Explicit Measures Podcast

We made it to 200! And what better way to summarize why we love what we do is discuss a new game hanging feature to Power BI and how ALL developers will build there reports. You may know and love the format pane for data and visual formatting... That is going away! Microsoft is moving towards a new interactive method like Excel, choosing the object and visual properties rather than on a right hand bar. Why is this is so important and what do we like? Link to article here: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-march-2023-feature-summary/#post-22359-_Toc128998035 Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page. Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitips Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVv Subscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎ Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tips Follow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/ Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/ Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

Who owns the metrics, the BI team or business? So often we are dealing with static, general data, but should Business Intelligence place a more active role in creating a baseline and what to track against? What and how can BI do to help create pressure points, and move from descriptive to actionable? Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page. Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitips Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVv Subscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎ Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tips Follow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/ Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/ Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

Let's face it: We are all too familiar with some of the error notifications and icons in developing Power BI Models. From Power Query to DAX syntax errors, or even the great "cannot display this visual" error, we need to accept they are going to be part of our Power BI life. The question is what to do about them, and how do we handle them effectively. Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page. Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitips Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVv Subscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎ Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tips Follow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/ Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/ Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

Mike, Seth, and Tommy discuss why the Power Automate visual in Power BI does not get enough love and what can make it essential to the developer's toolbelt.  Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page. Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitips Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVv Subscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎ Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tips Follow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/ Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/ Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

We last discussed the role of Power BI Champions in episode 180, and continuing on this topic.... Just how important are they? Do Champions make or break your adoption progress, and how can you tell? Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page. Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitips Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVv Subscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎ Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tips Follow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/ Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/ Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

The guys discuss some nifty new updates to Power BI paginated reports (in the service) and how they impact current projects. Create exportable paginated reports in the Power BI service - Power BI | Microsoft Learn Dataset details page - Power BI | Microsoft Learn View a paginated report in the Power BI service - Power BI | Microsoft Learn Dataset details page - Power BI | Microsoft Learn Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page. Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitips Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVv Subscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎ Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tips Follow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/ Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/ Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

We love the community, and nothing else spurs conversation than an article like the following from Randy Bean: https://hbr.org/2023/01/has-progress-on-data-analytics-and-ai-stalled-at-your-company Has Business Intelligence stalled? How can this be if Power BI has taken off? Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page. Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitips Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVv Subscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎ Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tips Follow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/ Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/ Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

As a follow up to episode 191 (link here), we are diving into this article on building data literacy and growing the required skills not just for you, but for all types of users at an organization.  https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/how-to-build-data-literacy-your-company Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page. Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitips Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVv Subscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎ Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tips Follow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/ Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/ Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/

If we really were to say where Microsoft is putting their money, looking at major releases alone you would have to say the Power BI Metric / Scorecard feature has a good part of their budget. Since it launched in May 2021, it has gone over some major transformations, especially since April 2022.  It is an enterprise feature (integrates with Power Automate, Viva Goals, Full API Stack) and the roadmap shows clearly more automation is planned. Yet.... It is not a simple plug-n-play tool. Mike, Seth, & Tommy discuss just that. Links to Major Releases: Bulk Updating Metrics -       Power BI April 2022 Feature Summary Milestones & Categorical      Metrics | Power BI June 2022 Feature Summary Metric Visual | Power BI      August 2022 Feature Summary Announcing submetric roll ups      in Power BI Metrics | October 2022 Roll Ups | Power BI October      2022 Feature Summary Linked Metrics | Power BI      November 2022 Feature Summary Enterprise scorecards with      hierarchies and linked metrics in Power BI Metrics | December 2022 Track Metrics in Windows App      | Power BI December 2022 Feature Summary Announcing: Viva Goals +      Metrics integration, scorecard time zones and more | January 2023 Linked & Follow Metric      Updates | Power BI February 2023 Feature Summary Oh! And the PowerBI.Tips Theme Generator got a major upgrade! Check it out: https://themes.powerbi.tips/themes/ Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page. Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitips Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVv Subscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎ Check Out Community Jam:

We have an AMAZING article that from Mara Pometti, really rocks the cradle in regards to what data storytelling is and why it matters to get it right if you want data literacy at your organization.  https://nightingaledvs.com/data-storytelling-is-the-conduit-for-modern-data-literacy/ Get in touch: Send in your questions or topics you want us to discuss by tweeting to @PowerBITips with the hashtag #empMailbag or submit on the PowerBI.tips Podcast Page. Visit PowerBI.tips: https://powerbi.tips/ Watch the episodes live every Tuesday and Thursday morning at 730am CST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/powerbitips Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/230fp78XmHHRXTiYICRLVv Subscribe on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explicit-measures-podcast/id1568944083‎ Check Out Community Jam: https://jam.powerbi.tips Follow Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcarlo/ Follow Seth: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-bauer/ Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia/