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How the Plainsight team builds, ships and maintains Power BI: version control and deployment, reporting on tools like Odoo and Exact Online, prototyping reports with Claude, and what Copilot and Fabric agents change for the reports your business runs on.
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Power BIPower BI Meets AI: MCP, Copilot & Fabric Agents Explained
How the Power BI Authoring MCP server, Copilot in Power BI and Fabric data agents fit together: who each one is for, what it can do, and how to start with real prompts.
Power BIEfficiently Managing Version History and Deployment in Power BI
How to choose a version history and deployment setup for Power BI that fits your team: PBIP and TMDL in Git, deployment pipelines, quality gates and shared models.
Power BIHow I Use Claude to Build Power BI Prototypes in Minutes, Not Hours
Prototyping gets skipped because it takes too long. Here is how I use a reusable Claude Skill to turn realistic, on-brand Power BI prototypes into a fast, repeatable process, going from idea to mockup in minutes instead of hours.
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Power BIFrom Prototype to Power BI Project: Bridging the Gap with Claude
A prototype does not have to be a throwaway mock-up. Here is how I use a Claude Skill to turn a React prototype into a real Power BI project (PBIP) that Desktop can open, so the work in Power BI becomes refinement instead of reconstruction.
Power BICopilot Gives Bad Answers? Fix Your Data First.
Copilot misses the mark when your Power BI semantic model isn't prepared for AI. Two concrete steps (clean up your model and use Prep Data for AI) turn unusable answers into ones you'd happily share with your manager.
Power BISave Future You Time with Auto-Generated Color Measures
Stop clicking through Power BI formatting menus. Generate semantic color measures from your theme with C# or Python and restyle a report in minutes.
How to Simplify Deployment Pipelines: One Parameter to Rule Them All
Replace a parameter per data source with one environment parameter and a small Power Query function, so a Power BI deployment pipeline needs one rule per stage.
Power BITurning Power BI Into a Two-Way Street: Enabling Real-Time Scheduling with the Power Platform
Imagine multiple people are consulting the same report on a regular basis. The report contains information about vehicles, more specifically when they are…
Power BIReporting on Officient with Power BI
This guide complements the free Power BI app for Officient, available on Microsoft AppSource: Officient Reporting. It helps you quickly gain insights from…
Power BIReporting on Odoo with Power BI
How to connect Odoo's accounting data to Power BI with Plainsight's template app: what it shows, how to create an Odoo API key, and what to watch out for.
Power BIHow to Migrate from Tableau to Power BI
A practical guide to moving from Tableau to Power BI: key differences, a six step migration plan, common pitfalls, and how to get adoption right.
Power BIReporting on Exact Online with Power BI
A walkthrough of our Power BI app for Exact Online: the reports you can build on your financial data and how to set up authentication, step by step.
Power BIReporting on Harvest with Power BI
A walkthrough of our free Harvest Reporting app for Power BI: what it does, the insights you get, and how to authenticate with a personal access token.
Power BIAn Intern's Journey: Transforming Harvest Data into Insights with Power BI
As a young graduate, it's essential to continue learning beyond the classroom, and there's no better way to do that than by diving into real-world…
Power BIGame, Set, Dash: Track Your Padel Progress
The prevalence of padel is evident not only in the sheer number of competitive matches played throughout the year but also in the motivation to climb the…
Power BIUnlock the Power of Data with Microsoft Power BI -- 8 Tips
Eight practical Power BI tips: clean data first, Kimball modeling, fewer visuals, external tools like DAX Studio, and choosing between Pro and Premium.