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From Messy to Manageable: Cleanly Load Dataverse Tables in Power BI

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First and foremost, I want to take a moment to acknowledge Brandon Pires , who originally crafted the script that inspired all of this work. Brandon’s creativity laid the foundation for this blog post, and his efforts are key to helping Power BI developers improve efficiency and cleanliness in their reports. Introduction: Using Templates to Keep Your Dataverse Clean When working with Microsoft Dataverse in Power BI, things can get messy quickly. Dataverse often contains a wealth of fields, system columns, and metadata that can make your reports harder to understand, cluttered, and less efficient. However, by leveraging templates and custom functions, you can automatically clean and format your data, allowing you to focus on deriving insights rather than grappling with unnecessary noise. One such function, inspired by Brandon Pires, is designed to clean column names from Dataverse and keep them tidy. In this blog post, I will explain how this function works, why it improves efficien...

Government API Development Playbook: Designing for Power Platform and Building Custom Connectors

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The article discusses integrating Government APIs with Microsoft Power Platform, emphasizing the creation and certification of custom connectors. It guides government API developers on adopting best practices and standards for API design to ensure compatibility and effectiveness within Power Platform. This includes leveraging tools like OpenAPI and Postman for development and navigating the certification process for connectors, aiming to improve government data accessibility and digital transformation efforts. Table of Contents Introduction For Government API Developers For Custom Connector Developers Part I: Guidelines for Government API Developers Best Practices for Government API Developers The Importance of Unique Paths in API Design Publishing API Definitions Guidance for Implementing Effective Pagination in APIs for Power Platform Part II: Empowering Connector Development Selecting and Connecting to APIs Endpoint Considerations for Government Clouds Adherin...