CALCULATE is the most powerful function in DAX, as it allows you to change the filter context under which its expression is evaluated to your hearts content. But with big (…) Read more
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The full Table.ContainsAnywhere function for Power Query in Power BI and Excel
In a previous post I introduced the concept of a function that searches for an occurrence of a character or string within all columns of a table. Here I share (…) Read more
A new Table.ContainsAnywhere function for Power Query in Power BI and Excel
The native Table.Contains-function in Power Query tells you if one or more strings are included in one or more of its columns. But you have to be specific about which (…) Read more
How to cancel your Power Query refreshes fast in Power BI and Excel
If you’re working with large data or complex queries that take a long time refresh, cancelling one of those refreshes can even take longer time, especially, if the query has (…) Read more
Bulk-extract Power Query M-code from multiple Excel files at once
Some time ago I published a function that extracts all M-code from Power BI (.pbix)-files. Today I publish the pendant to Bulk-extract Power Query M-code from multiple Excel-files at once. (…) Read more
Screenshot tutorial: Add a column with custom function code in Power Query
The following steps show how to create a new column in a table using existing custom function code. This works in Power BI as well as in Power Query in (…) Read more