Resetting Page back to Defaults using the New Buttons Feature and Bookmarks in Power BI
In this blog post I am going to show how to use the new Buttons feature to reset your page back to all the defaults, using the new Buttons and Bookmarks I have started implementing this on report pages and find it very handy for end users to just reset the page and not have to concern themselves with de-selecting…
BI-RoundUp – Power BI (Drill up, Drill Down Mobile App – USA Facts on Financial Data)
Here is the weekly BI-RoundUp, not too much going on this week, which gives me a little time to breathe! Power BI – Drill Up, Drill Down on Mobile App The Power BI Mobile App has been updated to so that now it is a lot easier to drill up or drill down on the visuals on the mobile platform….
Azure Analysis Services or SSAS Tabular 2017 – How to put in Custom TSQL Server Queries using the SQL Server Window
I have recently been working on SSAS Tabular 2017 for the current customer I am consulting at. Along with this I am starting to see that Power BI Premium features are appearing to lean more towards SSAS, so I personally feel that getting into SSAS Tabular 2017 is a great way to understand and work with a similar version of…
BI-Roundup – Power BI (Service & Mobile Update for March – Power BI is Hiring – Edit the Linguistic Schema for Q&A)
Here is the weekly BI-RoundUp. Power BI – Service & Mobile Update for March There were quite a few updates in the Power BI Service for March which was awesome. There are now persistent filters, so that users can keep their own filters that they select on each report, which now works on both the Web and Mobile App Organizational…
How I keep ontop of Power BI Support Issues
When working with Power BI on a daily basis, as well as chatting to various customers or users, one thing that I have missed in the past was to be aware of any Power BI Support Issues that are happening. So what I did was to build a Power BI Support Issues page, which I refresh daily, and then using…
BI-RoundUp – Power BI (April Desktop Update)
Here is the weekly BI-Roundup, and with the release of the April Power BI Desktop update, there are always some new features to explore. Power BI – April Desktop Update Reporting As with the image above there are some additional options for Q&A Explorer, which will enable your end users to be able to explore Q&A with some questions already…
Using the Power BI Service Parameters to change connection strings (To possibly change between Dev, Test & Prod)
As I am sure a lot of people noticed if you now go into the settings of your dataset there is an additional option which says Parameters. What I wanted to test out was to see if I could change the connection strings using the Parameters in the Power BI Service. The advantages of this working in my opinion is…
BI-RoundUp – Power BI Spring Roadmap (SSRS in the Cloud, Common Data Service for Analytics, Incremental Refresh & more) – Power BI Report Server Update – Building the Opioid Power BI Report
After last week, it appears that the Power BI team is still very busy, and after the announcement yesterday and the download of the Spring Roadmap there is a whole host of amazing things coming in the next few months! Power BI Spring Roadmap I will be going through the Power BI specific sections below to make it easier to…
Why are my Power BI Persistent Filters Not Working – Quick Tip
I was recently testing out the new Persistent Filters in Power BI and initially it would work with some reports and not with other reports. I even looked at imported data models, vs DirectQuery/Live Connection reports and I could figure it out. So, I reached out to the very helpful people in the Power BI team, and they quickly showed…
BI RoundUp – Power BI (March Desktop Update, Share Content with anyone via email, Persistent Filters, Mixed Reality App, Service & Mobile Summary for Feb, Data & BI Summit)
After getting back from the MVP Summit in Bellevue, which was an incredible experience the Power BI team has been extremely busy getting some great new features out the door. Which means there is quite a lot to cover in this week’s BI-RoundUp. Power BI – March Desktop Update Once again, I must repeat what I have said before, the…