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Apply AND instead of OR logic to multiple selection in a slicer #dax...
I recently write a small article on SQLBI to describe how to create a DAX measure that search for items that have all the items selected in a slicer, instead of any of them. For example, you might want...
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User group session in Amsterdam on Nov 26, 2016: Toolkit for #dax optimization
While I am teaching Mastering DAX and Optimizing DAX classes, I am always available to speech at local user group events. This week, I will present an updated version of the “Toolkit for DAX...
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Display data on customized maps in #powerbi (also offline) leveraging SVG format
Last week Amir Netz presented in the Power BI blog a detailed introduction to the Synoptic Panel written by Daniele Perilli. This component won Power BI best visual contest in October, but since then...
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The State of Power BI #powerbi
The 2015 has been an amazing year for Power BI. One year ago, I was commenting on this blog the public preview of Power BI dashboards. A few days ago, Microsoft released the December update of Power BI...
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Create DAX measures with a session’s scope #dax #ssas #tabular
This short blog post is a note that could help myself in the future, or anyone who is interested in writing a client tool for Analysis Services.When you establish a session to Analysis Services, you...
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Performance issues related to security roles in Analysis Services Tabular...
I have experienced (on difference customer’s databases) some performance issues related to security in SSAS Tabular models. The symptoms are that certain queries, pivot table, or reports, have good...
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Power Pivot Utils: a nice collection of VBA macros #powerpivot #dax
When you use Power Pivot, there are a number of operations requiring more than one click (or much more than just Excel):Creating a pivot table based on the current data model (at least 2 or 3...
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Create static tables in Power BI, Power Pivot, and Analysis Services #powerbi...
I recently wrote an article about how to Create Static Tables in DAX Using the DATATABLE Function. Such a new DAX feature (the DATATABLE function) will be likely used in the upcoming Analysis Services...
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Conferences and Training in Australia Feb/Mar 2016 #dax #sqlsaturday
In a couple of weeks, I will move to Australia for 3 weeks, visiting Melbourne and Sydney for a number of events and training. This is the list of topics in public events you can attend (with link to...
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GROUPBY vs SUMMARIZE in #dax #powerbi #powerpivot
If you are using Power BI Desktop or Power Pivot in Excel 2016, you should learn when and how you can use GROUPBY instead of SUMMARIZE. The SUMMARIZE function is very powerful and internally very...
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New features in Power Pivot Utils v 1.05: list unused columns #powerpivot #dax
The latest version of Power Pivot Utils v 1.05 has a new feature that deserves the immediate upgrade: you can list unused columns!Thanks to Idan Cohen and Amir Hefetz for their contribute to the macros...
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Possible #powerpivot issue removing Excel 2016 going back to Excel 2013
Today I observed an issue on a notebook where Excel 2016 was installed and then removed, going back to Excel 2013.After this operation, workbooks having a Power Pivot data model were working correctly...
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How to fix #dax time intelligence functions in #powerbi when date table uses...
I wrote an article about Time Intelligence in Power BI Desktop to explain how to fix measures using DAX functions for time intelligence when you have a data model where the relationship uses surrogate...
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A warm welcome to Power BI Embedded #powerbi
I wrote this blog post with Alberto Ferrari.A few days ago, during the Build conference, Microsoft announced the availability, although still in preview, of Power BI Embedded. In a few words, Power BI...
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Leverage Analyze in Excel for your Power Pivot model
Microsoft recently released the Analyze in Excel feature, which allows you to connect an Excel pivot table to a data model published on Power BI. I think/hope that Microsoft will enhance this feature...
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New formula to compute new customers in #dax
Two years ago I and Alberto Ferrari spent time discussing techniques to calculate new and returning customers, and we wrote the result of our study in the New and Returning Customer article in DAX...
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Licensing and upgrade options for Analysis Services Tabular in SQL Server...
With the release of Microsoft SQL Server 2016, there are several options to use Analysis Services Tabular.SQL Server Standard: it includes Analysis Services Tabular, and it is available in two...
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Many-to-many relationships in DAX and CROSSFILTER #dax #powerbi #powerpivot...
I wrote many articles and white papers about implementing many-to-many relationships in Analysis Services - for both Multidimensional and Tabular models. For the latter, the same techniques are also...
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Free Introducing Power BI eBook and new DAX recorded video course #powerbi #dax
Microsoft Press released a free eBook you can already download, Introducing Microsoft Power BI, which I and Alberto Ferrari wrote in the last few months. Please note it is a very introductive book,...
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A new MemoryHeapType default in #ssas #tabular 2016 (please, fix your setting...
If you already installed Analysis Services 2016, you should change the MemoryHeapType setting. There is a new default value (-1), which is an automatic choice that currently applies a new hybrid...
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