Learn Fabric for FREE with an M365 Developer License

Are you interested in learning Power BI and/or testing out the brand new Microsoft Fabric (preview)? Do you want to do it outside of your corporate environment? We've got great news for you! You can sign-up for the Microsoft 365 Developer Program entirely for free, with no credit card needed! Our friends over at BIFocal… Continue reading Learn Fabric for FREE with an M365 Developer License

When the Report Usage Metrics Report stops refreshing

Have you ever had a Usage Metrics Report just stop refreshing? At the bottom you'll see a little message that tells you to check the credentials. But you don't have access to the Usage Metrics Report dataset in the list of datasets in the workspace because it's hidden! So even if you wanted to delete… Continue reading When the Report Usage Metrics Report stops refreshing

DAX measures treating slicer selections with *and* instead of *or* behavior

The general idea When using slicers in Power BI reports, multiple selections filter data with OR logic. For example, if you have a slicer with products and your visuals are displaying total number of invoices, then when "bicycles" and "helmets" are selected in the products slicer your visual will show the number of invoices that… Continue reading DAX measures treating slicer selections with *and* instead of *or* behavior

Collect/Analyze/Automate with the Power Platform

Stephanie and I are data people. We excel at taking loads of unstructured data and making it intelligible (see what I did there?!). Do we want to be working with unstructured data? Is Excel a data collection tool? Or better yet, is Excel a database? In theory the answer to all of these questions is… Continue reading Collect/Analyze/Automate with the Power Platform

Create an Interactive Legend in your Power BI Map

Mapping in Power BI can be super simple. Drop a field with a location in it, add a value, and you're off to the races. Mapping in Power BI can also be challenging, and sometimes it takes a bit of trial and error to get a map close to what you want/need. This post is… Continue reading Create an Interactive Legend in your Power BI Map

Adding a row rank based on a different column with Power Query

Suppose you have two columns of data, one is something to group on and the other is something you could use to rank the rows. It might look something like this (grouping on Person, ranking based on Event Date): Now let's say that you'd like to use Power Query to add a column that ranks… Continue reading Adding a row rank based on a different column with Power Query