Add Power BI embedded as System Dashboard in Model-Driven Apps

Both clients and developers were waiting for this feature ever since the Power BI embedded personal dashboards were introduced in the Dynamics 365 and Model-Driven apps. Till now, we were using various tricks to embed a power bi report and dashboard in as a system dashboard but finally, we have the out-of-the-box feature to do the same. Power BI embedded dashboard feature enables developers to add a reference to an…

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Query CDS Data using SQL from Power BI or SSMS (Preview)

Recently Microsoft has announced a preview of an additional way to access read-only data in CDS. The TDS endpoint for CDS allows read-only access to the system for reporting and analytics. The Tabular Data Stream (TDS) Protocol endpoint is managed by an administrator. So far,  the CDS OData endpoint served as the single access point for all types of operations. In this preview feature, the TDS endpoint is limited to read-only actions. As TDS implies, Power…

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Paginated reports in Power BI: Successor to SSRS Reports

With the rising popularity of Power BI, we can design fancy dashboards and reports. But, what if we need to design and download reports similar to traditional SSRS reports?Well, Power BI service supports similar reports which can be build using Power BI Paginated Report Builder. Although there are few limitations but if you are considering Power BI for reporting purpose then maybe you want to check this feature. What are…

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