Information Handyman
This post explains key methods for displaying changes over time in Power BI. It covers transforming date formats in Power Query, creating a date table, converting UNIX timestamps, and using visualizations like line graphs, column graphs, area charts, Gantt charts, and histograms. The post also provides steps for accurate running totals and highlights both DAX and simpler solutions.
As we delve inexorably into the inevitable world of AI we’re finding it has the potential to revolutionize our lives in countless ways, from automating tasks to pioneering scientific breakthroughs. With this power comes a great responsibility to ensure AI is developed and used ethically. In this blog post, we’ll explore the basics of AI, […]
I love ’em, me, until I need to extract a custom URL – especially if it’s to this, this, this, and this – to share with others. With a bit of DAX and button trickery, however, there’s a way to add a button to a page so once values are selected in a slicer, the […]
Super-charge your automations in PowerAutomate by customising the data coming into it using Power BI’s query editor…
Grouping datasets into overlapping circles can, in many cases, allow your audience to easily grasp relationships between them. Power BI comes a bit short in being able to deliver on this, with no out-of-the-box visualisations for Venn or Euler graphs – and the custom visualisations are lacking essential features or cost up to US$5,000 p/annum. […]
Bringing content from applications that aren’t indexed by Sharepoint search can be expensive, complex, and fraught with unknown variables. Follow this guidance to quickly populate your index with such external content without having to go down the Graph/Cognitive Search route… This post will clearly show you the steps to accomplish this: In the guidance that […]
Moodle allows you to quickly build a custom database, including a location field; this article will show you how to make it easy for your users to populate that field, and then generate a beautiful, interactive map from its data
You know the scenario – you throw some visualisations together and publish a proof of concept. People love it, and start filling up your backlog. You quickly add new features accordingly, and before you know it you’ve an unintelligible mass of pages, charts, tables, filters, maps, and text boxes; the ‘love’ turns out to be […]
The out of the box list settings in Sharepoint are simple and easy to get your head around. Here are some basic configuration settings that will bring out the very best Sharepoint has to offer. So head to your list, and add these in…
Sometimes it’s the little things that get me excited; so I was delighted to find out the Power BI toggle switch visualisation has been updated. This handy little graphic allows a user to click on it to filter the data in other visualisations to a value, or values, that you specify in the options; and […]
Have you ever spent 20-minutes setting up a document library in SharePoint with multiple views, a folder structure, default column values, some custom columns, content types, and perhaps some default content, then struggled to copy the settings to another library? Fear not, brave SharePoint Site Owner, there’s a simple and sometimes hidden route to awesome…
The new version of Yammer is a massive improvement over the previous – full text and interactive emails, favouriting communities, the replacement of Yammer profiles with the Office 365 ones, and the hidden gem of closing posts to further comments have been met with universal acclaim. I’m not here to gush, however, so lets get […]