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This article introduces the VISUAL SHAPE clause, which defines a hierarchical structure for a table used in visual calculations. Read more
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This article describes how the SELECTEDVALUE DAX function simplifies the syntax required in many scenarios where you need to read a single value selected in the filter context. Read more
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If you use Power BI Desktop and want to know the version of the engine that you use and/or the compatibility levels supported, you can run the following DMV query: SELECT * FROM $SYSTEM.DISCOVER_PROPERTIES WHERE [PropertyName] = 'ProviderVersion' OR [PropertyName]… Read more
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The context transition in DAX is the transformation of row contexts into an equivalent filter context performed by CALCULATE and CALCULATETABLE. Managing this behavior is the next step in learning DAX once you understand row context and filter context. This… Read more
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Exciting news has just landed in the Power BI universe, and it’s set to transform the way we write formulas forever! Read more
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We did it again! Yesterday, as an April Fool, we published an article written by ChatGPT-4 (Revolutionizing Power BI: Introducing the Ultimate Formula Language), which described better than I could have ever done the excitement for a new revolutionizing language:… Read more
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This article describes the different approaches to format your DAX measures in Power BI semantic models using format custom and dynamic format strings. Read more
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DAX creates a blank row to guarantee that results are accurate even if a regular relationship is invalid. The blank row is not created for limited relationships. This article shows the effect of not having a blank row in your… Read more
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I am glad to announce that Kurt Buhler has started to work with us at SQLBI – we just published his first article and video, Improving data labels with format strings. Now that the cat is out of the bag,… Read more
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The right title for this blog post should be “Guidelines for SQLBI content publishing”, but it would be too boring. And, at the time of writing, the more common questions we receive about articles that are nowhere to be found… Read more