SQLBI Newsletter #296

NEW ARTICLE

Controlling empty or multiple selection in calculation groups

This article describes how to control the execution of DAX code when there are either multiple or empty selections of calculation items in calculation groups.
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SQLBI REPLAY

Improving data labels with format strings

This article describes the different approaches available to format your DAX measures in Power BI semantic models using custom and dynamic format strings.
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#296 · Jun 2025

LEARNING

Course calendar

DATA MODELING - 3 DAYS

	Jun 24-26 - Amsterdam

Mastering DAX - 3 DAYS

	Jul 9-11 - Seattle
	Aug 19-21 - Toronto
	Oct 1-3 - London
	Oct 28-30 - Lugano
	Nov 4-6 - Amsterdam
	Nov 12-14 - Chicago
	Dec 8-10 - Austin

video courses

	Introducing DAX
	Mastering DAX
	Optimizing DAX
	Intro to Data Modeling
	Data Modeling for Power BI
	Mastering Tabular
	DAX Tools Video Course
	DAX Patterns
	Power BI Dashboard Design

BI-WEEKLY NEWS DIGEST

Latest news

	• Mastering DAX and Ticino Data Conference in Lugano (Switzerland) At the end of October we will deliver a Mastering DAX Workshop in Lugano, followed by a free, one-day conference about Power BI and Fabric (Ticino Data Conference) where Marco will also be a speaker. This is close to areas where we do not go often. The course and the conference are both in English, only the conference will have a piece in Italian. Jun 2, 2025 · SQLBI
	• Power BI May 2025 Updates So much AI in this release, but if you read carefully, one message is clear: semantic model is king - and you can only start from there in order to get a good experience with Copilot or any other AI. TMDL and Direct Lake updates are also relevant, look at the previous newsletter for our take on Direct Lake. May 19, 2025 · Microsoft
	• Performance implications of different ways of fully expanding a Power BI matrix visual We recently assisted customers with the very issue described in this article. The bad news is that there is no good solution, but awareness of the problem can help. May 18, 2025 · Chris Webb
	• From wrist to dashboard - real-time dashboards in Fabric A practical example of a real-time dashboard processing data from a Garmin watch. If you want to make sense of a free trial in Fabric, this could be a good idea to play with. May 18, 2025 · Jake Duddy

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