Amsterdam, NLControlling empty or multiple selections in calculation groups
Marco Russo & Alberto FerrariThis article describes how to control the execution of DAX code when there are either multiple or empty selections of calculation items in calculation groups. Read more
Understanding the “can’t determine relationship between the fields” error in Power BI
This article explains why you might encounter a curious error when placing columns from unrelated tables in a Power BI matrix. Read more
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Direct Lake vs Import vs Direct Lake+Import | Fabric semantic models (May 2025)
Marco RussoWhen I presented “Choosing Between Import Mode, Direct Lake, and Composite Models” at Fabric Conf 2025 in Las Vegas, the room overflowed, and the session was not recorded. I promised to publish the material once the new Direct Lake + Import composite model… Read more
Tools in Power BI
Kurt BuhlerThis article gives an overview of some of the available tools that can help you create semantic models and reports. Read more
DAX Patterns
Like-for-like comparison
The like-for-like sales comparison is an adjusted metric that compares two time periods restricting the comparison to products or stores with the same characteristics In this example we use the like-for-like technique to compare the sales of Contoso stores that… More on DAX Patterns
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Optimizing DAX, Second Edition
Optimizing DAX is the state-of-the-art book on optimizing DAX expressions in Power BI and Analysis Services semantic models.
Learn how to locate performance bottlenecks, read the query plan and performance metrics, rewrite the slower part of an expression, and measure the performance improvements. Read more