Dec 7, 2021
All Columns have Data Types in DAX, Or do they?
To say this another way. Not all columns have datatypes in DAX, specifically speaking to using dynamic ranking with an “Other” category. Let me explai...
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Dec 2, 2021
Trolling the Power BI Ideas Site
Trolling… we should clear up the definition of this right off the bat. We aren’t talking about the type of trolling where we spend a bunch of time fin...
Nov 27, 2021
Power BI Formal vs. Self-Training
We’ve been having an amazing amount of fun having conversations on our podcast “[Explicit Measures](https://powerbi.tips/explicit-measures-power-bi-po...
Oct 19, 2021
Business Ops: New and Updated External Tools
Howdy, folks! This past weekend, I was a man on a mission. There were two pressing reasons for a new release of Business Ops: 1. The authors of man...
Oct 6, 2021
Using the Power BI Scanner API to Manage Tenant's Entire Metadata
Learn how to use the Power BI Scanner API to manage your tenant's entire metadata. Thanks to Ferry Bouwman and Rui Romano for their contributions.
Oct 3, 2021
Business Ops Update: Bugfix
**UPDATE**: All downloads for business ops has moved to github releases page dedicated to this project here: [https://github.com/MikeCarlo/BusinessOps...
Sep 23, 2021
A better way to Mobile
Where does the Power BI Mobile app fit within your report building plan? This topic is widely un-discussed within the Power BI community. Many blogs a...
Sep 23, 2021
Three New Time-Saving Scripts for Tabular Editor
Howdy folks! I just published three new time-saving scripts for Tabular Editor to the PowerBI.tips TabularEditor-Scripts repository.
Sep 12, 2021
Copy Power BI Desktop Server:Port Connection String to Clipboard
Howdy, folks! A few months ago, I was writing and running various PowerShell scripts to manipulate the connected data models in my Power BI Desktop f...
Jun 22, 2021
Power BI Bookmarks Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices
This article describes Power BI Bookmarks tips, tricks, and best practices. Bookmarks are a powerful feature that can greatly improve the reader's experience.
May 19, 2021
Standardizing KPI’s around a Business Intelligence Team
_This article follows from Episode 5 of the new Explicit Measures Podcast, a whole new way to talk about Power BI. If this article strikes you as rele...
May 11, 2021
How to Represent Your Power BI Skills
This is part 3 of 3 in a series designed to help Power BI users and enthusiasts. This post focuses on representing your skills when the time comes.
May 4, 2021
Introducing the Explicit Measures Podcast
Welcome to a new podcast from PowerBI.tips — the Explicit Measures Podcast featuring Mike Carlo, Tommy Puglia, and Seth Bauer.
Apr 25, 2021
How to Build Your Power BI Skills
**One of the biggest improvements you can make to your life and career is embracing a learning mentality.** If you are here, I assume one of your inte...
Mar 9, 2021
Using Power Apps, Power BI and Power Automate Together
Using Power Apps Power BI and Power Automate together can unleash huge benefits and enhance your solutions. Creating an end-user-centric dashboard and...
Feb 19, 2021
The Dice Game
Well, it’s Friday, time to take a little break and play the Dice Game! The Power BI community is creative and is always developing amazing ideas. This...
Feb 16, 2021
Power BI Version Control – Ready to use solution
Power BI Version Control is a free, fully-packaged solution that lets users apply version control, local editing, and manage PBIX or PBIT files. The s...
Feb 11, 2021
Assess Knowledge using the Power BI Skills Matrix
Power BI took the BI world by storm 5 years ago, there has been a release of the Power BI Desktop almost every single month. The infant that was Power...
Jan 5, 2021
Power BI End-to-End Architecture
Melissa Coates of Coates Data Strategies has produced a new version of the Power BI End-to-End architecture document. If you haven’t seen this documen...
Jan 1, 2021
Power BI Version Control
## **Please navigate to the following page to see Power BI Version Control:** https://powerbi.tips/2021/02/power-bi-version-control/...
Dec 22, 2020
Phil Seamark on Aggregation Tables
I was having a candid conversation with Phil Seamark from DAX.tips about Aggregation Tables. During that conversation, I was aski...
Dec 16, 2020
Power BI Direct Query Composite Models = Amazing
Well Microsoft has done it again. They have added a great feature in the Power BI desktop release for December 2020. Direct Query to Power BI data sou...
Dec 13, 2020
Power BI Architecture in a Data Solution
This article will focus on Power BI architecture within a data solution. In this context, Power BI architecture describes how Power BI can slot in a...
Nov 18, 2020
Building a Power BI Admin View using Power BI APIs
We just completed an amazing webinar from Parker Stevens over at BI Elite. In this webinar, Parker walks us through how to connect to the Power BI Admin APIs.