Articles of 2020
From SQL to DAX: Projection
This article describes projection functions and techniques in DAX, showing the differences between SELECTCOLUMNS, ADDCOLUMNS, and SUMMARIZE. Read more
Computing the future value of an investment based on compound growth in DAX
This article describes how to write efficient DAX expressions that compute the compound interest of incremental investments made throughout the holding period, using the PRODUCTX function. Read more
Using USERELATIONSHIP in DAX
This article shows how to use the USERELATIONSHIP function in DAX to change the active relationship in a CALCULATE function. Read more
Sorting duplicated names in a level of a hierarchy with DAX
This article describes how to use DAX calculated columns to sort names that look like duplicates at a certain level of a hierarchy, but are unique when considering their full path within the hierarchy. Read more
Handling customers with the same name in Power BI
This article explains how to show different customers with the same name in a Power BI report by using zero-width spaces, thus simplifying the presentation without adding visible characters to make the names unique. Read more
Optimizing card visuals in slow Power BI reports
This article describes how to optimize a slow Power BI report with a large number of card visuals, by obtaining the same graphical layout with a smaller number of visuals. Read more