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In the first two posts of this series, we explored how organizations can empower users to consume and build reports using governed datasets. Now we turn to the most advanced—and potentially transformative—level of self-service BI: enabling users to build their…
Read MoreIn the first post of this series, we explored how interactive reports provide a safe and scalable entry point into self-service BI. Now, we take the next step: enabling users to build their own reports using semantic models. This level…
Read MoreSelf-Service with Interactive Reports The First Step Toward Empowered BI In today’s data-driven world, organizations are eager to empower their teams with self-service business intelligence (BI). But enabling self-service isn’t as simple as flipping a switch—it’s a journey that requires…
Read MoreDuring our DFW User Group meetings we open the floor to questions. During a recent meeting an attendee asked why his measure stopped working correctly when he only changed the model to sort a column. It was a fun exercise…
Read MoreDuring the Feb 27 Guy in a Cube live stream, I submitted a two-part question to gather thoughts on Report Level Measures. Q: When separating the model from report files, where is the best place to keep measures that are…
Read MoreThis post answers a question posted on the SQLServer Community slack #powerbi channel. I am trying to build this report where I have a start and end date for each record and chart out the values. Ideally, if the month…
Read MoreThis post looks at different modeling techniques when working with dates. It is a topic covered quite a bit, but I still receive questions. I plan on using this post to help with those conversations. When your data has multiple…
Read MoreThe question in the image below came from the Global Power BI User Group on Facebook. It seemed better to answer with a quick blog post to provide more detail. This example can be solved with multiple relationships between the…
Read MoreThe DAX Pattern for dynamic segmentation is a great way to provide classifications on reports. This post will explore the requirements that took our solution from a static segmentation to the dynamic pattern. Initial Requirements Our team received a feature…
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The DA-100 Exam recently came out of beta status. I set a goal for myself to pass this exam a few months ago, but there was not a lot of information out about this exam. Also, there was not a…
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