Jeff "Tomato Terrorist" Weir
@insightsmachine.bsky.social
I like talking about data visualisation and actionable insights in Power BI, and pushing for better vis & UI/UX.
I have two date relationships between Date - one to "Joined Date" and one to "Last Day" - so that I can then construct the following visual, that uses these relationships to group starters/leavers by month.
November 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I have two date relationships between Date - one to "Joined Date" and one to "Last Day" - so that I can then construct the following visual, that uses these relationships to group starters/leavers by month.
Okay #PowerBI #DAX people is this bidirectional filter between Leave and Employee "bad"?
I've built an annual leave heatmap, and I want to be able to click on one of the dates and see *who* the people are who have taken leave on that date. And likewise click a person to see their booked leave
I've built an annual leave heatmap, and I want to be able to click on one of the dates and see *who* the people are who have taken leave on that date. And likewise click a person to see their booked leave
November 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Jesus Broad Beans are a commitment.
November 8, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Jesus Broad Beans are a commitment.
This for instance is just common sense and I can’t believe we don’t natively have this already.
@jaypowerbi.bsky.social I currently hide transparent bookmarks over column headers purely so I can provide a much needed tooltip explaining logic used in column measures. Real PITA.
@jaypowerbi.bsky.social I currently hide transparent bookmarks over column headers purely so I can provide a much needed tooltip explaining logic used in column measures. Real PITA.
November 7, 2025 at 7:35 AM
This for instance is just common sense and I can’t believe we don’t natively have this already.
@jaypowerbi.bsky.social I currently hide transparent bookmarks over column headers purely so I can provide a much needed tooltip explaining logic used in column measures. Real PITA.
@jaypowerbi.bsky.social I currently hide transparent bookmarks over column headers purely so I can provide a much needed tooltip explaining logic used in column measures. Real PITA.
November 7, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I sure hope that grumpy bastard Future Jeff both *knows where to find* and *appreciates* Current Jeff's documentation.
November 7, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I sure hope that grumpy bastard Future Jeff both *knows where to find* and *appreciates* Current Jeff's documentation.
Note to self: If you stupidly search for the "*" character in DAX , you are ALWAYS going to find it at position 1, regardless of whether it is there or not.
November 7, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Note to self: If you stupidly search for the "*" character in DAX , you are ALWAYS going to find it at position 1, regardless of whether it is there or not.
We had the best earthquake last night.
November 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
We had the best earthquake last night.
I find Seek’s whole recessional “You have hidden depths” vibe strangely comforting.
November 6, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I find Seek’s whole recessional “You have hidden depths” vibe strangely comforting.
Don’t hold your breath…
November 4, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Don’t hold your breath…
Was in (garden) bed most of the day yesterday.
So far have 40 tomato plants in!
More to come.
So far have 40 tomato plants in!
More to come.
November 2, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Was in (garden) bed most of the day yesterday.
So far have 40 tomato plants in!
More to come.
So far have 40 tomato plants in!
More to come.
Ah looking at the blog post this isn’t so interesting but still much needed.
Here’s the kind of thing I was doing:
chandoo.org/wp/introduci...
Here’s the kind of thing I was doing:
chandoo.org/wp/introduci...
October 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Ah looking at the blog post this isn’t so interesting but still much needed.
Here’s the kind of thing I was doing:
chandoo.org/wp/introduci...
Here’s the kind of thing I was doing:
chandoo.org/wp/introduci...
The current anemic setting just forces me to switch Subtitle on and put a space in it purely so I can then ask for another smidgeon for that.
<Oliver Twist GIF> "Please sir...can I have some more?" </Oliver Twist GIF>
<Oliver Twist GIF> "Please sir...can I have some more?" </Oliver Twist GIF>
October 24, 2025 at 3:39 AM
The current anemic setting just forces me to switch Subtitle on and put a space in it purely so I can then ask for another smidgeon for that.
<Oliver Twist GIF> "Please sir...can I have some more?" </Oliver Twist GIF>
<Oliver Twist GIF> "Please sir...can I have some more?" </Oliver Twist GIF>
Seriously...who thought "No user will ever want a bigger space than 10px between their #PowerBI visual title and the visual body"?!
Either you need to increase this to 100 or 200 or 1000 or you need to change the label of the control from "Customise spacing" to "Increase spacing by a smidgeon".
