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60 from 24 Sep 2009 to 22 Dec 2011
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2011 32

  1. Last day at Microsoft
  2. DirectQuery impersonation options explained
  3. New for RC0 – the .layout file
  4. PowerPivot measures command – no really, don’t modify it manually!
  5. Least discoverable feature: importing more tables from an existing connection
  6. Securing your tabular model
  7. Changing your font and keyboard shortcuts in the tabular designer
  8. Using Edit Table Properties on a partitioned tabular model
  9. Impersonation in tabular models
  10. When to choose tabular models over PowerPivot models
  11. Making tabular models more sensitive
  12. Collation and language settings in tabular models
  13. The BI semantic model, MDX, DAX, and you
  14. DAX Editor for SQL Server going to CodePlex
  15. Heading to SQL PASS
  16. Configuring a workspace database server
  17. Working with the ACE provider in the tabular designer
  18. Processing tabular models 101
  19. Where does data come from when you open a BIM file?
  20. Configuring multiple partitions in a DirectQuery with VertiPaq model, step by step
  21. Managing tabular models
  22. Using Integration Services with tabular models
  23. DirectQuery 101
  24. Importing a subset of data using partitions, step by step
  25. Dealing with large row sets in the tabular designer
  26. Managing tabular models using PowerShell
  27. Recovering from cryptic errors thrown when importing from PowerPivot
  28. Pointing PowerPivot pivot tables to tabular models
  29. What does Import from PowerPivot actually do?
  30. Deploying tabular projects using a custom msbuild task
  31. Tabular project structure
  32. Changing focus

2010 16

  1. Least discoverable feature: changing the Workflow Designer fonts and colors
  2. Dynamically binding the expression type in the property grid
  3. Using an ExpressionTextBox in a custom property editor
  4. Hostable editor keyboard shortcuts
  5. Imports designer 101
  6. RC is here, and so is the Workflow Designer documentation
  7. Multi-dimensional array support in the Workflow Designer
  8. About type coercion
  9. Expression serialization and literal support
  10. Women in technology at PDC09
  11. End-to-end expression editing feature deck
  12. Enter and Tab key handling in the ExpressionTextBox
  13. Least discoverable feature: 100% zoom and fit to screen
  14. Least discoverable feature: Workflow designer keyboard shortcuts
  15. Least discoverable feature: F7 and Shift+F7 to toggle code view
  16. Least discoverable feature: Show all conditions/hide all conditions

2009 12

  1. ExpressionTextBox – works on Activity properties too!
  2. ExpressionTextBox – for arguments only (well mostly)
  3. Using untyped arguments in an ExpressionTextBox
  4. PDC09 – Wednesday wrapup
  5. PDC09 Tuesday session wishlist
  6. ExpressionTextBox 101
  7. Expression editing mechanics
  8. Implementing a custom expression editor
  9. Design time expression editing 101
  10. VB Expression Example: Manipulating generic lists
  11. VB for C# Developers
  12. Welcome