Posts filed under Power BI

Customizing the Hierarchy Controls and Visual Header in Power BI

Video by: Reid Havens

Each visualization has set of hierarchy controls and ways to interact with it, once published to the Power BI Service. Learn how to customize these controls, or disable them completely, for each object in your Power BI report. Allowing for a more controlled and well-designed user experience.

Posted on January 3, 2019 and filed under Beginner, Design & Presentation, Power BI, Power BI Features.

Power BI Feature Spotlight: DAX Text Zoom and Smart Object Guides

Video by: Reid Havens

Power BI December 2018 Feature Spotlight. Learn about two exciting features for this months release. The ability to increase text size in the DAX formula bar. Plus learn about the smart object alignment feature that was added to the design interface.

Posted on December 25, 2018 and filed under Power BI Features, Power BI, Design & Presentation.

Extracting Multiple Tables From A Power Query Combine Folder Source

Video by: Reid Havens

One of the amazing data connectors in Power Query is the ability to combine files from a folder. However, what happens when those files each contain multiple tables you'd want to combine? This video covers a simple technique to extract multiple tables from each file, using the folder combine data connector.

Posted on December 4, 2018 and filed under Intermediate, Power BI, Power Query.