NEW Power BI Visual Calculations | Feb 2024 (Full Tutorial with PBIX Dashboard Included!)

In this hands-on demo, Maven Analytics Founder Chris Dutton introduces Power BI’s brand new visual calculations (released to preview in February 2024). We’ll break down exactly how visual calculations can be applied in Power BI Desktop, explore common use cases like running totals, percent of parent and positional reference calculations, then review some of the major pros and cons compared to traditional DAX measures and calculated columns. As a bonus, you can follow along by downloading the same dashboard used in the demo, or build it yourself from scratch when you enroll in our best-selling Power BI Desktop course. 🔗 Links to Resources: 👉AdventureWorks Power BI file (pbix): https://maven-datasets.s3.amazonaws.c... 👉Maven Analytics Power BI Desktop course: https://mavenanalytics.io/course/micr... 👉Power BI February 2024 Feature Summary: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/b... 👉Microsoft Visual Calc Documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/pow... ⏱️ Timestamps ⏱️ 00:00 - Intro 00:43 - What are visual calculations? 02:05 - Key benefits of visual calcs 03:12 - Calculation templates 04:50 - DEMO: Running sum 05:52 - DEMO: Moving average 06:58 - DEMO: Positional references (Previous, Next, First, Last) 09:01 - Showing/hiding calculated fields 11:08 - Formatting visual calculations 12:21 - DEMO: Percent of parent 14:23 - DEMO: Percent of grand total 15:30 - DEMO: Average of children 17:23 - Modifying bar charts 19:19 - Pros & cons of visual calcs At Maven Analytics we empower everyday people with life-changing data skills. Head to http://mavenanalytics.io and master in-demand tools like Excel, SQL, Power BI, Tableau, Python and more. Start learning for FREE! Looking for more opportunities to sharpen your skills? Explore sample datasets hand-picked by Maven instructors, and practice solving real business problems with expert-led guided projects: https://mavenanalytics.io/guided-proj... Happy learning!