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This short article explains how to change the culture settings of a Power BI Desktop file, which by default corresponds to the locale settings of the machine used to create a Power BI Desktop file. Read more
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Rolling averages over time (a.k.a. moving averages or running averages) are useful to smoothen chart lines and to make trends more evident. This article shows how to compute a rolling average over 12 months, in DAX. Read more
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This article analyzes a classic modeling question: is it better to build a model as a regular star schema or as a single table in Power BI? The answer is clear: a star schema is always the best choice. Read more
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This article shows techniques to obtain a ranking based on more than one column. The ranking can be both static and dynamic. Read more
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This article describes how to use DAX Studio to capture DAX queries generated by Power BI. Analyzing DAX queries can be helpful to better understand performance issues, and to improve the writing of DAX queries. Read more
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This article introduces the new DAX syntax (March 2021) to support CALCULATE filter predicates that reference multiple columns from the same table. Read more
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The SQL functions IN and EXISTS are useful to implement tests over a set of values. This article describes the corresponding syntax in DAX language. Read more
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USERELATIONSHIP lets you temporarily change which relationship is active. Even though USERELATIONSHIP is easy to work with in measures, it can be challenging and give you inaccurate results when used in calculated columns. In this article, we describe the details… Read more
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This article explains how to avoid circular dependency errors that can occur in DAX when two or more entities (calculated columns or calculated tables) reference one another in such a way that the engine cannot compute their value. Read more
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This article shows how to add an additional “other” row to the selection obtained using the Top N filter in a Power BI report. Read more