Power Query – How to extract data before and after delimiters
I had a requirement where I wanted to extract the data before and after the data as shown below. In order to do this, I created the following Custom Column with the syntax below. I did try and use the “Columns from Examples” but it did not work, because in my actual dataset some columns did not have the “(Data)”…
Power BI RoundUp – Dataflows Generally Available | XMLA Endpoints | Azure Analysis Service available in Paginated Reports | Presentation Mode in Windows App | New Q&A Dashboard
After last week, where there were actually no new Power BI items to write about, the Power BI team sure made up for it in the past week. Please find all the updates below. Dataflows now Generally Available I have to give a big kudos to the Power BI team, to not only now having this as Generally Available, but…
Power Query – Replacing Column Names with spaces in Camel Case Notation
I was working with a table with quite a few columns where the column names were using Camel Case Notation (ThisIsMyColumnName), and I did not want to rename them manually. I used the following Power Query Code below to let it do the column renaming and putting in the space for me. Thanks to @Excel_City for assisting me in finding…
How to convert XLS files to XLSX so that they can be used in #PowerBI
I recently was having a challenge which we all have had when working with Power BI. The customer I was consulting to have all their data extracts saved in XLS (The dreaded XLS!) I thought that there must be a way to convert them quickly and easily, which I found after Googling ( I honestly cannot find the link to…
Power BI RoundUp – Desktop Update for March 2019 | Easy access to AI | Azure B2B Guest users can Edit content | Webinar on Using App-only Authentication
Finally, we have another fantastic Power BI Desktop update, as well as a host of other updates from the past week. There is a lot to go over so let’s get into it. Power BI Desktop Update for March 2019 There has been yet another great release of Power BI Desktop, as always please find the details below which I…
When working with long measures in #PowerBI, it is easier to create them in the Data View
I have been working with a lot of DAX at the moment and the new DAX area is awesome. What I have found at times when working in the Report View, is that when I edit the DAX measures, I sometimes have to click on the arrow multiple times in order to get it to back up. This can be…
Power BI RoundUp – Dataflows Data Lineage | MBAS 2019 | On-Premise Data Gateway Update | Colour Theme Survey
Hi there, another week, another Power BI RoundUp with more awesome features from the Power BI Team Power BI – Dataflows data lineage When you are using dataflows there now is an option to view the data lineage. What this means to me is a visual representation of where and how your data is flowing within your dataflows. This is…
How did I use the new Rounded Borders feature in #PowerBI Desktop to make shaded charts
In this blog post below, I am going to show you how I used the new Rounded Borders feature to create shaded charts with rounded borders as shown below. I used the new Rounded Borders feature that was released Power BI Desktop – Feb 2019 Rounded Borders This is what it looked like once I had completed the following steps…
How to get one table to refresh in a Power BI Data Model
I was recently working on a large Power BI Data Model and I did not want to refresh the entire data model for my updated dataset to come through. This would mean refreshing the large Fact table with a few million rows and a complex underlying TSQL query. All that I required was to get a new value in my…
Power BI RoundUp – End user filter export capabilities | Template Apps | Developer Community Update
Welcome to another Power BI RoundUp, and fortunately this week has been a quieter week, which has worked out well because I have been attending the Difinity Conference in New Zealand where I have both presented on Dataflows. I also attended a lot of great sessions and met new and existing people. Here are the updates End user filter export…