Options to Select the Data Model for Azure DevOps Reporting When it comes to data reporting, particularly with Power BI for visualizing Azure DevOps data, selecting the right Power BI data model for Azure DevOps reporting is crucial. A well-chosen… Read More »Learn How to Select the Data Model for Azure DevOps Reporting
Visualizing ADO Workitems in a Hierarchial Data Model To effectively visualize the hierarchical structure of work items in Azure DevOps (ADO) within Power BI, you need to create a data model that mirrors ADO’s inherent structure. This involves linking work… Read More »Visualizing ADO Workitems: Epics to Tasks with Rollup Metrics
Easily Create a Single Table Data Model for Effective Reporting To create an effective ADO report, you don’t need a complex data model if your goal is to provide summary information. Using an Analytics View is the easiest way to… Read More »Easily Create a Single Table Data Model Report
Create Work Item Rollup Calculations with a Hierarchy Data Model in Power BI Generating reports on Azure DevOps (ADO) work items in Power BI can be quite challenging, especially when dealing with hierarchical relationships. ADO’s current reporting capabilities only support… Read More »Easily Create a Work Item Rollup Calculations Report
Publish and Setup Data Refresh for your ADO Report Publishing a Power BI report and setting up data refreshes through the Azure DevOps analytics interface is one of the last steps to go live with the report. This blog post… Read More »How to Publish and Setup Data Refresh for the Power BI Report
Improving Data Insights with Time Intelligence Integrating a date table to Azure DevOps (ADO) reporting in Power BI is essential for generating reports that offer a thorough analysis of work items, pipelines, and testing in ADO. A date dimension is… Read More »Add a Date Table to Azure DevOps Reporting
Optimize the Power BI Report with a Star Schema Data Model using Analytic Views or ODATA Using a star schema data model in your Power BI report to link iterations and area paths to the work items fact table offers… Read More »Optimize your ADO Reports with a Star Schema Data Model in Power BI
Creating an Incremental Refresh Policy in Power BI for Analytics Views Containing Historical Data If you are using azure DevOps Analytics Views (AV) to create Power BI reports and dashboards, you might have encountered some challenges with the size and… Read More »Implementing an Incremental Refresh Policy for Analytics Views with Historical Data
A guide to securely and efficiently connect the Power BI Service to SQL Server with a service principal. A service principal is useful for accessing SQL Server from the Power BI Service as it is an identity that represents an… Read More »Connect Power BI Services to SQL Server with a Service Principal
Incremental Refresh in Power BI for ADO Analytics Views Ensuring that work item reports remain useful requires a performant refresh action to keep the report up-to-date with the latest work item values. Configuring the incremental refresh policy on the analytics… Read More »Configure the Power BI Incremental Refresh for Analytics Views in Azure DevOps