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Can users see my raw data in Power BI?
One of the most important questions we have when publishing our data models and Power BI reports is Can users see my raw data? The answer to this should virtually always be no unless you’ve explicitly...
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Visual Interactions in Power BI
In this post I’m going to explore the options for Visual Interactions in Power BI … in other words, I’m going to explore the options to control what happens to other visuals when you select one in...
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Extract Data from a Mixed Column
More and more I’m seeing examples where people are trying to extract data from a mixed column. In other words, they have two data types in a single column, but need to find a way to extract one from...
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New Combine Binaries Experience
One of the updates in the latest Excel 2016 Insider preview build is a new Combine Binaries experience for Power Query. This is both good and bad, and in this post we'll take a detailed look at both...
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Combine Excel Files
If you've wanted to use Power Query to combine Excel files with a single click - like you could for TXT and CSV files - the feature is finally here*. The Combine Binaries feature has been re-written...
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Make the Sample Binary file path dynamic
In this post we will explore how to make the Sample Binary file path dynamic when combining files using the new Combine Binaries experience in Excel and Power BI Desktop. Sample Files If you'd like...
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Power BI Boot Camp
I'm pretty excited to announce that we have our very first Power BI Boot Camp coming up in Vancouver, BC on Feb 22-24. This is something that I've wanted to do for a while, and it's going to be...
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Using Power BI When You’re Not a Data Person
This week's blog post on using Power BI when you're not a data person is a guest post by Rebekah Sax of Excelguru Consulting Inc. Last week I participated Excelguru's first ever "Data to Dashboards"...
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Calculate Start and End Dates
I got an email from a reader this morning who asked how to calculate start and end dates for a given employee when they have had multiple terms of employment. Since it's been a while since we've had a...
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Free ‘DIY BI’ e-Books
Today I wanted to just make a quick announcement that we are currently working on a series of free 'DIY BI' e-Books. Free 'DIY BI' e-Books? Tell me more! Over the past few years of working with Excel...
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‘DIY BI’ e-Book Launches Tomorrow!
Last week I announced that we are working on a series of free 'DIY BI' e-Books. We've been hard at work on polishing it up, and I'm pleased to announce that the first DIY BI e-Book launches tomorrow!...
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Create Column From Examples
I knew that the create Column From Examples feature had been released to Power BI Desktop, but it just showed up in my Excel 2016 build today. And man is it cool! A scenario for Create Column From...
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Protect Power Queries
How you protect power queries is a question that will come up after you've built a solution that relies heavily on Power Query, especially if you're going to release it to other users. (This is a quick...
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As of June 1, 2017, there is a Power BI licensing change coming… The quick summary is that Power BI free is going to gain the ability to automate refresh via a personal gateway, but will lose the...
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Combine Excel Files
If you've wanted to use Power Query to combine Excel files with a single click - like you could for TXT and CSV files - the feature is finally here*. The Combine Binaries feature has been re-written...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Make the Sample Binary file path dynamic
In this post we will explore how to make the Sample Binary file path dynamic when combining files using the new Combine Binaries experience in Excel and Power BI Desktop. Sample Files If you'd like...
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Power BI Boot Camp
I'm pretty excited to announce that we have our very first Power BI Boot Camp coming up in Vancouver, BC on Feb 22-24. This is something that I've wanted to do for a while, and it's going to be...
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Using Power BI When You’re Not a Data Person
This week's blog post on using Power BI when you're not a data person is a guest post by Rebekah Sax of Excelguru Consulting Inc. Last week I participated Excelguru's first ever "Data to Dashboards"...
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Calculate Start and End Dates
I got an email from a reader this morning who asked how to calculate start and end dates for a given employee when they have had multiple terms of employment. Since it's been a while since we've had a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Free ‘DIY BI’ e-Books
Today I wanted to just make a quick announcement that we are currently working on a series of free 'DIY BI' e-Books. Free 'DIY BI' e-Books? Tell me more! Over the past few years of working with Excel...
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