How to create KPIs in Power BI using SVG images from Curbal

This is a demonstration made by Ruth from Crubal where she introduce us a way to create KPI using SVG images in Power BI and show them in a Table or a Matrix.



This video have been inspired by a post wroten by Kasper DeJonge you can find here :

• Showing KPI’s in a table or Matrix with Power BI.

And as she said you can find more articles about using SVG images in Power BI.

• Use SVG Images in Power BI: Part 1  by David Eldersveld.
• Creating Sparklines And Small Multiples In Power BI Using The Google Image Charts API by Chriss Webb

August 2018, MCT Town Hall Schedule published

The MCT Town Hall for August 2018 have been scheduled and link to the meeting published.
You can go to the MCT Central to download the links or just click on the links bellow.

• Option 1:
  Wednesday August 22, 2018
       -   7:00AM (PDT)
       -   2:00PM (UTC)
       -   3:00PM GMT+01
• Option 2:
  Thursday August 23, 2018
       -   3:00PM (PDT)
       -   10:00PM (UTC)
       -   11:00PM GMT+01

MCT Town Hall for August 2018 annonced

The MCT Town Hall have been annonced but links are not yet availables.

This is the annoncement

Please join us for the August MCT Town Hall where we will share the next level of detail on our  volving strategy and more specifics on how you as MCTs can get ready! There are two options for attending the August MCT Town Hall via Skype.

• Option 1: Wednesday August 22, 2018 2:00PM (UTC) / 7:00AM (PDT)   
• Option 2: Thursday August 23, 2018 10:00PM (UTC) / 3:00PM (PDT)

Power BI Desktop Update - August 2018

Here is a list of Power BI features updates for August 2018.

Feature	Category	Short description	Link to video	Link PBI Site description	Comments
Export to PDF	Reporting	Print reports through Export to PDF	00:16	Print reports through Export to PDF	Wallpaper does not print
Bookmark groups	Reporting	Create groups to organize your bookmarks	04:04	Create bookmark groups
Theming	Reporting		07:08	Theming generally available
Conditional formatting by values	Analytics	Let you apply conditional formatting using the values of a field. If you have a color field.	07:49	Conditional formatting by values	I like the ColorKPI Measure example
Python integration	Analytics	Pull in Data Python Connector ( Get data)	11:14	Python integration (preview)
Q&A General Availability for BPI Desktop	Analytics		13:02	Q&A in Power BI Desktop generally available
Better matching experience for Power BI Desktop and Power BI Premium	Analytics			Better matching experience for Power BI Desktop and Power BI Premium
Data categories for measures	Modeling	Set data categories for measures	15:28	Data categories for measures	I like the Sparlline Line Measure
Statistical DAX functions	Modeling	Added some Statistical Functions	18:57	Statistical DAX functions
3AG Systems - Column Chart with Variance	Custom Visuals	Simply show Actuals vs Planned or vs Previous  or vs Forecast	19:48	3AG Systems - Column Chart with Variance	Source
Scatter Chart by Akvelon	Custom Visuals	Similar with the standard Scatter Chart but with more formatting options and range selection capabilities	21:29	Scatter Chart by Akvelon	Source
Small Multiples Line Chart	Custom Visuals	Let you compare data using Line chart by breaking it is small multiples lines chart	23:11	Small Multiples Line Chart	Source
Add Natural Language Summaries for BI	Custom Visuals	Let you add dynamics summaries according to data selection	26:11:00	Add Natural Language Summaries for BI	Need the ARRIA api to generate the visual Source
Pivot Slicer	Custom Visuals		28:29:00	Pivot Slicer	Source
Spark connector	Data Connectivity		31:41:00	Spark connector generally available

The full video

Office 365 Update for August 2018

Take a look to what is new in Office 365. I liked the MS Whiteboard section and BPI one.

But what didi you love ? Just comment below