Introducing “R DataTable” Custom Visual for Power BI
Reading Time: 3 minutes Back in July 2017, I experimented with interactive R HTML custom visuals in Power BI and created a simple table visual that I called R DataTable. I had originally submitted it to AppSource in October. After…
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Tableau to Power BI: FIXED LOD Expressions
Reading Time: 3 minutes Every once in awhile, I encounter questions from a trainee or client who is familiar with Tableau but who is getting started with Power BI. They have the ability to do X in Tableau and want…
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Unpivoting Sensitive Columns in Power BI to Apply Row-Level Security
Reading Time: 3 minutes In my last post, I explored a less-than-ideal way to approach the lack of object-level security in Power BI. That workaround used DAX to mask sensitive values for certain users. Since that method is not a…
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Masking Measure Values in Analysis Services and Power BI
Reading Time: 4 minutes Object-level security is one of the significant new features introduced for SQL Server Analysis Services 2017 and Azure Analysis Services. With object-level security, you have row-level security and add the ability to lock down tables and…
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Organizational Custom Visuals in Power BI
Reading Time: 3 minutes With the February Power BI Desktop and a recent companion Service update, you now have the option to add a customized collection of visuals for users. Companies may easily distribute their own or their favorite custom…
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