Exploring Complex Calculations & Filters in Power BI: Overcoming Tableau's Challenges

[manoj_0911]

Dear Power BI Community,

As I navigate the transition from Tableau to Power BI, I'm intrigued by the differences in handling complex calculations and filters between the two platforms. While Tableau may require complex workarounds, Power BI offers solutions through custom visuals or DAX development. I'm eager to understand how Power BI's approach addresses the challenges associated with complex calculations and filters, which may pose difficulties in Tableau.

Could you please elaborate on how Power BI's utilization of custom visuals or DAX development enables the overcoming of specific calculation challenges? Examples illustrating how Power BI's flexibility surpasses Tableau's limitations in handling complex calculations and filters would be immensely beneficial.

Thank you for sharing your insights and expertise on this topic.

Best regards,
Manoj Prabhakar

[amitchandak · Accepted solution]

@manoj_0911 , In Power BI, the most important is to understand the Row Context and Filter , refer to RADACAD

https://www.sqlbi.com/articles/row-context-in-dax/

https://www.sqlbi.com/articles/filter-context-in-dax/

Also refer, how to handle LOD

Tableau Vs Power BI- Chapter 6- LOD- FIXED (Level of Details) New Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU-cVOwDCvY

LOD Include (Level Of Details): https://youtu.be/nmBVc2fN6aU

Tableau Vs Power BI- Chapter 16- LOD exclude (Level of Details): https://youtu.be/wJEjG3O3vrk