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Power BI Memory and Performance Considerations

Excerpt From Book:  Extreme DAX: Take your Power BI and Microsoft data analytics skills to the next leve l ,  Publication date: 20 Jan 2022, Author: Michiel Rozema, Henk Vlootman 1. Having fewer columns is better. 2. Use the Right data type. 3. Having many rows is no issues, but watch out for many values. 4. Avoid outliers - leave these values blank or choose special value that is close to actual values. 5. Do really need all that history? 6. Split columns for some cases: columns after split should end up with fewer distinct values.   

Power BI Modelling & DAX: Custom Sorting to Power BI Visuals with DAX DataTable Functions

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  Power BI Modelling & DAX: Custom Sorting to Power BI Visuals with DAX DataTable Functions. DAX Codes for generating the DIM table: BP Indicator (Index by DAX) = DataTable ( "Attribute" , STRING, "Indicator" , STRING, "Index" , INTEGER,                {                           { "Systolic BP" , "Systolic" , 1 },                           { "Diastolic BP" , "Diastolic" , 2 },                           { "Heartbeat" , "Pulse" , 3 }                 }                 )

Power BI DAX: Dynamic Age Calculation with DATEDIFF and FORMAT

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  Question 1)  raised by my youtube video viewer on 23rd,Jan 2023: This is great. Just what I was looking for. I need to check for blanks in the birthday column because my blank birthdays are causing errors. How would you do this within your code Quick Answer to Question 1) on 23rd Jan 2023: Just a quick suggestion by following code. Age =     VAR MMDD_Num_Today = VALUE ( FORMAT ( TODAY (), "MMDD" ))     VAR MMDD_Num_BD =         IF ( ISBLANK ( 'Measured Personal Data' [Birthday] ),             "Blank" ,             'Measured Personal Data' [Birthday]             )     Return     if ( MMDD_Num_BD = "Blank" , 0 ,         if (             MMDD_Num_Today >= VALUE ( FORMAT ( MMDD_Num_BD , "MMDD" )),             DATEDIFF ( 'Measured Personal Da...

My Favourite Power BI related Books in 2022

List not in ranking order,  If you are the registered member of NLB (National Library Board Singapore), you are eligible to borrow these E-book freely via NLB Mobile App.     1).  Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Certification Guide: A comprehensive guide to becoming a confident and certified Power BI professional - Publication date: 24 Jun 2022 -   Author:   Orrin Edenfield, Edward Corcoran - Contents: Overview of Power BI and the PL-300 Exam Connecting to Data Sources Profiling the Data Cleansing, Transforming, and Shaping Data Designing a Data Model Using Data Model Advanced Features Creating Measures Using DAX Optimizing Model Performance Creating Reports Creating Dashboards Enhancing Reports Exposing Insights from Data Performing Advanced Analytics Managing Workspaces Managing Datasets Practice Exams 2).  DAX Cookbook: Over 120 recipes to enhance your business with analytics, reporting, and business intelligence -  Publication date: Ma...

Power BI DAX & Visualizations: Dynamic Ranges of Tachometer with What if Parameter

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  Power BI DAX & Visualizations:     Dynamic Ranges of Tachometer Gauge with What if Parameter