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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.
Video by: Reid Havens
Learn how to combine Bookmarks with Field Parameters to give users the option for one-click hierarchy configurations but also custom hierarchy level ordering for advanced configurations. Tune in to learn more!
Video by: Reid Havens
Learn how to leverage the newer tile slicer (thanks #PBICoreVisuals Team!), a bit of [DAX] Magic, and some clever techniques to create a single button toggle slicer using only a single visual! Plus, this single button even has a dynamic (on/off) label. Tune in to learn more!
Video by: Reid Havens
Learn about an updated technique I applied after getting inspiration from another YouTube video showing this original technique. This approach achieves the result of a dynamic date axis that scales to your filtered date range, but with less model additions than the original approach. But while still using Field Parameters and some clever DAX. Tune in to learn more!
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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.
