How to use Contains in Power BI Slicer Visual?

Contains in Power BI Slicer Visual

Recently, I have been working with the slicer visual in Power BI. A client requested a system to track team performance using various visualizations based on employee data. The client asked us to filter and display employee data whose designation contains the Manager role. In this Power BI tutorial, let’s see how to use contains … Read more >>>

Power BI Show Items With No Data: How It Works and How to Show 0

power bi show text if no data

A regional manager once looked at a report I’d built and asked, quite reasonably, where the North region had gone. The table of sales by region listed nine regions, but the company had twelve. Nothing was broken: North, along with two other regions, simply hadn’t sold anything that quarter, and Power BI leaves out groups … Read more >>>

How to Create a Date Table in Power BI: 5 Methods with DAX and M Code

Power BI Date Table

If your DAX time intelligence formulas, such as TOTALYTD, SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR, or DATEADD, return blanks or incorrect values, a missing or poorly configured date table is almost always the cause. I’ve seen this trip up analysts at every level, from beginners building their first sales report to experienced modelers working with complex multi-table models. In this … Read more >>>

How to Format Table Visual in Power BI?

Conditional Formatting Power BI Table

In my previous tutorial, we saw how to work with table visuals in Power BI. In this tutorial, I will show you how to format a table in Power BI with various examples, including conditional formatting. You will learn here about the following formatting options. Apply Formatting to a Power BI Table visual Let’s explore … Read more >>>

How to Set a Default Value in a Power BI Slicer (6 Methods)

How to set default slicer value in Power BI

Power BI doesn’t have a “default value” box for slicers. That surprises almost everyone, because the first thing a report owner asks for is “open the report on this month” or “always start on the West region”. There are reliable ways to get the same result, though. In this tutorial, I’ll show you six of … Read more >>>