Tips and tricks with DAX table functions in paginated reports
There are several common challenges when creating paginated reports from Power BI datasets. In this article, Adam Aspin explains how to work around several of these issues.
2022-04-15
Additional Articles
How to create a table using SQL Server Management Studio
In this article we walk through things you should know to create new tables in SQL Server using the SQL Server Management Studio interface.
2022-04-13
ICYMI: Dealing with Database Data and Metadata in Flyway Developments
In case you missed it! Before you get very far with database development you need to be clear about your strategy for handling data. In this article I'll explain some of these issues in general terms, and then demonstrate how you can navigate these problems easily with Flyway.
2022-04-13
Flyway Branching Walkthrough
We'll step through the process of using Flyway Teams to support database branching and merging, where the team split the development effort into isolated, task-based branches, and each branch has its own development database.
2022-04-11
Oracle subquery caching and subquery pushing
In this article, Jonathan Lewis discusses why you might want to stop the optimizer from unnesting some subqueries and how to control where the optimizer positions each subquery.
2022-04-11
Ordering a result set in SQL Server
To guarantee the order of a result set, you must use an ORDER BY clause. In this article, Greg Larsen explains what you need to know about ORDER BY.
2022-04-08
Registration is now open for Summit 2022
Now’s the time to save your seat at the world’s largest hybrid conference for data platform professionals, taking place November 15-18! Join attendees from around the globe who are gathering in-person and online for a full week of world-class training, networking, and data-platform focused events. Register today to take advantage of discounted launch pricing, available for a limited time.
2022-04-08
COALESCE(), ISNULL() , NULLIF() and alternatives in SQL Server, Oracle and PostgreSQL
In this article we look at the SQL functions COALESCE, ISNULL, NULLIF and do a comparison between SQL Server, Oracle and PostgreSQL.
2022-04-06
Introducing Pinal Dave to new SQL Monitor features
Pinal Dave from SQL Authority has used – and been a fan of – SQL Monitor since it launched in 2008 (fun fact: it was named SQL Response back then!) There are, however, a few newer features that Pinal isn’t too familiar with, and we were delighted to introduce those to him in this short video.
2022-04-06
Why you need to go beyond dynamic data masking
Data masking is defined as replacing sensitive data with a realistic fictional equivalent. But do you know there are 2 key types of Data masking, and what each offer? Join SQLServerCentral Editor, Steve Jones, in this 30-minute webinar to find out more.
2022-04-04
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences I
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which are explicitly linked to increment a number in a table when a new row is added?
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