Imke F Finally 2023 is here, the year we expect Power Query function libraries to ship. This will make it so much easier to re-use ready made function than M-extensions. So let’s start collecting some fodder for it, by creating a function to calculate the Present Value (PV) for Power Query: Excel’s Present Value (PV) function for … Read more
Formula.Firewall issues can hit you when designing your queries or even “out of the blue” when suddenly refreshes in the service are failing due to changes in the query evaluation. You will find a lot of methods published on the internet which are good and cover different scenarios. But there is also a very quick … Read more
If you have been working with Power BI for a while now you might have come across the standard Power BI actions in Power Automate. They allow you to automate a nice bunch of Power BI processes. But while there is a trigger that starts a flow when a Power BI dataflow action has completed, … Read more
I like Power BI scorecards a lot, as they give a really nice interface and look to your and your teams goals. However, entering all goals manually can become a bit tedious, especially if you have your goals already sitting in an Excel file. This is often the case for example with Budget figures. In … Read more
If you want to traverse organisational hierarchies, walk through nested folder structures or create nested Power BI metrics from an Excel table for example, you need some sort of recursive logic. In this article I will introduce you to the basic method of recursive flows in Power Automate. In upcoming articles I will share some … Read more
Today I’m starting a small series about forecasting in Power BI. In this blogpost I’ll start with a basic example about forecasting with seasonality that I will build upon in the following posts. Please note, that the monthly variation I am using in this example is taken from an existing table and not derived by … Read more