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Power BI: Blank versus zero KPIs
No data is shown as a healthy zero-error rate. Inspect the denominator and distinguish missing observations from a measured count of zero.
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Power BI: RLS validation by identity
An administrator sees complete data while a user sees an unexplained gap. Test the intended role and actual service identity against the security mapping table.
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Power BI: DirectQuery source bottlenecks
A visual is slow because its generated source query scans too much data. Capture the generated query through supported diagnostics and inspect its source execution evidence.
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Power BI: Too many visuals per page
Each visual is reasonable but opening the page creates a burst of queries. Count visible visuals and compare total page behavior with a reduced diagnostic copy.
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Power BI: Slicer cardinality
A slicer containing millions of identifiers dominates page interaction. Measure the slicer's timing and compare its intended use with a bounded search or hierarchy.
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Power BI: Model grain mismatch
Daily facts are joined to monthly targets and target totals multiply. Inspect the date grain of each table and calculate targets at their native month grain.
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Power BI: Inactive relationship interpretation
A shipping-date chart unexpectedly uses order dates. Inspect active relationships and the date path used by the measure.
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Power BI: Unexpected cross-highlighting
Clicking a chart changes the displayed context of another KPI. Inspect visual interactions and compare highlighted versus filtered values.
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Power BI: Custom visual overhead
A report becomes slow only after a third-party visual is added. Compare a copy using a native visual with identical data and filter conditions.
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Power BI: KPI unit consistency
A dashboard compares milliseconds with a seconds-based target. Trace metric units from source through transformations, measure definitions and visual formatting.
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Power BI: Business calendar alignment
Month-to-date results disagree with an operations report using fiscal periods. Compare calendar tables, fiscal boundaries and cutoff times for the same transactions.
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Power BI: Performance regression acceptance
An optimized report is faster but changes a key business number. Compare a fixed test dataset, critical measures and timed interactions before and after the change.
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