If you’ve tried to get header rows to repeat or scroll as you move through your paginated reports, you may have felt the frustration of getting them working correctly. Whether it’s Reporting Services, Power BI, or Fabric, the flavour doesn’t matter. The properties on the tablix should provide the functionality, but they’re not reliable. In this post […]
When using Power BI or Fabric workspaces to browse reports, we’re greeted with a list of items and their attributes. While attention is given to report visuals such as bars, pies, candles, and RAG highlights, the surrounding experience is neglected. When it comes to consumption, the standard interface falls short. Apps fill this gap. They’ve […]
Parameters in Paginated reports allow for us to tailor report contents based on user selected criteria. These were inherited from Reporting Services as a precursor to the slicers and filters in Power BI reports. Coming from a Reporting Services background I have a soft spot for pre-defined paginated reports. However these parameters can sometimes get […]
I recently had an issue when sourcing data in Power BI from a server which was accessed by a DNS alias. Here I’ll demonstrate the issue and how to resolve it. After entering the server details, we could be greeted with the message below: The server name provided does not match the server name on […]
Andy Brownsword 