All posts by Grant Gamble
Connecting to Web Data (Get Data – Web)
Connecting to Web Data (Get Data – Web) When connecting to web data (Get Data – Web), connecting to a web URL does not imply any specific format. The file being accessed via the web may be
Continue readingReplicating Qlik Sense Keep Operations in Power Query
Replicating Qlik Sense Keep Operations in Power Query turns out to be fairly straightforward. I was recently asked by a client whether the Keep operations present in Qlik Sense could be replicated in Power
Continue readingConnecting to SharePoint Folders
Connecting to SharePoint Folders is similar to connecting to folders on your file system. The Get Data > Folder connector allows you to connect to a folder containing files of the same type and combine
Continue readingNesting SELECTEDVALUE in Power BI Dynamic Titles
In Power BI, you can create dynamic titles for any visuals, by creating DAX measures which track the current state of the fields displayed within the visual itself or other related slicers and visuals.
Continue readingWorking in DirectQuery Mode
In this post, we will contrast the importing of SQL Server data with working in DirectQuery Mode. When you use the DirectQuery option, data is not imported from SQL Server into the data model of your SQL
Continue readingPower BI DA-100: Edit and configure interactions between visuals
Exam DA-100 | Edit and configure interactions between visuals In this series of blog posts, we will be examining some of the key features of Power BI Desktop, Power Query and the Power BI Service needed
Continue readingCreating Mobile-Only Content in Power BI
Mobile-optimized Reports Mobile reports are based on the regular web report which you will have already created, with the layout adapted and optimized for mobile. For example, adapting a four-column desktop
Continue readingPower BI DAX “X” Functions
In this series of blog posts, we will be examining some of the key features of Power BI Desktop, Power Query and the Power BI Service needed to pass exam DA-100: Analyzing Data with Microsoft Power BI. The
Continue readingThe CALCULATE Function is a DAX TARDIS
In spite of its bland name, the CALCULATE function is the most important function in the DAX language and by far the most widely used in advanced DAX calculations. The power of the CALCULATE function stems
Continue readingPower Query Trim and Clean Functions
In this series of blog posts, we will be examining some of the key features of Power BI Desktop, Power Query and the Power BI Service needed to pass exam DA-100: Analyzing Data with Microsoft Power BI. The
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