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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 create a chart that always displays the same number of calendar periods, driven by slicer period selection, and regardless of if there is existing data (yet) for a period. This leverages a [DAX] generated table, relationships, and some auto-magic features. 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 how to leverage some recent native visual features plus a little bit of [DAX] magic to use a slicer to create a cross-highlight effect on a visual. Cross-highlighting is normally only natively available between visuals, not slicers. So tune into 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.
