Topic: Power BI
Optimizing access to Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) Gen 2 in Power Query
I recently implemented Power BI models by extracting data from Azure Data Lake Storage (ADSL) Gen 2, and I wanted to share a lesson learned when using this connector. 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
Query Performance Tuning in DAX Studio
DAX Studio is the best tool to analyze the performances of DAX queries. In this webinar recorded for powerbi.tips, Marco Russo shows how to collect metrics in DAX Studio and investigate on storage engine and formula engine cost of some… Watch now
A proposal for visual calculations in DAX
In this article, we share an idea to reduce the friction in using Power BI, by extending the DAX language with new visual calculations. Read more
Standard DAX separators in Power BI Desktop
Starting from the May 2020 version of Power BI Desktop, regardless of the Windows locale settings DAX always uses standard separators by default. This change does not affect most Power BI users around the world; but if you use the… Read more
Highlighting the minimum and maximum values in a Power BI matrix
This article shows how to use DAX and conditional formatting together to highlight the minimum and maximum values in a matrix in Power BI. 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
Applying color banding by document number in Power BI
This article describes how to use conditional formatting with a DAX expression to color the rows of a table in Power BI based on the order number instead of using the alternate rows color formatting option. Read more
Checking model size using VertiPaq Analyzer in DAX Studio
VertiPaq Analyzer is a set of tools and libraries to analyze VertiPaq storage structures for a data model in Power BI and Analysis Services Tabular. In this webinar recorded for powerbi.tips, Marco Russo shows how VertiPaq Analyzer has been integrated… Watch now
Avoiding Pitfalls in Calculation Groups Precedence
This article describes in which conditions the precedence of calculation groups might return unexpected results when filtering calculation items in both the visuals and the measures present in a report. Read more