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Power Query Challenge #2
I'm at the Microsoft Business Application Summit this week, so I thought I'd post another Power Query challenge, especially since our last one was so successful. For this Power Query challenge … Our...
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Update on the Master Your Data Book (Data Monkey v2)
Miguel and I were at the Microsoft Business Applications Summit last week, and we were frequently asked for an update on the Master Your Data book (aka M is for Data Monkey version 2.0). We were told...
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Power Query Challenge #2 Results
What an overwhelming response to Power Query Challenge #2! We had 40 submissions, and some with multiple entries in a single submission. Plainly you all enjoyed this! Naturally, there were a couple...
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Disaster Recovery in Puerto Rico with Power Query
When Ken was at the Microsoft Business Applications Summit a few weeks ago, he met Mr. J.A. Garcia who has been doing some amazing work with Power Query. We wanted to share his story about how he has...
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Power Query Challenge 3 Results
Wow… 46 submissions for Power Query Challenge 3! Crazy stuff. So many that I haven't even had time to read them all yet! Due to the overwhelming responses, here's how I'm going to handle this: Show...
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Power Query Recipes Now Available
As you may have heard, we have been working on a set of helpful Power Query Recipes for Excel and Power BI and are excited to announce that they are now officially available! Are our Power Query...
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Nuthin’ ain’t nuthin’ in Power Query
There are two kinds of nuthin' in Power Query: null, and blank. I tripped on this issue the other day, and Ken thought it would be a good idea for a blog post. Let's just call out the two types of...
View ArticleThe Future of Power Query Challenges
Whether by email or in person at conferences, I've received a lot of requests for more Power Query Challenges. You all seem to love testing your skills, and I really want to keep the Power Query...
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Power Query Challenge 4
It's time for Power Query Challenge 4! This one is a tricky little challenge with creating a header row - but from different rows in the data set. The real world scenario driving Power Query Challenge...
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One Solution to Challenge 4
Yesterday, I posted a new Power Query Challenge, and in this post I'm going to show my solution to challenge 4. You can pick up this solution as well as solutions created by the community in this...
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Become a Data Master with Power Query
Ken is really excited to be teaching his popular Master Your Data with Power Query class for the first time in New York City! Join us this spring for a small group hands-on workshop and learn how to...
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Using Rich Data Types in Power Query
If you’re on Office 365 and don’t have Excel’s new Rich Data Types, you should know that they’ll be coming to you soon. Giving us the ability to create both Stocks and Geographies, these are going to...
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Creating a Fiscal Saturday Calendar
A recent question from one of our Power Query Academy registrants was about creating a fiscal Saturday calendar - or a calendar where periods end on the last Saturday of each month. I cooked up a...
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Self Service BI with Excel and Power BI
This week Ken is at the Microsoft Business Applications Summit in Atlanta. However, we're super excited that he'll be back on home turf in July for our next public training session. The 3-day Self...
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Power Query Challenge 5
It’s been a while since our last challenge, so hopefully you’re ready for Power Query Challenge 5! This is one that came up as I was teaching one of our 3 day Excel BI Bootcamp courses for a client,...
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One Solution to Power Query Challenge 5
Hopefully you’ve had a chance to try and build a solution to Power Query Challenge 5. In this thread, I’ll show you how I approached it. Challenge Goals The challenge in this case was to allocate a...
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Microsoft Business Applications Summit Recordings
Ken had a blast in June going down to Atlanta for the Microsoft Business Applications Summit (MBAS). There, he and co-author Miguel Escobar led an in-person workshop together for the first time. Ken...
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Solutions for Power Query Challenge 6
This morning I logged in to check the solutions for Power Query Challenge 6 that were submitted and... Wow! There were a bunch, and some cool variety there. So now it's time to show you all what I...
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Do Data Types Matter in Power Query?
One of the things that I find a bit misunderstood in Power Query is whether or not Data Types matter. I mean, I’m sure everyone agrees to some point that they do, but you do know just how much they...
View ArticlePower Query Challenge 7 – Phone Words
Yesterday, Nick (one of our forum users) posted a Phone Words challenge in our forum, which looks like a great candidate for Power Query Challenge #7. I haven't had time to tackle it myself, but if...
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