Posted by
Sam Lowrie
on 25 November 2019
We're proud to announce that YouTube have given us their coveted silver award, in recognition of the fact that our video channel has over 100,000 subscribers.
Posted by
Sam Lowrie
on 08 November 2019
This blogs shows a clever way in which you can use a slicer to choose which values to compare in a measure.
Posted by
Sam Lowrie
on 28 October 2019
The RANKX function does what the name implies - it ranks values based on a calculation. However, the VALUE argument often causes confusion; this blog explains what it does!
Posted by
Sam Lowrie
on 15 May 2019
This blog shows how to create custom date periods within a date table for 28 day cycles, but the principles shown could be applied to create any custom date periods.
Posted by
Sam Lowrie
on 15 May 2019
Learn how to create a basic date table in Power BI, using either the CALENDAR or CALENDARAUTO functions, and also learn how to then add custom columns of your own.
Posted by
Sam Lowrie
on 15 May 2019
Whether your financial year ends on a fixed date every year or on the first Monday in June, this blog will show you how to incorporate it into your calendar table.
Posted by
Sam Lowrie
on 22 February 2019
Context transition happens when a DAX function creates filter context within row context, or vice versa. This blog explains what context transition is, and shows which DAX functions make use of it.
Posted by
Sam Lowrie
on 29 January 2019
Row context (along with its sibling, filter context) is one of the most important concepts in DAX. This blog explains what row context is, and how to use it!
Posted by
Sam Lowrie
on 25 January 2019
Understanding filter context is the key to understanding how to create measures in DAX. This blog aims to explain this vital subject as succinctly as possible!
Posted by
Sam Lowrie
on 05 November 2018
Given your current stock levels and forecast sales, it should be possible to report on future stock depletion in Power BI. This two-part blog shows you how to just that!
Posted by
Sam Lowrie
on 30 July 2018
Learn to use DAX variables, and understand how they can be used to break up code. Not true debugging, but better than nothing!
Posted by
Sam Lowrie
on 18 July 2018
Some technique to remind users what levels they chose while using drilldown.
Posted by
Sam Lowrie
on 18 July 2018
Read this blog to understand the risk of Power BI's automatic grouping of data, and to learn how to avoid getting caught out!
Posted by
Sam Lowrie
on 18 July 2018
Ever had a data label vanish for no apparent reason? This blog gives two of the most common reasons why this might happen.
Posted by
Sam Lowrie
on 19 June 2018
Learn how to MERGE rows from two tables into one combined table, and how to remove unwanted data from both tables.
Posted by
Sam Lowrie
on 11 June 2018
Learn about the perils of changing the cross filter direction to "Both", then discover why the CROSS FILTER function is better!
Posted by
Sam Lowrie
on 30 May 2018
This blog shows how you can split rows in tables into different pages, making the data easier to read.
Posted by
Sam Lowrie
on 18 May 2018
Learn to use the SUMMARIZE and CALCULATE functions to produce numeric and weighted distributions.
Posted by
Sam Lowrie
on 12 March 2018
Basic Power BI Desktop visuals can leave something to be desired. Try these 5 visuals to spice up your reports!