Getting Started with Power BI and Power Query | A Beginners Guide
Description:
We will highlight the core fundamentals of Power Query and how it can transform your efforts relating to Business Intelligence. Together we will talk about what it is, how it works, and how you can put it to use in your organization. Let’s walk through a real use case for Power Query – setup all the way through daily use! PQ is a powerful tool that do the dirty work for you! Easy to learn and get started!
Wow, it’s amazing to think about how long it’s been since I attended an in person conference. It hasn’t ACTUALLY been that long but for someone who is used to attending 6 a year, it feels like forever… and I miss it, a lot!
Like many things, conferences are moving more and more virtual. It’s not the same, but it’s better than nothing, and I happen to particularly like this brand new format and virtual conference, Dynamics Con. It’s a Dynamics 365 virtual conference we 3 cool components:
It’s 100% Free
Sessions are voted on by attendees, top sessions make the cut
Proceeds benefit #COVID19 Relief
It’s the inaugural year for the event and I think it is off to a great start and I am happy to participate… but I need your help!!
PLEASE REGISTER AND VOTE!! 🙂 It’s free, 100%!!!
About my session: The POWER of Power BI
This is THE session to get you started with Power BI. We will cover Power Query and the Power BI Desktop. It’s an intro, but at the right pace, and preparing you for the next step on your journey.
Session Description:
So you have data… and a vision for how you can use it to make quick, impactful decisions… but DRAT… you don’t know where to begin your PBI journey… look no further! During this POWERFUL intro to the most impactful part of Power BI, we will perform a walk-through of Power Query and the Power BI desktop application. How do I connect to data? How do I clean my data? How do I combine my data? And OH, how to take that data, and turn it into a bat signal… I mean, Business Intelligence! This session will get you started on your superpower journey… come join us!! New LifeHacks channel… new LifeHacks time… same great content!
Please Register and Vote
As I mentioned, this event is 100% Virtual and 100% Free… but you need to register and vote! Check it out here and I will see you there!
One of my sessions, sponsored by the Power BI User Group, will focus on an Introduction to Power Query. Power Query is the back engine in Power BI. Knowing Power Query is critical to building Power BI dashboards.
Track: Measure – User Development | Power Platform
Summit Australia 2019 is just around the corner! This event held ‘down under’ provides top notch content for all things Microsoft Business Applications!
The event will be held at the Crown Promenade Melbourne from August 21, 2019 through August 23rd, 2019!
Join me for a free webinar hosted by PBIUserGroup (PBIUserGroup.com) on April 16th, 2019 @ 12:00pm eastern!
Power Query in Power BI
Description:
Data in the real world is messy, never available in the exact form that users need for their analysis or reports. Data Analysts need to spend a significant amount of their time working on data preparation, before the data is ready to be visualized.
This blog post is part of a series of blogs designed to help a business understand the interaction between Dynamics GP and Power BI, how to setup Power BI with Dynamics GP and what some of the options are for this functionality. This write up was done using Dynamics GP 2018.
To view the full list of the series, click here. How to resolve the error:
Unable to connect to the PowerBI Site. Contact your system administrator.
So, you’ve done all the setup and you are ready to get Power BI on your GP Dashboard but when entering into the home screen customization window, you get a blank screen with a very misleading message… Unable to connect to the Power BI site. Contact your system administrator. Kristen Hosman reached out to me with this roadblock, and I’m glad she did! I wasn’t sure how to fix this but we figured it out and I am happy to share the solution with my readers! Continue reading “Dynamics GP & Power BI – Unable to connect to the Power BI site. Contact your system administrator.”→
This blog post is part of a series of blogs designed to help a business understand the interaction between Dynamics GP and Power BI, how to setup Power BI with Dynamics GP and what some of the options are for this functionality. This write up was done using Dynamics GP 2018.
To view the full list of the series, click here. How to resolve “An error has occurred in the script on this page.” Error when hovering over Power BI within Dynamics GP
This blog post is part of a series of blogs designed to help a business understand the interaction between Dynamics GP and Power BI, how to setup Power BI with Dynamics GP and what some of the options are for this functionality. This write up was done using Dynamics GP 2018.
To view the full list of the series, click here. How to resolve “This login failed. Attempt to login again or contact your system administrator” error when connecting to Client ID
This blog post is part of a series of blogs designed to help a business understand the interaction between Dynamics GP and Power BI, how to setup Power BI with Dynamics GP and what some of the options are for this functionality. This write up was done using Dynamics GP 2018.
To view the full list of the series, click here.
This blog post is part of a series of blogs designed to help a business understand the interaction between Dynamics GP and Power BI, how to setup Power BI with Dynamics GP and what some of the options are for this functionality. This write up was done using Dynamics GP 2018.
To view the full list of the series, click here.
