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Almost all modern CRM, EPR software, and social platforms have a possibility to get, store and analyze the data. However, if you want to, you can always download them from the source and analyze them yourself. For that, you can use the tools of your choice. Many times, the choice is Power BI.   Get ...

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One of the factors that affects dataset refresh performance in Power BI is the number of objects that are refreshed in parallel. At the time of writing there is a default maximum of six objects that …

Building a data strategy roadmap will help you solve many challenges while using data to its fullest potential. Make sure to include these key components.

CSG ProCustom Software, Business Intelligence and Cloud Servicesdata governance frameworkWhat to Include in Your Power BI Data Governance FrameworkData governance is one of the main pillars of …

An overview of the Power BI adoption roadmap series of articles.

Show your data in multiple cards, each one with a category, an optional image and multiple measures

Learn how to enable service principal authentication to permit use of read-only admin APIs.

I have been increasingly recording videos as my method of sharing tips and techniques for getting more out of Power BI. Some concepts are best documented (traditional blogging) and some are just easier for everyone if it is a video. That is the case again for today. Compare Any Two [...]Read More »

Turn Best Practice Analyzer recommendations into Custom Actions in Tabular Editor. Improve your data models with a few clicks.

Learn how to customize the Power BI Theme and have the same visualization rules applied on multiple visuals

DAX Studio 2.16 has two new preview features: Show Debug Commas and Show XMLA Commands. With Show Debug Commas you enable a button to move commas from the e

Learn how to remove unused fields and measures and hide technical fields in Power BI and have a clean Power BI file in a few steps.

Today I’m very excited to share with you my first version of a complete rework of my Power BI Cleaner tool. It is way faster the the initial version, overcomes (…) Read more

How cool would it be to sketch your architecture designs for Power BI directly with the icons related to the product? It makes it a lot easier to handover the solution design to others who can then…

Hello! My name is Maya. I’m a rising sophomore at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign studying Molecular and Cellular Biology. You can find me on Linkedin here. I joined DataChant to explore the data analytics world before I immerse in biology research next year — this is clearly very new to me, which makes […]

Breaking change to Power BI PowerShell cmdlets. Need to upgrade module to 1.0946 or later

Welcome to the June update! Loads of updates on connectors this time around. Also, DirectQuery support for Dataflows is now generally available! On top of that, we are happy to announce the preview of the paginated reports visual – we know many of you have been eagerly awaiting it, so take it for a spin and provide your feedback! Our Small Multiples and DirectQuery for Power BI datasets and Azure Analysis Services previews are still ongoing and receiving some updates this month. There is much more, so read on!

The huge enhancement to the APIs we’re announcing today includes the items our customers have been asking for most – now, as part of the API response, you can get the metadata of dataset tables and columns, measures, DAX expressions, and mashup queries.

Charticulator has been around for a while but recently Microsoft announced the Public Preview of Charticulator in Power BI. So what is Charticulator? The best way to describe it is a 'low code' environment where you can build new and exciting chart types directly in Power BI. It really is a fantastic tool for Power BI development. Why is this cool? Well Power BI developers have always had a few choices when it comes to using non native visuals. Just go to Microsoft's App source and you will s

New option available to enable bookmarking, export, printing, full-screen view, and favoriting in the Power BI webpart for SharePoint Online.

Follow these instructions to download and install AdventureWorks sample databases to SQL Server using Transact-SQL (T-SQL), SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), or Azure Data Studio.

Change Log1.2.0 (2021-05-24)Submitted to AppSource and awaiting approval.New FeaturesAllow Text SelectThe Content Formatting menu now includes a Allow Text Select property, which if enabled, will allow …

I was helping someone recently with an issue. They wanted to allow end users (department managers in this case) to enter data in a table as simply as possible, and then use this data for reporting. The challenge often is, that the easiest way to enter data from a user’s [...]Read More »

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An exponential moving average (EMA) is a type of moving average (MA) that gives a higher weight and importance on the latest data points. An exponentially weighted moving average responds more greatly to recent price changes than a simple moving average (SMA), which uses an equal weight to all obser...

This blog post shows configuring and refreshing data using incremental refresh when comparing Azure Analysis Services & Power BI Premium Per User

Our intake form is opinionated. Years of designing and carrying out analyses has taught me that the more context I have up-front, the better my analysis will be. So, our intake form is designed to …