Looks like the Power BI team might've dropped the Feb 2024 Desktop version a bit early. And you know what? I'm not mad at all. It's got this feature I've been waiting for forever: Visual Calculations. Now, you can add measures right where you need them, without making a mess of your semantic models with … Continue reading Visual Calculations – Update Your PBI Desktop Now!
Author: Business Intelligist
Elevate Your Dashboard Credibility with Expert Storytelling Tips
I've just dropped a new video that dives deep into the art of crafting highly credible and compelling dashboards. https://youtu.be/RpQyKz43BnE In this video, I'm peeling back the layers on what it truly takes to enhance your dashboard's credibility. You'll learn the dual pillars of establishing trust: showcasing your competence and demonstrating honesty to your audience. … Continue reading Elevate Your Dashboard Credibility with Expert Storytelling Tips
Reboot and Restart
I know it's been a hot while since we have posted anything new on this platform and I am sorry. Life got too busy plus I was starting to feel that this blog was really not adding anything incremental to what was already happening in the Power BI / Microsoft Analytics blogosphere. Afterall, tons of new … Continue reading Reboot and Restart
Adding Weather Forecast in Power BI using Azure Map
Azure Maps is a Microsoft technology that has a lot of cool features. Somewhat unexpectedly I discovered that along with purely mapping stuff it also provides functionality to acquire weather forecast data using REST API as outlined here. The detailed process is detailed in the video below, but I will highlight the key steps in … Continue reading Adding Weather Forecast in Power BI using Azure Map
How to Display Multiple Rows in a Single Cell of a Matrix or a Table
How can I condense multiple rows into a single cell in a Matrix or a Table? https://youtu.be/bjCclP7aTCQ Obviously, it is easy to display all details like you see below: But what if for every product I just want to know what countries it is selling in and what channels are used? Like how it is … Continue reading How to Display Multiple Rows in a Single Cell of a Matrix or a Table
Inforiver – The Best Custom Visual in Power BI?
This might be the first (and possibly only) time in a very long while that I got really excited about a custom visual for Power BI. Yes, I use custom visuals every now and then, but generally speaking I would have to admit that I am not a fan. Most of them do a good … Continue reading Inforiver – The Best Custom Visual in Power BI?
What to Do When Calculation Groups Break Your Measures (PowerBI Tutorial)
Unfortunately, it does happen… You have just added a new calculation group/calculation item to your model and all of the sudden, some of the visuals on your report stop working. Usually, the main reason behind is some sort of invalid DAX in your calculation group. However, sometimes this might happen even if on a surface … Continue reading What to Do When Calculation Groups Break Your Measures (PowerBI Tutorial)
How to Deploy Azure Data Factory (ADF) from Dev to QA using Devops
Just wanted to do a quick video to cover the process of deploying ADF artifacts from Development environment to higher environments like QA, etc. these are the basic steps to get it done (please watch the video for detailed instructions) https://youtu.be/7fsIwWheyDk Create a new project in Devops if there is no project set up alreadyMake … Continue reading How to Deploy Azure Data Factory (ADF) from Dev to QA using Devops
How To Use Animated GIFs in Power BI
Never thought I would have to tackle this ever in my life, but never say never… today I actually had to figure out how to use an animated GIF as a part of my Power BI report. You might assume that this should be very simple, all you have to do is place this image … Continue reading How To Use Animated GIFs in Power BI
Forecasting Measure in Power BI
In this lab we will be implementing a forecasting measure using DAX. We will not be generating a forecast data set, rather, we will create a measure that will look at the actuals from the past to forecast what will happen in the future. We will be using a CDC data set of US Deaths. … Continue reading Forecasting Measure in Power BI
business intelligist 