Either you need to increase this to 100 or 200 or 1000 or you need to change the label of the control from "Customise spacing" to "Increase spacing by a smidgeon".
October 24, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Seriously...who thought "No user will ever want a bigger space than 10px between their #PowerBI visual title and the visual body"?!
Either you need to increase this to 100 or 200 or 1000 or you need to change the label of the control from "Customise spacing" to "Increase spacing by a smidgeon".
Either you need to increase this to 100 or 200 or 1000 or you need to change the label of the control from "Customise spacing" to "Increase spacing by a smidgeon".
I had to add a helper series to plot a point in order to then hang a data label off of it. So it had three moving parts - the reference line, the hidden data point, and the label attached to it.
God help whoever has to maintain this going forward. Me probably.
God help whoever has to maintain this going forward. Me probably.
October 24, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I had to add a helper series to plot a point in order to then hang a data label off of it. So it had three moving parts - the reference line, the hidden data point, and the label attached to it.
God help whoever has to maintain this going forward. Me probably.
God help whoever has to maintain this going forward. Me probably.
This week's #PowerBI challenge: Add a data label to an X-Axis reference line that says something other than "This is point 24".
Damned if I can see a fx icon that lets me put something meaningful in that label. @alper.datav.is Am I missing something? Or is this not supported?
Damned if I can see a fx icon that lets me put something meaningful in that label. @alper.datav.is Am I missing something? Or is this not supported?
October 24, 2025 at 1:08 AM
This week's #PowerBI challenge: Add a data label to an X-Axis reference line that says something other than "This is point 24".
Damned if I can see a fx icon that lets me put something meaningful in that label. @alper.datav.is Am I missing something? Or is this not supported?
Damned if I can see a fx icon that lets me put something meaningful in that label. @alper.datav.is Am I missing something? Or is this not supported?
I am heartened to see my thoughts echoed here. Bookmarks let us make the user experience much deeper where warranted. But at the expense of auditability.
Without audibility and bookmark encapsulation (bookmarks calling bookmarks), we lack tools to put the user truly in the drivers seat.
Without audibility and bookmark encapsulation (bookmarks calling bookmarks), we lack tools to put the user truly in the drivers seat.
October 23, 2025 at 9:09 AM
I am heartened to see my thoughts echoed here. Bookmarks let us make the user experience much deeper where warranted. But at the expense of auditability.
Without audibility and bookmark encapsulation (bookmarks calling bookmarks), we lack tools to put the user truly in the drivers seat.
Without audibility and bookmark encapsulation (bookmarks calling bookmarks), we lack tools to put the user truly in the drivers seat.
Yes to “Let the creator decide”.
If I want smaller font than 8, let me.
If I want datalabels to overlap, let me.
If I want padding to exceed your arbitrary maximums, let me.
If I want to disable High Density Sampling, let me.
You guys can greatly improve the app by removing limits, at low cost.
If I want smaller font than 8, let me.
If I want datalabels to overlap, let me.
If I want padding to exceed your arbitrary maximums, let me.
If I want to disable High Density Sampling, let me.
You guys can greatly improve the app by removing limits, at low cost.
October 23, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Yes to “Let the creator decide”.
If I want smaller font than 8, let me.
If I want datalabels to overlap, let me.
If I want padding to exceed your arbitrary maximums, let me.
If I want to disable High Density Sampling, let me.
You guys can greatly improve the app by removing limits, at low cost.
If I want smaller font than 8, let me.
If I want datalabels to overlap, let me.
If I want padding to exceed your arbitrary maximums, let me.
If I want to disable High Density Sampling, let me.
You guys can greatly improve the app by removing limits, at low cost.
And while I appreciate the transparency of answers like this, the answer re fx just kills me. This “sorry we don’t think you know what’s best” approach stifles viz innovation, and forces me to add multiple measures so I can conditionally format by dimension, instead of letting me have at it.
October 23, 2025 at 8:20 AM
And while I appreciate the transparency of answers like this, the answer re fx just kills me. This “sorry we don’t think you know what’s best” approach stifles viz innovation, and forces me to add multiple measures so I can conditionally format by dimension, instead of letting me have at it.
Screwit
October 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Screwit
“I’m playing my part too!”
October 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
“I’m playing my part too!”
My spirit aniquestion
October 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
My spirit aniquestion