#shorts Custom Totals in Power BI Tables — Built on Visual Calcs

Ever needed a total row in your Power BI table or matrix to show an average instead of a sum — but you didn't have access to the data model? That pain is now gone. In this clip from my interview with Zoe Douglas (Feature PM at Microsoft), she walks through the new Custom Totals feature — one of the most requested reporting improvements in Power BI. Here's what makes it powerful: 🔹 Change the total row calculation directly from the visual — no model access needed 🔹 Choose a different aggregation — average, min, max — instead of always defaulting to sum 🔹 Built on top of Visual Calculations behind the scenes — elegant and clean 🔹 Don't want it anymore? Right-click → Customize total calculation → Reset to default This is perfect when: ✅ You only have report-layer access ✅ The sum makes no semantic sense (think rates, percentages, averages) ✅ You want to keep your data model clean without single-purpose measures Visual Calculations are proving their value — and Custom Totals is the best real-world example of that so far. #PowerBI #PowerBITips #VisualCalculations #CustomTotals #MicrosoftFabric #PowerBIDesktop #DataVisualization #FabricInsider #PowerBIUpdates #BusinessIntelligence #PowerBITutorial #DAX #PowerBI2025 #DataAnalytics