Connect with Power BI to the Power BI REST API with a Service Principal
As you probably know the Power BI REST API is a very handy interface to extract information in an automatic way. I showed already in different posts how to use e.g. Python and Power Automate to achieve various things (see https://pbi-guy.com/tag/power-bi-rest-api/). But did you know you can also connect with Power BI to the REST…
Create a custom partition in Power BI and trigger a refresh with Python
Working with large datasets I almost always get the question if an incremental refresh can be configured within Power BI and yes, this is possible as described here. Especially if you have a date or datetime column it makes sense to set up an incremental refresh to reduce your dataset refresh time. Once set up,…
Trigger Python script from Power BI and get result in near-real time back to Power BI
Working with Data Scientist I got quite often the question if Power BI is able to trigger a Python (or R) script to recalculate scenarios and show the result more or less immediately in Power BI again. On top it would be great to be able to pass parameters from Power BI to Python so…
Export Paginated Reports automatically in a low-code way without Power BI Premium
From time to time I got asked how customers can export Paginated (or Power BI) Reports automatically to store them e.g. in OneDrive or any other location. One way is obviously to do it manually, but we’re looking for an automatic way. So why not use the out-of-the-box Subscribe button within Power BI Service? Because…
Assign Power BI workspaces to a capacity automatically
In recent discussions with customers, I was asked if there is an automatic way to assign workspaces to dedicated capacities like Power BI Premium or Embedded. Obviously, you can do it manually through the Power BI Admin Portal, but how can you automate it in a scenario where you have to assign hundreds of workspaces…
Save cost by removing unused (Power BI) licenses
In recent discussions with customers, I almost got every time the same question when we talk about administrating and governing the environment: How do we know who REALLY needs a Power BI Pro license? The root cause of this question is obviously the urge to save cost and not to spend money on unused licenses.…
How to use Incremental Refresh on ANY data source!
A few days ago, a colleague asked me if it would be possible to have more data from the Azure Cost Management API than only the last 30 days. Obviously, my first thought was sure, let’s use Azure Synapse and store it in a Data Lake. But then the real challenging question was asked: Would…
How to loop through an API with Power BI without knowing last page
Recently a customer reached out to me with a challenge because he knows I love challenges and especially solving them. In his case he got access to the Clarksons Research API, and he would like to connect with Power BI to it. So far so good, pretty straight forward. But in his case the API…
The Power BI Championship Switzerland
For the first time in Switzerland, we organized the Power BI Championship which crowned the top 3 teams based on their solution. In this post I’m going to share what the Championship is all about, what the challenge was (feel free to challenge yourself and create a report on your own), and how the jury…
Power BI and Activity Logs with Python
One of the most asked questions when I talk with Power BI Admins / Service Owners is how can they analyze which reports are (most) used. Power BI respectively Microsoft offers you different ways to get such insights. In this blog post I’ll give you an overview of the different ways and walk you through…
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