Anyone who has worked to bolt-on Power BI reports on a Dataverse-grounded project has dealt with these three problems: multi-select fields, audit history, and dynamically selecting columns in your query. In the UI, there are also requests that ask for an excel-like output with things like blank rows, categories, and differing aggregations that matrices are not designed for. Moreover, the data model is already fairly firm before reporting requirements are even generated.

Let’s instead embark on a two-pronged process: how data analysts ideally collaborate with Power Platform architects in the nascent stages of the application build, and how do analysts smooth conflicts between UI requirements and reporting requirements when they arise. Get equipped to develop in tandem with common Dataverse development patterns that are harder than they appear in Power BI.