Live Connection is another type of connection in Power BI. This type of connection is somehow similar to DirectQuery because it won’t store data in memory. However, it is different from DirectQuery, because it will give you the analytical engine of SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular. With this method, you get benefits of both worlds; Read more about Live Connection; When Power BI comes Hybrid[…]
This question is one of the main questions that people ask when they are at the preliminary stages of building a Power BI solutions. There is a misconception that Report is a detailed tabular report, and dashboard is interactive visualizations with chart. However this definition isn’t what Power BI reports and dashboards stands for. There Read more about Dashboard vs Report; Differences At a Glance – Power BI[…]
There is a method of sharing the Power BI content called Secure Embed Code. This method of sharing is as simple as Publish to web to implement, but it doesn’t have the security issues of that method. Through this method, you can securely publish Power BI reports through a custom web portal or application with Read more about Sharing Power BI Reports with Secure Embed code[…]
If you’re looking for simple data preparation for Power BI using Power Query, the Column from Examples feature lets you describe the result you want and Power Query writes the transformation for you—no M code required. In this guide I’ll show practical recipes (full name, weekday name, “first three letters,” and more), how to choose Read more about Simple Data Preparation for Power BI Using Power Query: A Hands‑On Guide to “Column from Examples”[…]
Using Merge in Power Query gives you the ability to join on a EQUAL join with one or more fields between two tables. However, in some situations you need to do the Merge Join not based on equality of values, based on other comparison options. One of the very common use cases is to Merge Read more about Dates Between Merge Join in Power Query[…]
Power Query gives you the capability of joining (merging) tables together using key columns, and there are multiple types of Merge types to choose from. There is another way to merge tables especially when the data source is a relational database system. In this article and video, You will learn how this options works. Video Read more about Merge Data Tables Easily in Power BI and Power Query using Include Relationship Columns Feature[…]
In the previous post, I explained a usage of bookmarks and buttons in Power BI, which was for clearing all slicers. Buttons and bookmarks are the gold combination in Power BI. You can do wide range of creative activities with this combination. In this post, I will show you some other usages of buttons and Read more about Bookmarks and Buttons: Making Power BI Charts Even More Interactive[…]
When you have multiple items overlapping, you often need the feature to bring one forward or move it backward. In Power BI, this feature isn’t available by right-click. Instead, there is a Selection pane where you can easily set the order of elements. The selection pane also has other benefits. In this article and video, Read more about Bring to Front or Send to Back in Power BI[…]
There are many DAX functions for covering day-to-day business-related calculations using measures and calculated columns. However, there is also a set of functions that can be helpful to the BI team and developers in gaining insights from the Power BI model itself. The insights can include things such as the number of both-directional relationships, the Read more about Power BI Model Analysis using DAX INFO Functions[…]
You must have heard the buzzword “Medallion architecture.” if you are working in the data space, and have listened to a lot of other misconceptions with it, such as Medallion architecture is different than Microsoft Fabric, or Microsoft Fabric is similar to the medallion architecture, or even things such as we don’t use medallion architecture Read more about Medallion Architecture in Fabric: Why? What? and How?[…]