Separate business names from technical names using SSAS and Power BI
I have heard this question come up now and then where someone wants to separate the names and columns seen by users from the names... Read more
Category: Analysis Services
Using variables to split up your calculations
Got a DAX question recently that I solved using variables. When I walked them through the solution someone exclaimed “I didn’t know you can do... Read more
Dynamic relationships based on the selection
Got an interesting question recently where someone wanted to be able to switch the relationships automatically based on which slicer was selected. Take the following... Read more
To DirectQuery or Not to DirectQuery, that is the question..
Usually I start my blog posts with an interesting question I got, this time we will do the reverse. I want to talk about a... Read more
Change your Power BI report to point to an external SSAS model
A common questions I get is to change the connection string to from my report to SSAS after I move my Power BI desktop file... Read more
Currency conversion in DAX for Power BI and SSAS
Another interesting question that came up recently is how to do currency conversion in Power BI. My colleague Jeffrey Wang had a very neat solution... Read more
Using CUSTOMDATA and On-Premises SSAS with Power BI Embedded
Another Power BI embedded blog post while I have a playground up and running. Often when you want to use SSAS with Power BI embedded... Read more
Filter data based on a comma separated list using CALCULATE and PATHCONTAINS, even with external models!
Another interesting question I got this week kind of extends on the previous blog posts where I used disconnected slicers to filter data but this... Read more