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Continue reading →: Creating data source parameters for SQL Server in Microsoft Power BI
If you want to model data against a development SQL Server environment and deploy against a production SQL Server, in Microsoft Power BI, this video is for you. In this Tiny tip, I will show you how to create a Parameter, edit your data source, export, and import your work.
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Continue reading →: Using Microsoft Power BI Q&A to ask about a specific field in a column
Yesterday I had the pleasure of hanging out with the Microsoft Modern Excel and Power BI user Group. We were talking about Q&A and discovered, together, a method of asking about data based on the value of a specific column. While using the Q&A feature of Microsoft Power BI, I…
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Continue reading →: Renaming and Hiding Fields in Microsoft Power BI
Microsoft Power BI allows for the hiding of fields in Report Mode. In this Tiny Tip video, I will show you how hiding fields affect Q&A and DAX.
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Continue reading →: Using DAX with Conditional Formatting in Microsoft Power BI
OK, I have this table visual in my Microsoft Power BI Report and I want to highlight a row if a column value is “Yes” but do nothing to the background if the value is “No”. In this Tiny Tip video, I will show you how to achieve this very…
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Continue reading →: Setting Geographic Data Categories in Microsoft Power BI Q&A
Ever use a map visual in Microsoft Power BI, but the locations are not correct? In this Tiny Tip I will show you how to categorize geographic fields. For example, we will take the city field and define it as a City. If you were trying to display information for…
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Continue reading →: Using Q&A to assist in User Adoption of Microsoft Power BI
User adoption of any application is a “Hard road to Hoe”. Sorry, the southerner in me breaks out every now and then. In this Tiny Tip video, I’ll show you how to make a Microsoft Power BI report page, that will help end users have control over what they see.
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Continue reading →: Creating Suggested Questions in Microsoft Power BI Q&A
If you have ever used the Microsoft Power BI Q&A visual, you know it creates “Suggested Questions” for you based on your dataset. In this Tiny tip, I’ll show you have to create your own list of suggested questions, ones that are relevant to you and your users!
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Continue reading →: Using Synonyms in Microsoft Power BI Q&A
The Q&A is a super cool visual in Microsoft Power BI. In this Tiny Tip I will show you how to add synonyms to your data fields so Q&A can recognize different terms that end users may enter. For example, what if you call your customers “Guests” or “Clients”? If…
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Continue reading →: Using a DAX function as a Report Title in Microsoft Power BI
Using the Card Visual as a Report Title and a value can save you space on a Microsoft Power BI Report. In this Tiny Tip I will show you how to make a DAX measure become text for a Report Title. Because it is a visual, it will even be…
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Continue reading →: Changing Interactions between visuals in Microsoft Power BI
The ability of visuals to interact with each other in Microsoft Power BI is probably one of the most powerful tools for letting your data talk to you, rather than reading the data. However, sometimes you might need or want to control how the interactions work. In this Tiny Tip,…
