Have you ever wanted to match two tables together but not on exact matches, but also on a threshold of similarity? if your answer to this question is yes, then this feature is built for you. Let’s explore in details how the fuzzy matching works in Power BI. To learn more about Power BI, read Read more about Fuzzy Matching in Power BI and Power Query; Match based on Similarity Threshold[…]
Finding rows that are in one table, but not the other is one of the most common scenarios happening in any data related applications. You may have customer records coming from two sources, and want to find data rows that exist in one, but not the other. In Power Query, you can use Merge to Read more about Find Mismatch Rows with Power Query in Power BI[…]
As I mentioned earlier in Power BI online book, Power Query is a functional language. Knowing functions is your best helper when you work with a functional language. Fortunately Power Query both in Excel and Power BI can use shared keyword to reveal a document library of all functions. I’ve written about shared keyword almost Read more about Power Query Library of Functions; Shared Keyword[…]
Unfortunately, there isn’t a migration tool to convert your Power BI dataflow (gen1) to Microsoft Fabric dataflow (gen2). If you have Fabric capacity licenses, it just makes sense to do that migration because Dataflow Gen2 gives you data destinations into four destinations, which we don’t have in Dataflow Gen1. However, converting Gen1 to Gen2 isn’t Read more about Migrate Power BI Dataflow Gen1 to Fabric Dataflow Gen2[…]
Have you ever considered exporting your entire Power Query Editor project as a single object? Have you thought about what benefits this would bring for you? Things such as version control and team development can be on the horizon, bringing the ability to migrate between tools and services easily. Fortunately, such functionality exists, called the Read more about Power Query Template: One Giant Leap[…]
Power Query Editor and Data Wrangler are data transformation and preparation tools in Microsoft Fabric. There are similarities between these two tools. However, there are differences, too. It is essential to know the capabilities of each tool to understand which one should be used for what purpose and scenario. In this article, this is our Read more about Data Wrangler VS. Power Query Editor – Microsoft Fabric[…]
There is a common way of seeing data in Excel as a Matrix format; many data entries look like a matrix in many contexts, from accounting to health data. However, to better analyze data and add more calculations and charts and, in general, get more insight from data, we need to change the matrix data Read more about Convert Matrix data in Excel to Tabular Data in Power BI.[…]
Microsoft Fabric is an end-to-end data analytics solution in the cloud, and one of its workloads is called Data Factory. In this article, you will learn what Data Factory is, how it works with the rest of Microsoft Fabric, and what are elements and functions of Data Factory. Video Microsoft Fabric To understand Data Factory, Read more about What is Data Factory in Microsoft Fabric[…]
There is a possibility to call cognitive service for translation inside Power Query. I will use this to translate 3000 rows of data about people arrested in Iran for protesting; This information contains city Name, Fullname and Other statements. In this article, I will show how to call cognitive services for translation, create a proper Read more about Using Cognitive service for Translation in Power BI[…]
Regardless of the job function, you have with Power BI (Developer, consultant, architect), following certain practices ensures a good quality solution. In this article and video, I explain some of those best practices, why they are helpful, and links to how to use them. These tips are related to the development of a Power BI Read more about Power BI Development Best Practices[…]