Power BI gives developers the ability to add New Columns or New Measures. On the surface, these two features may seem interchangeable, but there are some key differences you should be aware of to choose the right method for your dashboard. Column and Measures serve different purposes in Power BI, and you may have even …
Power BI is free to get started with but requires a monthly subscription each month to share reports and take advantage of the cloud service, unless it is included in your current Microsoft 365 or Office 365 subscription. We’ll breakdown which Microsoft 365 licenses include Power BI and what the included licenses do and don’t …
Managing layer orders is essential for working with multiple visuals efficiently in Power BI. We’ll explain how to manage layer orders by moving individual visual elements back and forward, how to group visuals together to make complex report elements made up of multiple visual elements easier to work with, and utilize the selection pane to …
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Power BI has so many ways to adjust the formatting and presentation of visualizations it can be difficult to complete simple tasks like updating and modifying the default title of various charts and graphs. We’ll explain how to adjust the title on a chart, matrix, graph to either update it to a more meaningful explanation …
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The choice between whether to use the free version of Power BI or sign up for Power BI Pro depends on your organization’s use case and the size of your team. It’s also possible for organizations to start with the free version of Power BI and add Pro licenses as the organization matures and wants …
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Power BI offers several ways to change date formats. Users can change date formats using the Power Query Editor, directly in the report view screen, or with custom DAX functions. We’ll explain how and when to use each one of these methods to format dates to the way that you need them. We’ll also explain …
Power BI Field Parameters let developers create slicers that enable users to switch out which fields are being displayed on a visual at any given point. It’s a much more elegant solution than using buttons to switch between hidden tabs, and gives report viewers a way to interact with more dynamic visuals than they would …
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Becoming a Power BI Developer can lead to a lucrative and rewarding career path, but what exactly does a Power BI Developer do on a daily basis? We’ll explain in detail what a typical day looks like for a Power BI Developer along with the education, skills, and training to get started and be successful. …
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Getting visuals to sort the way you want them to in Power BI can be trickier than you think. While sorting columns in visuals can be easy, sometimes you need to sort by another column, or define a manual sort order to get things laid out the way that you want them. We’ll explain a …
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It’s best practice to modify data before it comes into Power BI but it’s not always practical. We’ll highlight a few ways you can edit data directly in Power BI to help you present the results that you need on your dashboard and also dive into some best practices for managing Power BI data sources …
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