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Power BI: Time Intelligence Rolling Measures

One of the most powerful features of Power BI when it comes to DAX is a time series analysis. Using pre-defined DAX [...]

Matt Peterson June 23, 2021

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Power BI: Drill Through and Drill Down Must Know GAME CHANGER

If you have not taken advantage of the new modern visual tooltip preview feature in your Power BI reports yet you want to [...]

Matt Peterson June 14, 2021

Power BI, Power BI Custom Visuals, Power BI Training, Power BI Functions, Power BI Quick Tips, Calculated Measures, Power BI Tips, Filtering

Power BI: Understand Filter Context and CALCULATE

Whether you are new to Power BI or have been using it for a while, filter context for visualizations and measures are so [...]

Matt Peterson June 1, 2021

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Power BI: Personalize Visuals Feature

Have you used the personalize visuals feature yet in Power BI? If not, then you could be missing out. The Personalize [...]

Matt Peterson May 21, 2021

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Power BI: Small Multiples Visual Preview

Power BI came out with a new preview feature in the February 2021 version of the Power BI Desktop known as small multiples. [...]

Matt Peterson May 18, 2021

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Power BI: DAX Function USERELATIONSHIP Explained

In the Power BI Desktop, you are allowed only 1 active relationship between tables in your data model. Many times this is [...]

Matt Peterson May 11, 2021

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Power BI: Use Bookmarks To Make It Easy For End-Users To Reset Filters

Slicers are great in Power BI reports because they allow for the end-users to see the data filtered in any way they see [...]

Matt Peterson May 4, 2021

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Power BI Desktop April 2021 Updates

Another month and another Power BI Desktop update. What does April 2021 have in store? Keep reading. In the April 2021 [...]

Matt Peterson April 30, 2021

Power BI, Free Training, DAX, Microsoft Power Platform, On-Demand Learning, Power BI Functions, Calculated Measures, Power BI Tips, dax functions, if function, switch function

Let's Get Organized With Power BI

Organization for me is always a priority. When things are not in the right place and I can’t find something quickly I get [...]

Matt Peterson April 19, 2021

Power BI, Free Training, DAX, Microsoft Power Platform, On-Demand Learning, Power BI Functions, Calculated Measures, Power BI Tips, dax functions, if function, switch function

Power BI: Use DAX Switch Function to Make IF Functions Easier

The IF function in DAX is a very popular logical function. It will perform a logical check on a value expression and produce [...]

Matt Peterson April 13, 2021

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Power BI DAX: Running Totals Using Variables, CALCULATE, and FILTER

Recently after giving a private training, I had a follow-up email from one of the participants. He asked if there was a way [...]

Matt Peterson April 5, 2021

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Power BI Monthly Digest (March 2021)

Devin Knight March 24, 2021

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Power BI Monthly Digest February 2021

Devin Knight February 24, 2021

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Remove Duplicates And Keep Most Recent Records in Power BI

A week ago in my last training, I was demonstrating how to get rid of duplicate records when making a dimension table. One [...]

Matt Peterson February 1, 2021

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Power BI Maps Tips and Tricks

Matt Peterson January 11, 2021

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Power BI Monthly Digest December 2020

Devin Knight January 4, 2021

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Deleting Is Scary

Matt Peterson December 21, 2020

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Loading Folders as Data Sources in POWER BI

Matt Peterson December 14, 2020

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November's Power BI Updates

It’s been another month and thank goodness we are getting closer to the end of 2020! If you like to read about the updates [...]

Matt Peterson December 2, 2020

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Power BI Monthly Digest November 2020

Devin Knight December 1, 2020

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