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
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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?
How to Hack RLS to Make RANK() Work on Entire Dataset
Let's say you are building a dashboard for the Sales team and have the following requirements: Each sales person should have access to only their territory - Ok this is easy enough. We can achieve this using RLS. Rank the territories based on revenue. Sales person should be able to view the ranking of their … Continue reading How to Hack RLS to Make RANK() Work on Entire Dataset
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)
Taking another look at ALL() and ALLSELECTED() Functions
I have a video that takes another look at All() and AllSelected() functions. I start by talking about the flow of filters in the model. The direction of the arrow in the relationship between Fact and Dimension matters. With this background, I talk about using All() and AllSelected() function on Dimension table and compare it … Continue reading Taking another look at ALL() and ALLSELECTED() Functions
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
Price Volume Mix (PVM) Calculation in Power BI with New and Discontinued Products (Power BI Dax Tutorial)
Price Volume Mix (PVM) calculation is one of the most popular topics on my blog and YouTube channel. Although, I have covered the DAX for the perfect PVM before, I have gotten a lot of requests to extend the PVM logic to include a separate bucket for discontinued products as well as new products. You … Continue reading Price Volume Mix (PVM) Calculation in Power BI with New and Discontinued Products (Power BI Dax Tutorial)
How to Fix Power BI Map Geocoding Issues
Have you ever tried to display your North American or European states on a map only to find that one or more of them have suddenly moved to Latin America or Africa? I know that I run into this issue all the time. In this video I will give you two strategies to make the … Continue reading How to Fix Power BI Map Geocoding Issues
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