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Posts Tagged ‘PowerBI’

How to create and use an R-function-library in Power BI

Edit 10-10-2017: There is also a (simpler) way to run a custom function library described here: http://www.thebiccountant.com/2017/10/06/create-a-function-library-in-power-bi-using-m-extensions/ . If you go that route, the only point of interest in the (…) Read more

  • 2017-08-27
  • Comments 10
  • Filed under: M, Power BI, Power Query, R

Tips and Tricks for R scripts in the query editor in Power BI

Especially if you are new to R, there are some things one needs to know to successfully run R-scripts in the query editor of Power BI. I will share them (…) Read more

  • 2017-08-25
  • Comments 11
  • Filed under: little Tipps&Tricks, M, Power BI, R

How to import from Excel with cell coordinates in Power Query and Power BI

There might be occasions where you want to import data from Excel into Power Query or Power BI using cell coordinates like a range from E3 until G9 for example (…) Read more

  • 2017-08-18
  • Comments 18
  • Filed under: Excel, M, Power BI, Power Query

Should we pipe M?

“Just because you could doesn’t mean you should”… So I’m asking the Power Query and M fans & experts here if we “should” pipe M: Background: With M you can nest your (…) Read more

  • 2017-08-16
  • Comments 8
  • Filed under: M, nerdy, Power BI, Power Query

New M-function: Table.TransformColumnTypesToFirstRowsTypes for PowerBI and PowerQuery

The following function automatically transforms all columns to the types that have been detected in the cells of its first row. Provided they come as: Number, date or text (but (…) Read more

  • 2017-08-10
  • Comments 4
  • Filed under: Excel, little Tipps&Tricks, M, Power BI, Power Query

How to expand a column that cannot be expanded in Power BI and Power Query in Excel

Especially when working with JSON-data, you might end up with a column that has elements of mixed types in it. The expand column – arrows will be missing, but some elements still need (…) Read more

  • 2017-07-25
  • Comments 13
  • Filed under: Excel, little Tipps&Tricks, M, Power BI, Power Query
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