A flexible, scalable way to generate beautiful SVG pills for statuses, priorities, and tags using Power BI’s new User-Defined Functions. PBIX available at the end of this article 🎉! Introduction Power BI’s new User-Defined Functions (UDFs) have opened up a whole new way to streamline and accelerate both team and individual report development. As I start to integrate them into more and more projects, some patterns are clearly emerging: a few UDFs end up being reused everywher

A DAX-based workaround to add color logic where Power BI doesn’t (yet) let us 😅 PBIX available for download at the end of this article 🥳! Introduction I love Power BI’s chart labels, so many improvements have been brought to them over the years and they really do empower us to display insights in a meaningful. However, one of the current limitation is that we can’t conditionally format their background 😝. It’s not a HUGE problem, but depending on your dashboard’s visual st

By Isabelle Bittar for KI Data Science 🪄 A plug-in section you can add to any report to empower your users. PBIX included!  🎉 (Download link at the end of this article) Introduction When people start using your reports — like really  using them — they don’t end up with fewer questions… they end up with more . 😅 That’s actually a good thing. It means your dashboards are doing their job — sparking curiosity and deeper analysis. But it also means users will often ask for “jus

Go beyond FORMAT() hacks: learn 4 smart ways to scale numbers (K, M, B), add emojis, and switch formats — all while keeping your measures numeric and visuals clean. PBIX available at the end of this article 🥳 Introduction Many of us (I’m guilty 🙋‍♀️🙈) use the FORMAT() function to prettify/get the exact display in numbers you are seeking (like to show “K”, “M”, or “B”), integrate symbols (+, -, ↗️, ↘️), etc.But there’s a catch: once you use FORMAT(), your measure becomes te