Top 5 Power Bi tips 2023 Presenting our most popular Power BI tips for 2023 1. Show values in Rows 2. Use SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR 3. How to sort dates properly 4. Toggle Measures with SWITCH 5. Advanced TOPN filter https://www.selectdistinct.co.uk/2023/12/18/top-power-bi-tips-for-2023/ #PowerBI #dataviz #businessanalytics #data #analytics Music by www.bensound.com

1. Top 5
Power BI Tips
2023

2. Our most popular Power BI Tips this year from our Business Analytics Blog

3. Our most popular Power BI Tip
Show values in Rows in Power BI
How to show values in rows in the matrix visual in Power BI.
a step-by-step guide to change the positioning of the value
fields in the matrix visual to show values in rows.
The post also explains how to adjust the alignment of the
matrix visual to make it easier to read

4. Power BI Tip number 2
SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR in Power BI
a step-by-step guide to compare the performance of a
business or a process over time.
The post starts by introducing the concept of time
intelligence and how it can be used to analyse trends
and patterns over time.
It then explains how to use the
SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR function to retrieve data from
the same period in the previous year.

5. Power BI Tip number 3
How to sort dates in Power BI
A step-by-step guide on how to sort dates in Power BI.
How to sort dates in Power BI by using a date
dimension table.
The post introduces the concept of time intelligence
The post also provides tips on how to sort months in
calendar order (not alphabetically) and how to sort
one column by another column in Power BI

6. Power BI Tip number 4
How to toggle measures in Power BI.
A step-by-step guide to create a slicer that allows the
user to switch between different measures, such as
sales amount, units sold, or profit, on a single chart.
Introducing the concept of space optimization and
how it can be achieved by using toggle measures.
How to use the SWITCH function with a slicer to
dynamically change measures

7. Power BI Tip number 5
Advanced TOPN on Power BI
A step-by-step guide to create a slicer that allows the
user to switch between different measures, such as
sales amount, units sold, or profit, on a single chart.
Introducing the concept of space optimization and
how it can be achieved by using toggle measures.
How to use the SWITCH function with a slicer to
dynamically change measures

8. These have been our most popular Power BI tips this year
Hope you find these useful
There are many more on our blog

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