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Video by: Reid Havens
Ever wanted your matrix or table in Power BI to sort by a hidden value — without showing that value in the visual? In this video, I’ll show you a powerful trick using zero-width Unicode characters to embed an invisible sort order directly into your categorical columns.
We’ll walk through a demo using a dataset of transaction IDs and regions, and show how you can control sort behavior without cluttering your visuals. Tune in to learn more!
This March two new software products were released from Carlo Solutions, Power Designer, and Entelexos. In this session, Mike and Reid unpack these two new software offerings, discuss why these solutions were developed and how they can help your business become more effective with Power BI. Learn about use cases for Power BI embedding, and why you need to thing about a Power BI designer user persona.
Mike Carlo is a multi-venture entrepreneur and a driving force in the Power BI ecosystem. As the founder of PowerBI.tips, Entelexos, Power Designer, and the world’s most beloved Theme and Wireframe Generator, Mike has been shaping the way professionals build and visualize data since becoming a Microsoft MVP in 2017.
From his early days as a mechanical engineer to now leading cutting-edge Modern Data Warehouse and Power BI implementations, Mike’s journey is a testament to the transformative power of data. His passion for learning and sharing has made him a cornerstone of the Power BI community—especially as a leader of the Milwaukee (Brew City) Power BI User Group.
Whether he’s speaking at events, crafting video tutorials, or diving deep into the latest Power BI features, Mike brings energy, clarity, and innovation to everything he touches. Power BI didn’t just change his career—it became his mission.
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Entelexos Partner Showcase
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Explicit Measures Podcast
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Video by: Reid Havens
Field parameters in Power BI offer powerful flexibility when using them for custom visual hierarchies. However, certain columns shouldn’t be used alone, especially when they’re part of a hierarchy or grouped relationship. In this video, I demonstrate how to create a field parameter setup that ensures key columns are always selected together. This approach avoids misleading rollups and duplicated values in matrix visuals, keeping your reports accurate and intuitive.
Many people consider becoming a Power BI freelancer or consultant, but they often have the wrong focus. Consulting requires placing the customer first and understanding their needs. In this discussion we’ll cover all of the pieces involved with becoming a Power BI consultant. We’ll also demo some custom GPTs designed for practicing requirements gathering.
Eugene Meidinger works as an independent BI consultant and Pluralsight author, specializing in Power BI and Microsoft Fabric. He has been working with data for over 10 years and speaks regularly at user groups and conferences. He is also Microsoft MVP.
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Reid Havens’ early love affair with analytics has, over the past decade, turned into an evolution into data visualization and report design in Power BI.
Since then Reid has been writing articles and creating YouTube videos to share the word of BI, helping to inspire the next generation of Business Intelligence enthusiasts.
