How to see what the actual values are in a FILTER when using a DAX Measure
I was working with a customer trying to get them to better understand DAX and one if the things that is difficult to understand is how the filtering works in DAX. The challenge I have found is that when using filters in a DAX measure…
DAX – How to get a line break in a DAX measure for Labels or Titles in a Power BI report?
Once again, I really enjoy working with Power BI and in the data and analytics space. I was at a customer and they were drilling through between pages, and I wanted to put in what the filter selections were when they drilled through to the…
DAX – Calculating the difference between 2 selections on a Slicer
Once again, I really enjoy answering questions on the Power BI Community, it keeps me challenged on how to find solutions to people’s requirements. This time the challenge was that a user on the forum was looking to calculate the difference between 2 selections made…
When working with long measures in #PowerBI, it is easier to create them in the Data View
I have been working with a lot of DAX at the moment and the new DAX area is awesome. What I have found at times when working in the Report View, is that when I edit the DAX measures, I sometimes have to click on…
How do you quickly change Text Size or other Visual Properties all at once in a Power BI report?
I was working on a larger Power BI report and there were quite a lot of tables, where the text size needed to be changed. Using the new search box feature in the Formatting options I searched for Text. This then gave me all the…
Are my DirectQuery Tables still in DirectQuery Mode, how to ensure they stay that way?
I have been doing some work with Power BI Composite models, and what I have found is that often the DirectQuery table can be changed to an Imported table. I personally feel that this blog post will be an important reference for me and hopefully…
The Complete Power BI Infographic – Update for Dec 2018
I recently had a look at my last version of my Infographic and I realized that I had not updated it for a few months and there has been a lot of incredible additions to the Power BI ecosystem. My infographic not only contains the…
DAX Measure – Getting Difference between 2 values in a table
I had a requirement where the customer wanted the difference between 2 values in a table. The challenge here was that because the values are already part of the table, I had to find a way to get the unique value for each item. This…
Power BI InfoGraphic Update – Sep 2018
It has been a few months since I have updated my Power BI InfoGraphic and with the speed at which this all changes and updates I have always had a challenge to keep it up to date. The following items have been added with links…
BI-RoundUp – Power BI (Service & Mobile Update for July & August 2018 – User Research Panel – On-Premise Gateway Update for Sep – Webinar on Power BI Dashboard Comments)
Here is this weekly BI-RoundUp where I will detail what updates there have been in the past week. Power BI – Service & Mobile Update for July & August 2018 In the past two months there has been a lot of updates to the Power…