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Field parameters are widely used to change fields or measures dynamically in a visualization. If you are new to field parameters, we have covered the basics of field parameters in one of the earlier blogs. Related Read: Mastering Field Parameters in Power BI Field parameters are a powerful way to let users dynamically switch between different fields (like columns or measures) — no drill-down needed. This hands-on guide walks through how to use field parameters to create flexible visuals, build custom slicers, and improve report interactivity. You'll also learn tips on editing parameters, handling implicit vs. explicit measures, and avoiding common mistakes. In this blog, we will take it to the next level. Before we get started, I am using Sample Superstore as my dummy data. So let's get started, and we are first creating a basic field parameter taking all basic measures - Total Sales, Total Quantity, and Profit. We are dragging this field parameter in a basic table visual. Noth...

Happy Friday!! If you have worked with other BI tools such as Tableau setting up the Top 10 is relatively easy but in Power BI you have dedicated functions such as RankX and Top N to do this. In this blog we will see how to highlight and filter out the TopN Sub Categories based on the Sales recorded in 2013. Before we start. Here are a few pre-requisites we are using Sample Superstore data and we have created an explicit measures called "Total Sales". If you aren't familiar with implicit and explicit measures do read this article . Total Sales is equivalent to Sum of Sales.  We will start with RankX. The goal here is to highlight the Top 10 subcategories based on the Total Sales occurred in the year 2013. Refer to the image below. How to make this? We will start creating a basic DAX which will provide rank to different sub categories. Make sure you provide an order in the DAX itself. In this case we have provided "DESC- descending". Once you have the DAX ready p...

Blanks in the dashboards is one of the pain and impacts the user experience. It can occur due to multiple reasons - due to data unavailability which is something is out of control of Power BI developer. One of the best practices suggest to avoid blanks with different approaches in Power BI. In this blog, we will showcase the most common approaches to tackle the blanks. This blog is mainly divided in two parts - dealing with blanks in the KPI cards and dealing with blanks in table or matrix.  Let's start from the KPI cards with the updates dealing with blanks in the cards became very easy. In the new cards it is now possible to provide a separate value when a blank appears in the card. This feature is available under the formatting option of new KPI cards. Do keep in mind this feature is currently available for the new cards.  In the above example we are showcasing the total sales and total sales last year in the reference. Under the highlighted section we can provide the value...