Have you ever tried to connect to a Power BI dataset from Excel using Analyze in Excel? if yes, you might have had this experience that your values don’t show in Excel’s Pivot table as values. This is because those values are not explicit measures, they are implicit measures in Power BI. In this article Read more about Explicit Vs Implicit DAX Measures in Power BI[…]
Bookmark is a helpful feature in Power BI. It enables you to have a good story to tell and also have a dynamic visualization. I have explained how bookmarks work in Power BI and how to use them with buttons to have a next-level visualization. An important attribute of the bookmark is the Data. You Read more about Power BI Bookmark: With or Without Data[…]
I have written two articles about fuzzy operations in Power BI and Power Query so far; fuzzy matching in Power BI, and fuzzy grouping. the methods above involve transforming the data with a fuzzy operation. However, sometimes you just want to know the similarity of values, or let’s say in other words; find the clusters. Read more about Fuzzy Clustering in Power BI using Power Query: Finding similar values[…]
An essential step towards a better analytics solution is to know your data. You have to know your data to be able to determine key columns, to learn what transformations need to be done, and etc. Power Query provides a very useful way of knowing your data in Power BI. Power BI has features for Read more about Know Your Data Better by Column Profiling In Power BI using Power Query[…]
I have explained previously what fuzzy matching in Power BI is and how to use it. In this article and video, I’ll explain Fuzzy grouping. Fuzzy grouping in short means grouping text values by their similarity based on a threshold, rather than exact equal values. This option at the moment is available in Power Query Read more about Fuzzy Grouping in Power BI using Power Query[…]
Age banding is a common scenario in analytics, and I have explained how it is possible in many different ways. One of the methods I have explained was using DAX measures and the TREATAS function. Sometimes, however, the age banding can be static, and Power Query can be used for the calculation, which would make Read more about Age Banding in Power BI using Power Query – Merge Queries Based on Between[…]
I have previously written an article with the full script of how to generate a date dimension in Power BI using the Power Query script, and I would always recommend that as the first choice. However, sometimes, you just want this to be in DAX way, so here in this blog and video, I explained Read more about All in One: Script to Create Calendar Table or Date Dimension using DAX in Power BI[…]
You can apply filters on visualizations in Power BI using the Filter pane. Filters can be applied in scopes of the report, page, or visual level. I explained that in this article. You can also customize the filter’s pane so that it hides or locks filters from the user’s view. And last but not least, Read more about Customize the Color, Font, and Style of the Power BI’s Filter pane[…]
There are a lot of resources about how to use each function. However, you always need to start with learning how the expression language works itself. You need to learn how to reference columns and tables. what operators can be used, and what are the very simple basics of writing a DAX expression. In this Read more about Basics of DAX Expression in Power BI[…]
If you are familiar with relationships in Power BI, you know that there are scenarios that you may need to change the direction of the relationship to a both-directional. A both-directional relationship comes at a cost, which is mainly performance and ambiguity of the model. There is a way to write a calculation in a Read more about DAX CrossFilter Function in Power BI: Write the Formula both-directional, but keep the relationship single-directional[…]