Topic: Tabular
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This article describes how blank values considered in a DAX conditional expression can affect its query plan and how to apply possible optimizations to improve performance in these cases. Read more
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UPDATE 2021-06-29: also read Choosing Azure Analysis Services or Power BI Premium for large datasets – SQLBI containing updates about Power BI Premium Gen2. I often get questions about use cases for Azure Analysis Services. So I wanted to do… Read more
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You can implement the calculation of stock inventory over time in several ways in DAX. The xVelocity technology in Power Pivot and Analysis Services Tabular is so fast that you might consider both dynamic calculation and snapshot-based calculation, depending on… Read more
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Past are days of creating data models with a single monolithic tool provided by Microsoft. The required toolbelt includes multiple tools. Most of them are free and open-source. Watch the recording of the SQLBI live event delivered on Wednesday May… 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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What are the differences between Power BI Desktop, Visual Studio, and Tabular Editor as modeling tools? Introducing the workspace is important to understand why Tabular Editor results in being more flexible and productive. Watch now
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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 describes how to implement incremental updates to an Analysis Services database in Tabular mode with compatibility version 1200 or higher. Read more
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Analyzing table and column size is an important step in optimizing a data model for Power Pivot, Power BI, or Analysis Services Tabular. This article describes VertiPaq Analyzer, an Excel workbook to analyze detailed information extracted from Dynamic Management Views. Read more
