How to avoid duplication of tables when appending tables?
Hi guys. I'm facing a problem which, I think that basically it's going to create performance problems because of duplicating tables with so many data and I don't know if I could do it in another way in...
View ArticleJoin and Filter Dimension Table
New to PowerBI but couldn't find an answer to this. I have a simple model: a sales fact table joined to a master calendar table by invoice date. I am filtering the fact table to only get 2017 invoices...
View ArticlePower BI Desktop - Store of Connection Strings and Passwords
We are looking to evalute using Power BI Desktop running under a Terminal Services Desktop / Cytrix Desktop and would like to know if connection strings / passwords are stored in a secure area. This...
View ArticleShare report
Hi,I have an Access application on OneDrive.If I create a PBI report, can I share this report in another OneDrive folder and share it with my customers?I dont want that my customers can modify data in...
View ArticleHelp - Using a Slicer to Change Column Value
I have a need to change what column is shown on charts basis a slicer. In my data set I have Product Line and Product Name (multiple product names roll up to a single product line) and the users want...
View Articlehyperlink why does it color blue
hi is it possible to not have the blue text when you add a hyperlink in the text box? surely there is a way i can change this color??? its terrible..
View ArticleShowing percentage values as numbers
Hello, I have a simple excel spreadsheet that I've imported in BI. I have a column of percentages in my excel sheet (no calculations) that are showing up in BI as numbers. I cannot seem to it get it...
View ArticleDynamic benchmarking calculation based on slicer selection
Hello, I have a dataset that looks something like this: CampaignMailing ListDateOpen...
View ArticleCustom Column that can record the CREATED DATE OF EXCEL SURVEY LINE ITEM
Hello Experts, I have created a EXCEL ONLINE SURVEY with 2 questions (NPS typical Q.) and used it as data-source for my NPS PBI report. WITHIN PBI DESKTOP I need to create a TIMELINE FOR the...
View ArticleImported Date Format changeged to wrong Date after changing Date Type
Hi There,My Data is Saved in "01 Jan 2017" format in a CSV, when i am importing it from a folder it is showing as Text and from Edit Query Window when i am trying to change the date type so that i can...
View ArticleSearch for a value using date ranges
I need to look up a value in one table based on date ranges. I have the following setup. Table WatchesDateEmployeeStartStopDepartment Table Watches is a table showing when and where employees should...
View Articlecurrent period measure
Hello, I am trying to create a calculated measure that looks at my date table and can return the current period set in that table. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Basically I would like...
View ArticleGet Data From Excel Pivot Table - Issue with Sum of Value Row
Hello I needed to display data as a table and a chart and had to convert the data from rows to columns to make the chart display the values correctly stacked which worked manually. However when...
View ArticleX axis not aligned
The X axis months on my charts are not aligned with the bars. For example, "Jan 2017" is aligned under December data. And this will repeat itself next month and the month after. But with different...
View ArticleCannot pull data out of Facebook with Power BI
I have trouble getting data from Facebook with Power BI or refreshing the data tables I had already gotten 2 weeks ago. Most of the time when I try to refresh the data, it gives me the error shown...
View ArticleDate format changing desktop to web
I have a dashboard that when publishing to web the format of the date in the slider changes. Example on desktop: The date is in "uk' format, DD/MM/YYYY but when published the same slider shows in USA...
View ArticleCan power bi desktop be downloaded and used by commercial organizations ?
Can power bi desktop be downloaded and used by commercial organizations ? . If yes then do we need any license ? .Where can I get the license from ?.Can some one please help me witha link where...
View ArticleInvalid MDX identifier issue while connecting to SAPBW with DateKey
Hi all, I am facing a MDX identifier issue while trying to access SAP BW cube which has key date value as mandatory parameter. I've tried with all possible date formats like...
View ArticleInvalid MDX identifier issue while connecting to SAPBW with DateKey
Hi all, I am facing a MDX identifier issue while trying to access SAP BW cube which has key date value as mandatory parameter. I've tried with all possible date formats like...
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