(Livestream Replay) AI Assistant for Tabular Editor - Andrzej Leszkiewicz

DESCRIPTION 📄

Discover how to enhance your Power BI workflow with Tabular Editor and the OpenAI API. This presentation demonstrates how, with a few simple C# scripts, you can directly access the OpenAI API from Tabular Editor to create a custom AI assistant with full access to your Power BI report’s data model—including tables, columns, relationships, measures, calculation groups, and more. Use this assistant to comment on DAX code, generate model documentation, write measures, and more, harnessing the full power of the latest OpenAI models—all without the need for Power BI Premium or Fabric capacity. An OpenAI API subscription is required, and Tabular Editor 3 is necessary.

GUEST BIO (Andrzej Leszkiewicz) 👤

Andrzej is a Power BI and data visualization developer and consultant, data explorer, explainer, and visualizer. He creates highly customized, interactive visualizations using the Vega visualization grammar and Deneb. Andrzej has introduced IBCS-styled data visualizations, embedded into Power BI's built-in Table, Matrix, and Card visuals. An IBCS® Certified Analyst, he is a passionate advocate of IBCS standards. With a background as an IT project manager and CIO in non-IT companies, Andrzej has been a full-time independent freelance Excel and VBA developer and consultant since 2011, focusing entirely on Power BI and data visualization since 2020. Through his YouTube channel, LinkedIn, and other social media, Andrzej shares his knowledge and passion for data visualization and related topics.

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Creating a Range Bar with a Native Visual!

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Learn how to turn a stacked column chart into a range bar, that even includes left and right range data labels. Tune in to learn more!

(Livestream Replay) Semantic modeling in VS Code? Introducing the TMDL Extension - Sid Vemuri

DESCRIPTION 📄

In this video, we’re diving into the power of Tabular Model Definition Language (TMDL) and showing you how it can level up your data modeling and development workflow. TMDL is a valuable tool for anyone working with semantic models, and we’ll start by discussing what it is and why it’s worth incorporating into your process.

We’ll then explore the VS Code extension for TMDL, including the motivation behind its creation and the suite of features it offers. From a streamlined editing experience to source control capabilities, this extension brings a lot to the table. In a live demo, we’ll edit a semantic model together, highlighting essential aspects like setting up a smooth development workflow with workspace Git Integration, leveraging the rich editing features, and using the built-in source control in VS Code for version control and collaboration. We’ll even explore how GitHub Copilot can boost productivity with some practical use cases.

Finally, we’ll wrap up with a Q&A session to answer your questions live, helping you make the most out of TMDL and VS Code. Ready to see it all in action? Watch along as we build a semantic model from the ground up and showcase the latest tools and best practices to optimize your development experience.

GUEST BIO 👤

Sid Vemuri is a Technical Program Manager at Power BI that is focused on building features for Power BI Developers. He received his master’s in computer science with a specialization in machine learning from Georgia Tech in 2023 and has dived into all things data including data science, data visualization, data modeling, and, of course, business intelligence. In his free time, Sid enjoys adventure travel, training in mixed martial arts, outdoor activities, and board games.

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(Livestream Replay) Exploring Practical Front-End Techniques for Power BI Reporting - Gustaw Dudek

DESCRIPTION 📄

During the front-end development phase, we face many choices that will affect the usability, appearance, and overall experience of the report. To shed light on some of these issues, Gustaw will share his approach and thought process, conveying his experiences through selected use cases. Among the topics, there will be information on specific charts and nuances of their formatting, as well as Power BI functionalities like field parameters and conditional formatting, illustrated with concrete examples.

The subjects discussed during the live session are intended for all Power BI users regardless of their experience level—beginners, intermediate, and advanced. Some aspects may also appeal to users of other data visualization tools, given the universal nature of certain approaches.

GUEST BIO (Gustaw Dudek)👤

Gustaw Dudek is the Head Of Business Intelligence at the Polish Company - Enterium. He has multiple years of experience in the field of data analytics. He implements and provides business reporting solutions for various industries using Power BI tools. Gustaw is also IBCS® Certified Analyst, Enterprise DNA Platform Expert and Microsoft Power BI Community Representative. He developed extensive Power BI Portfolio, which includes diversified array of financial and operational reports as well as various demonstrative dashboards created in the frames of international BI challenges. He regularly shares his personal PowerBI-related experience through Linkedin Platform by showcasing diverse data visualization techniques.

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