar Nov 27, 2019

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This is episode 128 recorded live at Microsoft Ignite on November 5th, 2019 where John & Jason talk to Dona Sarkar, Principal Advocate for the Microsoft Power Platform about her background, community, and intrapreneurship. For show notes please visit www.bifocal.show

Episode 127 - November 2019 Power BI Desktop Update Nov 19, 2019

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This is episode 127 recorded on November 14th, 2019 where John & Jason talk about the November Power BI Desktop features including the new Power BI Desktop Ribbon, Decomposition Tree, and AI Functions in Power Query. Jason's blog post Office 365 Service Description Power BI Reporthttps://www.sharepointlonghorn.com/office-365-service-description-power-bi-report/ John's blog post A low cost approach for paginated report subscriptions in Power BIhttp://whitepages.unlimitedviz.com/2019/11/a-low-cost-approach-for-paginated-report-subscriptions-in-power-bi/ Desktop November 2019 Other • Modern ribbon (preview) Reporting • Decomposition tree visual (preview) Analytics • Conditionally format button formatting Visualizations • ArcGIS Maps for Power BI update • New xViz visuals • Advanced Gauge • Hierarchical Filter • ZoomCharts Drill-Down Waterfall Visual • Financial Reporting Matrix by Profitbase • Distribution • Tree Data connectivity • LinkedIn Sales Navigator connector • Edit SAP variables experience now generally available • Vena connector • SiteImprove connector • Product Insights connector • Web By Example connector – support for extracting links Data Preparation • AI functions in Power Query (Preview) Template apps • LinkedIn Sales Navigator for Sales Operations Ideas Dark Mode https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/37882726-option-to-use-either-light-or-dark-interface https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/34628386-dark-mode-for-power-bi Jason's pick - Votes: 601 No Ctrl-Click on Buttons Needed for Bookmarks View Mode When editing in Desktop, you have to Ctrl-Click a button to trigger the assigned action - very good. But when you have multiple bookmarks and you go into "View" mode, you are effectively in "PowerPoint Mode". When in this mode, there should be just a single click for a button (no ctrl needed). https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/38773519-no-ctrl-click-on-buttons-needed-for-bookmarks-vie

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