Once in a while, SQL database and log files get cluttered with data that you don’t need that occupy your hard drive space. If you are in that situation and are running low on disc space, you need to periodically clean your log files and shrink your database There are few ways to do it,…
Subtotal Counters within Groups and Subgroups for Calculated Columns
Very often there is a need to calculate counts of various elements within groups or subgroup. This is very useful for calculating ratios. They key element of a ratio is to get the right denominator within desired filter context. Here I will describe the easy way to get any desired count of a group or…
Connect Excel to PowerBI Desktop
There are a few ways to connect Excel to a PowerBI Desktop file. The easiest way meanwhile is to use DAX Studio (can be downloaded for free here: https://daxstudio.org/) Steps are as follows: 1. Open PowerBI Desktop file that you want to connect to. In my case I opened CoronaPBI file that I was working…