How to use RANKX in DAX (Part 2 of 3 – Calculated Measures)

The first article in this series looked at to use the RANKX function in a calculated column to apply ranking to your data. This article will show how you can use the RANKX function in a calculated measure. The PBIX file used for this article can be downloaded here. I will use the same 10-row data-set and Read more about How to use RANKX in DAX (Part 2 of 3 – Calculated Measures)[…]

Usage Metrics or Do It Yourself Power BI Monitoring Report

One of the features of Power BI Service is usage metrics report on a dashboard or report. The usage metrics report will give you an analysis of how many times the content is viewed or share, through which platforms, and by which users. You can also create your own monitoring report based on the model Read more about Usage Metrics or Do It Yourself Power BI Monitoring Report[…]

Report Page Tooltip – Revolution in Visualization of Power BI

Very exciting feature that is added in the most recent version of Power BI Desktop March 2018 is Report Page Tooltips. This is a specific type of tooltip which can be a report itself. which this feature you can have your drill down report designed separately, and then with hovering on a chart, you can Read more about Report Page Tooltip – Revolution in Visualization of Power BI[…]

How to use RANKX in DAX (Part 1 of 3 – Calculated Columns)

How to use RANKX in DAX (Part 2 of 3 – Calculated Measures) When I first started to play with DAX, one of the functions that seemed to confuse me more than it should, was how to add ranking to my data.  It didn’t seem to matter what the data was, if I followed the Read more about How to use RANKX in DAX (Part 1 of 3 – Calculated Columns)[…]

Difinity Conference

  I normally post about machine learning topics. this post is mainly about the conference that we organized in February 2018. What is Difinity Difinity Name: Data +Infinity Difinity Location: Auckland, New Zealand When normally Happen: February Difinity Conference: Is a Microsoft Data Platform Conference in New Zealand, Auckland that has been held in 2017 Read more about Difinity Conference[…]

Business Understanding for Machine Learning – Descriptive Analysis

Business Understanding Business understanding is the main and first step for doing machine learning in any platform or languages. Not all business problem can be addressed by machine learning approaches. There are some proposed categories for machine learning such as “Supervised Learning” and “Un-Supervised Learning”. Supervised Learning is about when we identify both input and Read more about Business Understanding for Machine Learning – Descriptive Analysis[…]

Power BI Embedded; Power BI in a Custom Application

Power BI leverages a very powerful method of sharing named Power BI Embedded. This method of sharing is important because of mainly two specific features of it. With this method, you can share Power BI content in your custom application, and you can share it with your custom application users, regardless if they have Power Read more about Power BI Embedded; Power BI in a Custom Application[…]

Power BI Issue Fix: Import from Excel Workbook Contents; Password Protection Failure

One of the great features of Power BI Desktop is the ability to import your entire Power Pivot Excel model into it. This is an awesome feature, because you can import the entire model including tables, relationships, calculations, and hierarchies into the Power BI. This is a great migration feature from Excel to Power BI. Read more about Power BI Issue Fix: Import from Excel Workbook Contents; Password Protection Failure[…]

Unleash Security Patterns in Power BI; Webinar Recording and Materials

Thanks to all attendees of my Power BI webinar last Friday. I hope you all enjoyed it. I explained a number of the most common row level security patterns in Power BI with some DAX expressions, in this post you will find the description of webinar, recording, and link to all demos and materials. Although Read more about Unleash Security Patterns in Power BI; Webinar Recording and Materials[…]

Diagram your Database Tables using Power BI

Ever wanted to create a diagram of your MS SQL Database tables in Power BI?  Here is what I did to make that happen. The approach is to build a query that can be run against the catalog system views inside each MS SQL database.  The approach is to build a list of “From” and Read more about Diagram your Database Tables using Power BI[…]