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How do I create an optimized star schema for Power BI when dealing with high-cardinality dimensions?

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How do I improve query performance when working with large fact tables in DirectQuery mode?

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My Power BI report is slow when using multiple DISTINCTCOUNT() measures—what optimization techniques should I use?

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How can I reduce the memory usage of a complex DAX calculation that involves multiple SUMX() iterations?

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How do I dynamically switch measures in Power BI based on a slicer selection while maintaining performance?

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I want to calculate the distinct count of active customers but only for the last three completed months—how can I do this in DAX?

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How can I optimize a SUMX() function that is performing poorly on large datasets?

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I need to compute a year-over-year (YoY) growth rate but only for months where I have data in both years—how do I do this?

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How can I use RANKX() in DAX to rank customers within each region while keeping ties properly handled?

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My calculated column works in Power BI Desktop but breaks when I switch to DirectQuery mode—why?

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How can I create a measure that calculates the weighted average of a column dynamically based on slicer selections?

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How do I handle many-to-many relationships in Power BI without creating ambiguous relationships in the model?

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I need to calculate a running total but reset it at the start of each new quarter—how can I achieve this in DAX?

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How can I create a dynamic date range filter that automatically adjusts based on user-selected slicer values?

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Your Power BI dataset has millions of rows and is causing memory issues. How can you reduce the dataset size without losing key insights?

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A dataset contains customer transactions, and your report is aggregating data at multiple levels (daily, monthly, and yearly). Should you use Import Mode or DirectQuery for optimal performance?

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Your dataset contains multiple fact tables (Sales, Inventory, and Finance). Should you create relationships between them directly, or use a bridge table? Why?

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Your Power BI report is slow when switching slicer values, and your DAX measures are using FILTER extensively. What steps can you take to improve performance?

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You are working with a large dataset (10M+ rows) and your Power BI report is taking too long to refresh. How can you optimize it for better performance?

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A client needs a map visualization showing sales per city, but the dataset lacks latitude/longitude coordinates. How can you ensure accurate city placement in Power BI?

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The client wants a KPI card that displays “Sales Performance” in red if below target, yellow if close, and green if above target. How can you achieve this in Power BI?

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Your report contains multiple visuals, but users are getting confused when they filter data because they don’t know which filters are applied. How can you improve the user experience?

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Implementing a Slicer to Toggle Between Daily, Monthly, and Yearly Sales Aggregation

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Creating a Dynamic Table for the Top 5 Selling Products per Region

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Filling Missing Values with the Previous Available Value in Power Query

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Handling Text-Based Date Columns with Errors in Power Query

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Removing Duplicate Transactions While Keeping the Latest Entry

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Standardizing Customer Names to Proper Case in Power Query

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Automating Monthly Sales Data Consolidation from SharePoint

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Comparing Year-to-Date (YTD) vs. Previous Year YTD in a Financial Dashboard

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Calculating Average Customer Purchase Frequency with Unique Customerspo

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Categorizing Employees Based on Sales Performance

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How to Calculate Dynamic Regional Sales Percentage in DAX?

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How to Calculate Total Sales for the Last 3 Months Dynamically in DAX?

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Is it possible to store data in Power BI statically so that it remains unchanged after a data refresh? If so, how can this be implemented?

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Is there a way in Power BI Desktop to transform multiple text column values into a single row, grouped by another column?

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Why am I unable to update Delta Live Tables, and what troubleshooting steps can I take to resolve the issue?

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What are the steps to properly configure permissions for an application to access Microsoft Fabric services, and what common issues should I watch out for?

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Why do I get a 401 (unauthorized) error when using a service principal access token to call the Users.GetUserArtifactAccessAsAdmin API in Power BI?

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What are the steps to create and customize a Waterfall chart in Power BI?

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Why is the RLS role not being applied when executing queries via the Power BI REST API using PowerShell, and how can I fix it?

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How do I revert from using refresh policies with an EffectiveDate to using the current date in Tabular Editor 3?

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What could be causing issues when trying to fetch data from Custom Analytics Views in the Azure DevOps API, and how can I resolve them?

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Why does ALLSELECTED in my DAX query return unexpected results, and how can I debug or fix it?

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Why am I getting an "SSL Certificate Chain Not Trusted" error when connecting SQL Server to Power BI, and how do I resolve it?

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How can I extract a list of used and unused measures and columns from Power BI project folders using Python?

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What is the best approach to convert a Date/Time column to a Date data type in Power Query while using DirectQuery from SQL?

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Why is MathJax not properly rendered in my kableExtra table when using Quarto, and how can I fix it?

MathJax is not rendering properly within kableExtra ...READ MORE

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Is there an automated way to update Power BI Data Model definitions without manually editing data?

Indeed, models of Power BI data can ...READ MORE

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How can I calculate the year-over-year percentage change using custom fiscal week numbers in Power BI Desktop?

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