There are times that you need to get the list of FOLDERS and not just files. Of course folder itself (without considering files in it), doesn’t contain data to be used for a report. However, sometimes, even the folder name might contain some useful information. The Get Data From Folder option in Power BI will Read more about Get the List of FOLDERS only in Power BI using Power Query[…]
If you want to create a row-number statically as a pre-calculation in Power BI, then Power Query has a very simple way of doing it; Add Index Column. However, the Index column creates the row number regardless of any grouping or categorization. sometimes you want to take that into account too. There is a little Read more about Create Row Number for Each Group in Power BI using Power Query[…]
I have previously explained one of the benefits of Power Platform dataflows, which was the ability to refresh the data as many times as you want (on a scheduled basis), and the ability to refresh even with the frequency of a minute. Another useful feature of Power Platform dataflows is the ability to have referenced Read more about Reference from Another Query in Dataflow – No Premium Needed – Power Platform Dataflows[…]
I have written another blog article previously about how to set up your Power BI to get data from a file in OneDrive for Business folder without needing gateway. That was a popular blog article, but I got questions about what if I want to get data from a folder in OneDrive for business but Read more about Power BI Get Data from Multiple Files in a Folder on OneDrive for Business, No Gateway Needed[…]
I have written previously a blog article that I explained in detail how I fetch the image URL from a website using Power Query. That method, however, is what I call a bit of a techie way of doing it because you have to look at the HTML code of the page. There is an Read more about Get the Image URL in Power BI Using Power Query Get Table from Example[…]
If you used an excel file in a local source (or even OneDrive for Business, but sourced locally), you need to do one extra step to make your query refreshable without the need to the gateway. Here in this blog post, I’ll explain an easy way to do that change. If you want to learn Read more about Change Excel Source in Power BI to OneDrive for Business – No Gateway Needed[…]
Have you ever had a scenario that you need to use part of your calculation multiple times? You might go and create a table or column for that and then re-use it. However, there are times that you just need that calculation to be re-used multiple times within one place. DAX variables can help you Read more about DAX Variables: Better Readability, Consistency, and Performance in Power BI Calculations[…]
The total value that you see in a table is not actually SUM of all values in that column, it is, in fact, the calculation, when there is no filter. This, however, might not be the calculation that we want sometimes. we might want this value to be the sum of values of that column Read more about Calculate Totals in Power BI: Using Iterators in DAX[…]
I have previously written about how to calculate the same period last year calculation and compare this year’s values with the last year’s values. However, sometimes, you don’t yet have the full year, especially for the current year. You might want to compare this year’s value with the last year’s value up until the same Read more about Same Period Last Year to Date DAX Calculation in Power BI[…]
You can concatenate a list of values in Power BI in two ways; Using Power BI DAX functions such as ConcatenateX, or through Power Query. For some scenarios, there is an advantage in using Power Query to do the concatenation. In this blog article, I’ll explain how this works. If you like to learn more Read more about Pre Concatenate List of Values in Power BI using Power Query[…]