Updated feature as of August 2019. This is additional content for the book, “Data Analysis with Microsoft Power BI.” The text on page 191 should be modified as indicated and the additional content should be included after page 208. Icons Advanced Controls Dialog Box Icons can be added to a column in a table orRead more
New feature as of August 2019. This is additional content for the book, “Data Analysis with Microsoft Power BI.” It fits at the end of Chapter 6 – Basic Data Visualization. Grouping Visuals There are times when we want to work with several visualizations together. You may want to be able to move them aroundRead more
New Feature as of August 2019. This is additional content for the book, “Data Analysis with Microsoft Power BI.” It fits at the end of Chapter 15 – Sharing Content on the Power BI Service (PowerBI.com). Branding the Power BI Service To create a more individualized look within the Power BI Service, you can applyRead more
We sat down with the 2019 Associates for our new SCS Associate Consultant Program to learn a little more about them and to find out what they are most looking forward to during this program. Give a big welcome to Cassie, John and Jacob! Meet Cassie Quinn! Who has been your biggest role modelRead more
Traditionally, Superior Consulting Services (SCS) has hired consultants who bring years of experience in their respective field. Experience can be important in a consulting environment. However, in today’s ever-changing technology world, the ability to continually engage with and master new technologies is the most vital skill. Early in SCS’ existence and again recently, we haveRead more
Power BI Query Editor Value and Table Columns Data stored as part of a transactional data processing system, for example a database to information on package deliveries, is often difficult to work with when it comes time to explore that data or create reports. This is because of a process called normalization. Data Normalization WhenRead more
One of the most intriguing features added in April 2017 is the Column From Examples functionality. You can use this feature to have Power BI craft a data transformation for you based examples of what you want the content of the new column to look like. Creating a Sample Model To demonstrate the Column FromRead more
One of the exciting features recently added to Power BI is ad hoc grouping. Released at the end of October 2016 and then improved upon at the end of November 2016, ad hoc grouping allows us to create one or more groups of items while visualizing data, view totals for that group as a whole,Read more
SCS Resources for the IT Industry The start of fall is known as “back to school” time with many young individuals we know having returned to their schools and colleges. For those of us in the workplace, while we are not returning to the hallowed halls of academia, fall can still be a time forRead more
The most common way to use Power BI is to import the data into Power BI and define the structure of the data model there. In many situations, this is the best way to use Power BI. However, it is not the only way to use Power BI. Power BI offers three different methods forRead more
