What we’re about
Birmingham Microsoft Data Platform Group - Bringing the West Midlands Microsoft Data Platform Community together.
What?
Free training sessions covering Microsoft Power BI, Azure Synapse, SQL Server, and other Microsoft data related topics, presented by passionate users, MVPs, and you if you have something useful to share!
A virtual meeting is held on the first Thursday of every month @ 1 pm GMT/BST. It's a free-to-attend, informal gathering of like-minded people, with 1-2 speakers presenting an hour-long session including tips, techniques, and information on old, new, and upcoming technology.
The event is kindly sponsored by Purple Frog Systems and Power BI Sentinel
Where?
Anywhere!
All of our meetings are currently held virtually on Microsoft Teams.
We are looking to return to in-person, if you have access to a suitable venue in the centre of Birmingham please let us know!
When?
The first Thursday of every month @ 1pm GMT/BST.
(Note we are not holding a session in January).
Join our group to keep up-to-date with the latest meeting announcements!
Please take a moment to review our Code of Conduct, if you have any issues, please get in touch with any of the leadership team.
[Microsoft Data Platform Group Birmingham Code of Conduct (purplefrogsystems.com)](https://www.purplefrogsystems.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Microsoft-Data-Platform-Group-Birmingham-Code-of-Conduct-v1.pdf)
Sponsors
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Power BI SentinelGovernance, Auditing and Disaster Recovery for Power BI and Fabric
RP AnalyticsRecruitment for BI and Reporting Analytics professionals
Purple FrogData Analytics and AI- Power BI SentinelGovernance, Auditing and Disaster Recovery for Power BI and Fabric
- RP AnalyticsRecruitment for BI and Reporting Analytics professionals
- Purple FrogData Analytics and AI
- Power BI SentinelGovernance, Auditing and Disaster Recovery for Power BI and Fabric
Upcoming events (2)
See all- Native Write-Back in Fabric: How to build Translytical Task Flows for Power BILink visible for attendees
Microsoft Data Platform Group Birmingham
Thursday 3rd at 13:00 BST
Speaker: Jon Vöge (MVP)
About: Jon is a Senior Consultant at Inspari, working with Solution Architecture and delivering Microsoft Fabric, Power BI & Power Platform solutions. He is passionate about Low-code development, and a huge believer in putting data analytics into the hands of the business user.
Session Title: Native Write-Back in Fabric: How to build Translytical Task Flows for Power BI
Description:
Have you ever wanted to add data entry and write-back functionality to your Power BI Reports?
Perhaps you've wanted to add comments to data points, allow users to input new data entries, or perform master data management tasks?
Translytical Task Flows in Fabric & Power BI allows you to do all of the above and much more, natively within the platform, without needing licenses for external solutions.
In this session we will cover the following essential building blocks for Translytical Task Flows:
- How to create User Data Functions in Fabric for interacting with your backend.
- How to trigger your Functions from Power BI
- How to provide the best possible User Experience in Power BI, by using slicers and inputs to parameterize your write-back actions.
- Pros, Cons and Limitations, also in comparison with other write-back solutions (Power Apps, 3rd party solutions).
The session will teach you all of the above through the case of a Comment/Annotation write-back solution, which you after this session will easily be able to build for your own Power BI reports.Agenda:
12.45 - 13:00 : Speaker Setup and Join
13:00 - 13:05 : Open Lobby to guests and Introductions
13:05 - 14:00 : Native Write-Back in Fabric: How to build Translytical Task Flows for Power BI with Jon Vöge.
Venue: Wherever you have access to a computer or smart device!
This session will be online only!Other Details:
*** Please note registration on MeetUp is required to gain access to the Teams link!***
Please contact us on Twitter or via email if you are having any issues joining, and we'll do everything we can to help.
Event Organiser Contact Details:
If you need any further details or have any requests for this or future Data Platform Group events, please get in touch.
Email: meetup@purplefrogsystems.com
Twitter: @MSDataGroupBrum
Sponsors:
- FabFest 2025Millennium Point, Birmingham
FabFest is back for 2025!!!!
Join us in person in Birmingham on October 2nd 2025
Fabfest is still FREE to attend but ticket are required so please register here: FabFest 2025 Tickets, Thu, Oct 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite
After great feedback from last year's event we've decided to keep the momentum going.
It will take place at Millennium Point in Birmingham on October 2nd.
- 1 day
- 7+ sessions
- AI clinic for all AL and ML questions
- Fabric clinic for 1-on-1 problem solving and questions
- Non-stop learning
A full day’s learning and networking, and some free refreshment thrown in to boot.
Join us and delve into the world of Microsoft Fabric and AI, featuring seven dynamic sessions. Attendees will start with an introduction plus the latest news from Fabric and AI, then progress to more advanced, practical sessions designed to provide a comprehensive understanding and hands-on experience.
Agenda: This is still TBC but will include industry experts, Microsoft MVPs and a roundup of all the news from FabCon Europe.
Please let us know if you have registered and can no longer attend as this frees up space for another attendee.
Sponsors:
Purple Frog Systems
Power BI Sentinel
RP Analytics
