Power Query has more than 80 data sources supported, and Microsoft Exchange is one of those data sources. Although it is not a new data source, however, the power of this data source combined with the data transformation power of Power Query is not clear for everyone. Using this data source, you can get all Read more about Import Email Attachments Directly Into a Power BI Report using Power Query[…]
In the previous article, you learned the basics of relationships, you learned why we need a relationship, and what is the filtering impact of it across multiple tables. In this article, you will learn about one of the most important properties of a relationship called Cardinality. Understanding what the meaning is of 1-1, 1-Many, Many-1 Read more about Many-to-One or Many-to-Many? The Cardinality of Power BI Relationship Demystified[…]
There are tons of articles about advanced tips of Power BI modeling such as advanced DAX, and context transition. However, based on my experience with our clients, I realized there is a big gap in basic content. Hence, this article is going to cover the basic essentials of the relationship. Tips such as: What is Read more about Back to Basics: Power BI Relationship Demystified[…]
There is always a discussion on how to store back the data from Power BI to local computer or SQL Server Databases, in this short blog, I will show how to do it by writing R scripts inside Power Query. First how to Store Files to PC To store data back to a file Read more about Export data from Power Query to Local Machine or SQL Server using R scripts[…]
Does it take a long time to get your data refreshed in your Power BI model? Should you wait for hours for the refresh to finish because you have complex transformations behind the scene? Does the long refresh time make it hard for you to develop your solution? The good news I have for you Read more about How to Use Dataflow to Make the Refresh of Power BI Solution FASTER![…]
In the first part of this series, you learned how to create an exception reporting for a column in a table using Power Query in Power BI. In the second part, you learned how to initiate that process for all columns in a table. This article continues the section one of creating exception reporting for Read more about Exception Reporting in Power Query and Power BI; Part 2 Catching Error Rows for All Columns in the Table Section 2[…]
In this post, I am going to demonstrate a new visualization that has been released by the AI team in Power BI in recent months. Before showing off the nice features, there are some key points about this visual. http://datascientistyuyuria.blogspot.com/2017/06/ It can be used by Data sciences, Data engineer and End users. It is easy Read more about Applied more Analytics on your data with Key Influencer Visualization[…]
Previously, I have written about using Power Query transformations and functions to create an Exception report for Power BI. However, the method I mentioned there, was only doing the exception handling based on one column. In this article, I’m explaining how to do exception reporting for all columns in the entire table. There are a Read more about Exception Reporting in Power Query and Power BI; Part 2 Catching Error Rows for All Columns in the Table Section 1[…]
In RADACAD we do our best to improve user experience using Power BI every single day, and throughout that experience, we add more and more functions to Power BI Helper. The newest version of Power BI Helper comes with break-through functions such as connecting to service. Documenting all service objects such as workspaces, datasets, dashboards, Read more about Copy workspace, Publish to Multiple workspaces, Download all PBIX files, and much more in Power BI Helper April Edition[…]
I have written about Date Dimension in Power BI in many posts, and it makes sense now to explain one of the most common performance challenges that I see in some of the models. Sometimes, your model size grows significantly big, and you have no idea why!? In this article, I will show you one Read more about Performance Design Tip for Power BI: Be Careful of Dates[…]