Generating SELECT statements in Biml using GetColumnList
Learn how to generate custom T-SQL SELECT statements in Biml by using the column method GetColumnList with its parameters.
2019-05-03
BI
The BI Journey: The Expert’s Advice – Part 2
A BI project should return value to the company quickly, not only after months or even years of work. In this articke by Gogula Aryalingam , Ruthie, the intern,...
2019-04-15
BI Survey 19
The BI Survey is the largest annual survey of BI users in the world, and every year I get a free copy of the results (which are always very...
2019-04-15
The BI Journey: The Expert’s Advice – Part 1
Creating a quick dashboard with a few reports may be the beginning of a BI solution, but unless time is spent on the underlying model, it won't be adaptable enough to grow. In this article by Gogula Aryalingam, you'll see how the advice of a mentor helped a newbie understand how to create a flexible model that will lead to a valuable BI solution.
2019-03-11
2,975 reads
The BI Journey: The Analyst
Most organizations today understand the value of analysing their data. In some cases, they haven’t realized the value or are just getting started. This article, by Data Platform MVP Gogula Aryalingam, describes how analytics can start small – with just one Power BI dashboard – and grow from there.
2019-02-21
3,439 reads
Reconciling Data Across Systems Using a Reconciliation Hub
In many enterprises, where there are a number of separate systems engaged in processing data, there arises the daunting task of checking and reconciling data as it flows between systems. Discrepancies in data must be detected, tracked and corrected as quickly as possible: there is no room for error in doing this. A Reconciliation Hub can provide the answer, as Rahul Gupta explains.
2017-02-10
3,524 reads
Power BI for Data Modelling
Power BI has a lot of uses, but one of the most interesting of them is to model and shape data to make it easier for self-service BI. Power BI is a full-stack solution that includes data loading, data modelling, metrics, reporting and distribution. It can take the source data, and perform in-process data modelling relatively easily as well a providing an easy to use and powerful user interface for analytics and reporting.
2016-11-07
4,912 reads
Direct Query with Power BI
Power BI allows you to connect directly to the data just as if it were a “standard” connection, and modify and extend the data to support analytics. By using DirectQuery, you can build reports based on extremely large datasets where re-importing data not a practical solution. It also allows you to do data aggregations on the server. There are, of course, restrictions as well but it is nevertheless a worthwhile technique to use where appropriate. Adam Aspin explains all.
2016-09-13
4,392 reads
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2013-04-03 (first published: 2013-03-14)
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Do you work with data to support organizational decisions?
Are you a database or BI expert supporting decisions in your company with reports or models using Microsoft tools? We want to hear how you do this and what you think of the trend towards 'self-service' analysis for business users. Share your experiences in a short survey.
2012-07-12
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Fixing the Error
On SQL Server 2025, I have a database that has this collation: SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS. I decide I want to run this code:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C*3068 and good night', '*') AS 'A Classic';
I get this error:Msg 9844, Level 16, State 4, Line 24 The char/varchar input type uses an unsupported collation. Only a UTF8 collation is supported with char/varchar input type in UNISTR function.What is the easiest way to fix this error? See possible answers