Automated Testing With Power Query
I loved Nar’s post on Automated Testing using DAX. I especially like the rule of always including controls so that business readers can share responsibility for data quality.
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Comparing Rows in Power Query Part 2
We are back to finish our discussion on the visualizations for Comparing Rows in Power Query! How to visualize the prices and daily changes The two metals have very different […]
So, You’re Getting a Data Warehouse for Power BI…
Well, I’m no expert. I learned Power Pivot and Power BI through Excel. What I know is from helping to build a SQL data warehouse. That is, I’ve worked with a data warehouse pro.
Finding the Right Data using SQL or Power BI
Well, it’s been a while since I’ve blogged – what can I say, it was a busy summer! BOO you say?! You need your Cat Meme fix!?! Well, let’s see if I can DO something about that!
Comparing Rows in Power Query Part 1
It is straightforward to compare values between each row in an Excel table and the next row.
Using Dax To Handle Multiple Parent Hierarchies
A common accounting task is to consolidate the financial results of subsidiary companies into combined results of a parent company. A parent company can have one or multiple subsidiaries.
Automated Testing Using Dax for Power BI
How often do you think about quality checking your reports? Sounds about as fun as listening to a lecture from Ferris Bueller’s professor, right?
Using Dax to create a KPI
Not long after I started my career in FP&A, I became interested in KPI development. It’s a natural progression I think: you get the budgeting, forecasting, and reporting under control, and then you begin to dig a little deeper.
Dax: Back to the basics
For me, whenever I am new to a concept, and I read a statement like the one above, I often say “Well that’s great, but just what does that mean?” I am a big believer in mental models or ways of visualizing the flow of execution.
Journey to P3: Krissy Dyess
Well, it looks like I’m up next to share my PowerPivot and P3 Adaptive story!
Power Query (M)agic – Nested Calculations in Power Query – Finance Application
One of the most powerful features (and there are lots) that I’ve found about Power Query is the ability to hold an entire table in a single cell.
Power Query (M)agic – Using Power Query to Transform and Combine Online StatsCan Data
Power Query (aka “Get and Transform” in Excel, aka the “Query Editor” in Power BI Desktop) is a powerful ETL tool, more powerful than you might expect from something native to Excel (also a native part of the free software Power BI Desktop).