POWER BI can make apps too? Wait, then what is the point of Microsoft Power Apps? Well, that’s where there can be confusion and I see it often during my training sessions. An app in Power BI is COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY DIFFERENT from an app in Microsoft Power Apps. According to Microsoft a Power BI App is, “ An app is a Power BI content type that combines related dashboards and reports, all in one place. An app can have one or more dashboards and one or more reports, all bundled together.” Notice how the word app has been italicized. I didn’t format it that way. I believe "app" is italicized in their documentation because the semantics can be confusing and intermingled. So let me give you my brief overview of a Power BI app. Next week’s blog will dive into deeper details and have a video demonstration as well. I like to think of an app as a container where you place all the dashboards, reports, and workbooks you w...
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