Topic: Power BI
Introducing LOOKUPVALUE
This article shows the reader how to use LOOKUPVALUE, which is a handy function for any developer to have in their toolbelt. Read more
Distinguishing HASONEVALUE from ISINSCOPE
This article describes the differences between HASONEVALUE and ISINSCOPE, which are two useful DAX functions to control the filters and the grouping that are active in a report. Read more
7 reasons DAX is not easy
DAX is simple, but it is not easy. I cannot remember how many times I read this sentence on social media, attributed to me. For good reason: I have repeated this sentence at almost every classroom course I delivered over… 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
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