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Day: February 25, 2025

Working with JSON_OBJECTAGG() and JSON_ARRAYAGG() in Azure SQL

Published 2025-02-25 by Kevin Feasel

Koen Verbeek tries out a couple of fairly new functions:

I need to construct JSON from data in our database, but I find the existing FOR JSON PATH limited when the data is not located in one single row but rather scattered over multiple rows. Is there another method on how to handle JSON data in SQL Server? Learn how to use the new SQL Server JSON Functions JSON_OBJECTAGG and JSON_ARRAYAGG in this article.

These aren’t available on-premises yet, though given that there’s a new version of SQL Server coming out in 2025, there’s a good chance we’ll have it by then.

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Comparing Oracle and PostgreSQL Transaction Systems

Published 2025-02-25 by Kevin Feasel

Laurenz Albe performs a comparison:

The transaction system is a core component of a relational database. It provides services that facilitate developing applications that guarantee data integrity. The SQL standard regulates some of the features of database transactions, but leaves many details unspecified. As a consequence, the transaction systems of relational databases can differ substantially. These days, many people are trying to get away from Oracle database and move to PostgreSQL. To migrate an application from Oracle to PostgreSQL, it is crucial to understand the differences between the respective transaction systems. Otherwise, you can end up with nasty surprises that may jeopardize performance and data integrity. So I thought it would be useful to compile a comparison of the features of transactions in Oracle and PostgreSQL.

Read on for that dive into how the two products compare.

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Aging Accounts Receivable Data in Power BI

Published 2025-02-25 by Kevin Feasel

Marco Russo and Alberto Ferrari inform us that we owe them money:

The Accounts Receivable (AR) Aging report helps companies track overdue receivables and better manage their cash flow. It is a common requirement from the finance department that often represents a challenge for Power BI reports, especially when you want to show the trend over time. Here is a typical visualization for the Open Amount at the end of each month, colored by the age range of the Accounts Receivable.

Read on for a dive into the report concept and some of the most common issues you may run into.

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Power BI Semantic Model Monthly Refresh via Fabric Data Pipelines

Published 2025-02-25 by Kevin Feasel

Chris Webb has another way for scheduling refreshes:

I’m sure you already know how to configure scheduled refresh for your semantic models in Power BI. While the options you have for controlling when refresh takes place are generally good enough – you can configure daily or weekly refreshes and set up to eight times a day for refreshes to take place – there are some scenarios it doesn’t work for, such as monthly refreshes. Up to now the workaround has been to use Power Automate to trigger refreshes (see here for an example) or to call the refresh API from another application. Now, with Fabric, you have a much better option for scheduling refreshes: Data Pipelines.

Click through for the demonstration.

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