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    Report & Model Data Labels - Ep. 67 - Power BI Tips from the Real World

    12-21-2021 09:38 AM

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    Report & Model Data Labels - Ep. 67 - Power BI Tips from the Real World

    ‎12-21-2021 09:38 AM

    Labels

    • Model Side
      • Add Comments inside M
      • You can add comments on each step in M
      • In Power Query if you make a step without a space in the name the M Code is greatly simplified by not having everything with #"some Text" in the code.
      • Document the Columns and measures with descriptions
      • Hide Numerical Columns and add measures for the calculations

     

     

    • Report Labels
      • Titles
      • Axis labels
      • Fonts Headers

     

    • Go to Standards
      • Use Themes
      • Title has a faded color
      • Legend titles are off
      • For obvious
      • Turn on visual helper ( Use the i button ) turned on by default
      • Tool Tips turned on
      • Center the titles

     

    • Try to declutter the report page

     

    • Better to be right or consistent
      • Seth & Mike Vote for being consistent
      • Changing your company report style can cause a lot of technical debt

     

    In this edition we bring you recognized experts sharing unbiased, impartial tips on how best to use Power BI. Using the latest high cost premium features can be cool but this week's edition focuses on business value tips that won't break the bank and yet give your data visualizations the cutting edge your business analysts want.

     

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    Follow Tommy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommypuglia

     

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