With the release of the July 2020 version of Power BI desktop we can create tools that can interreact with the Power BI Desktop model directly using an external tool. With this interaction you can make changes to the model in a programmatic way. There are so opportunities things this will open up. You can think of a tool that would allow you to edit the model like Tabular Editor or query like DAX Studio (which both already work as external tools).
Tag Archives: Intelligence
Time intelligence solved with modelling and crossfilter instead of DAX measures
A while ago I came across this interesting time intelligence solution that doesn’t use DAX measures to do time intelligence but rather solves it through the model. The pattern was created by the great Greg Galloway from Artis Consulting and I am blogging this with his permission.
Time Intelligence Using DAX
Last week I presented a webinar with Chuck Sterling (from Microsoft) on the topic of Time Intelligence. This was a YouTube broadcast event that anyone could join live, however it has also been recorded and can be watched at any time (see below).
Smart solutions 1: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Dynamics NAV
Machine Learning (ML) is a branch of Artificial Intelligence (AI) that enables software to do more on its own, such as make predictions and offer suggestions, by analyzing and learning from the data it already has. In short, ML helps make software more proactive in the way it supports your business decisions.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017 – Cortana Intelligence
Thanks to the option of expanding the NAV environment by means of various extensions, Dynamics NAV 2017 users can now also view sales and inventory development forecasts using machine learning.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV and Business Intelligence
Many small to mid-sized companies usually struggle to take advantage of the right Business Intelligence due to lack of resources, proper tools, and systems that are often too expensive and complicated to deploy and maintain. With powerful inherent BI capabilities, robust cross-product integration, and advanced technology improvements Dynamics NAV 2009 provides a single-point and comprehensive business management solution with broad Business Intelligence options, which are easy to deploy, flexible to personalize and customize, and easy to maintain.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV : Business Intelligence – Reporting capabilities in NAV
Designing reports in NAV2009 is divided into the following parts:
• Defining the data model for the report
• Defining relationships
• Designing the layout
• Matrix design
• Adding links to external objects or other reports
• Conditional formatting