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Notes on Power BI, Fabric and building with agents. My own posts open right here; the ones I wrote for Data Crafters open on their site.
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3 posts · my own posts, newest first
2025-09-22Streamlining report formatting with DAX UDFsTwo small DAX user-defined functions that format any percentage with arrows and semantic colours, shared as copyable TMDL. open ❯
2025-05-24Card Library: 20 KPI card designs in Power BITwenty custom KPI cards across six pages of variants, from fundamentals to deep conditional formatting. open ❯
2025-04-08Stacked vs Clustered: choosing the right column chartStart with the question the data should answer, then pick the chart that answers it. open ❯
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6 posts · written for Data Crafters · each opens on datacrafters.io
2026-07-06From Repetition to Reusability: Your Guide to DAX UDFs in Power BIA guide to DAX user-defined functions for reusable logic in semantic models. (co-written) open ↗
2026-02-02Power BI Org Apps vs Workspace Apps: What’s New and Why It MattersWhat changed with org apps in Fabric, and what it means for governance and distribution. open ↗
2025-10-15One Dataset, Many Reports: The Thick and Thin of Power BI ArchitectureExplains thin vs thick reports and how one shared semantic model can serve many reports. open ↗
2025-05-11Inforiver Super Filter: The Ultimate Slicer ReimaginedWalks through the Inforiver Super Filter custom visual as a richer alternative to native slicers. open ↗
2024-12-11Azure Maps: A Comprehensive Guide to Advanced Mapping in Power BISurveys the Power BI map visuals and explains why and how to enable Azure Maps. open ↗
2024-10-09To Pie or not to Pie: A Guide to Segment Contribution in Power BICompares ways to show segment contribution in Power BI beyond the pie chart, with a companion PBIX. open ↗
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12 posts · the Intelligence Sheet series for Microsoft Fabric Plan, in reading order · opens on datacrafters.io
intro 1Inside Microsoft Fabric Plan: Introducing the Intelligence SheetIntroduces the Intelligence Sheet in Fabric Plan and where it sits within Fabric IQ. Part 1 of the series foundation. open ↗
intro 2Inside the Intelligence Sheet Canvas: Visual Library, Financial Reports, and What Comes NextTours the Intelligence Sheet canvas: its visual library, financial reports and data architecture. Part 2. open ↗
ep 02Episode 02: Variance and IBCS BarsNative Power BI variance visuals against the Intelligence Sheet’s IBCS variance charts. open ↗
ep 03Episode 03: Combo Charts and Multi-AxisCombo, multi-axis and Pareto charts in native Power BI and the Intelligence Sheet. open ↗
ep 04Episode 04: Bar Chart FamilyClustered, stacked and 100% stacked bars against the Intelligence Sheet’s bar variants. open ↗
ep 05Episode 05: Column Chart FamilyThe column chart family in native Power BI and the Intelligence Sheet, and when to use each. open ↗
ep 06Episode 06: Line ChartsLine charts for trend and forecast reporting in native Power BI and the Intelligence Sheet. open ↗
ep 07Episode 07: Area ChartsArea, stacked area and 100% stacked area charts against the Intelligence Sheet’s variants. open ↗
ep 08Episode 08: Pie and Donut ChartsPie and donut charts, including variable pie, semi-circle and small multiples. open ↗
ep 09Episode 09: Treemap and Hierarchy ChartsTreemaps and hierarchy charts for part-to-whole analysis. open ↗
ep 10Episode 10: FunnelFunnel charts for showing step-downs across ordered stages. open ↗
ep 11Episode 11: Scatter ChartsScatter and bubble charts for how two measures relate, with a third as size. open ↗