SQL Server Reporting Services Integration with Power BI

Power BI Report Server can host Power BI reports on-premises, and you’ve learned about it in the previous post. There is another integration between SQL Server Reporting Services and Power BI service; this integration brings tiles from SSRS reports pinned to a Power BI dashboard with scheduled updates from SQL Server agent. The integration of Read more about SQL Server Reporting Services Integration with Power BI[…]

Add Photos to Power BI from Active Directory

If you work for an organisation that stores thumbnail images of staff inside Active Directory, you can probably access these and incorporate the images in your Power BI Reports.  This is a great way of making an internal staff report look fantastic – and it’s easy! Step 1. Click Get Data from the Home tab Read more about Add Photos to Power BI from Active Directory[…]

Power BI Announcements in Data&BI Summit 2018 Dublin Keynote

I am seating in the front row of keynote for Data and BI Summit 2018 in Dublin ran by Dynamic Communities. There will be some great announcements today about upcoming Power BI features. Here in this blog post I will list these features. Incremental Refresh The most wanted feature of Power BI for refreshing data Read more about Power BI Announcements in Data&BI Summit 2018 Dublin Keynote[…]

How to use RANKX in DAX (Part 3 of 3 – The Finale)

Part 1 of 3 Using RANKX in calculated measures Part 2 of 3 Using RANKX in calculated columns This article concludes my epic series detailing how to use the RANKX function in DAX.  In this episode, Frodo finally reaches Mt. Doom and successfully uses RANKX to find the best path into the mountain and complete Read more about How to use RANKX in DAX (Part 3 of 3 – The Finale)[…]

Power BI Export to Power Point: Things You Need to Know

Exporting a Power BI report to PowerPoint is a good way of integrating these two tools together. The analytical power of Power BI combined with the commentary and presentation features of PowerPoint enables you to present your reports differently. You can export almost any Power BI report (limitations mentioned in this post) to PowerPoint, and Read more about Power BI Export to Power Point: Things You Need to Know[…]

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)[…]

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[…]