by gene connolly | Nov 26, 2018 | Power BI |
Mastering filter arguments with CALCULATE is critical to having success building measures with DAX in Power BI. In the most fundamental case, you need to know the difference between how FILTER(ALL()) and FILTER(VALUES()) on a single column produce different results in...
by gene connolly | Aug 20, 2018 | Power BI |
If you are in Marketing and trying to understand the productivity of various sources of Leads that do or do not convert to Opportunities for Sales, using a tool like Power BI for that analysis can be a great choice. But knowing how to use filter arguments in a...
by gene connolly | Dec 8, 2017 | Power BI |
When the data you “Get” in Power BI doesn’t come in nicely organized rows and columns, sometimes you need to do more with “Edit Queries” than just using the functions available on the ribbon. And that’s when you need bust out some “M” code to get the job done. In what...
by gene connolly | Nov 22, 2017 | Power BI, Uncategorized |
One of the most challenging and useful DAX functions to master in building complex measures and calculated columns is the CALCULATE function. In what follows I’ll describe two specific scenarios where knowing how and when to use CALCULATE is a must. My hope is that...
by gene connolly | Nov 8, 2017 | Power BI |
In the Power BI Desktop August Feature Summary (https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-desktop-august-2017-feature-summary/) Microsoft announced the “live connect” Power BI Service connector is generally available. Now everyone can start using this feature...
by gene connolly | Nov 2, 2017 | Power BI |
I recently had to come up with a solution for a customer requirement to change the displayed measure as each level of a hierarchy changed by drill down through a column chart. Yikes! But with a little help from the Power BI Community, here’s the solution. For example,...
