Posts filed under Intermediate

Power BI Feature Highlight: Many-to-Many Relationships

Video by: Reid Havens

In this video you'll learn about an exciting and recently announced feature for Power BI Desktop...MANY-TO-MANY Relationships. You'll see how easy it is now to connect two tables with non-distinct keys together using this new feature.

Posted on July 25, 2018 and filed under Intermediate, Power BI Features, Power BI.

P3: Disconnected Slicers With DAX Variables And SELECTEDVALUES

Article by: Reid Havens

Today’s topic covers how to create a Disconnected Slicer using DAX Variables and SELECTEDVALUES. We’ve easily written a few dozen articles over the years on ways to use disconnected slicers, and here’s another one!

The great thing about DAX is that as it EVOLVES, writing measures and utilizing certain features becomes easier. That’s the goal of this video, it’s not re-inventing the wheel, just refining it. I’ve included below the original DAX Formula I used in the walkthrough. Otherwise, enjoy the video!

Upgrading Import Data Models to Power BI Service Or Direct Query

Video by: Reid Havens

In this video you'll learn how to take a completed Power BI Report Model that was created using the Import method, and convert / separate the report into two distinct files for the Data Model & Report.

The biggest benefit to doing this is saving substantial time from needing to completely reproduce your report from scratch, using the Power BI Service as the data connector.

P3: PBI Spotlight - Using Bookmark Buttons to Create Pop-Up Windows

Video & Article by: Reid Havens

Hello P3 Nation, welcome back to another exciting month of Power BI updates! This month’s release saw quite a few new updates and enhancements to the Power BI Universe. It’s like Christmas each month for us here at PowerPivotPro, where we get to open the latest updates article and see what the Microsoft Santa brought us this month. Data enthusiasts like us (and you!) can easily get swept up in all the bells and whistles features each month.