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Mynda Treacy
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RE: Power BI dates

Hi Aye, The fiscal year column isn't a date, it's just a number; 2018. If you try to set it as a data type of date it returns the year 1905 because...

7 years ago
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RE: No wildcards in M? How do I replace a text string between two known characters

Hi Mardi, This video explains how you can use a mapping table to bulk replace the parts of the address you want to remove: Mynda

7 years ago
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RE: Query not refreshing

Hi Tracy, I couldn't find any queries called "UniqueStations". You also said 'I amended the media owner', what do you mean by amended? What exactly...

7 years ago
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RE: Excel Template File That Uses Power Query

Hi Rick, TBH I've not tried Power Query with a .xltm file. You could give it a go. For easy updating of the source file, you can use a parameter...

7 years ago
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RE: Where are the sample files?

Hi Allison, You can download the files from the Power Query syllabus page. There is a link at the top that says 'download course files'. Please let...

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RE: Excel Template File That Uses Power Query

Sounds like a good plan, Rick. Set up your first Excel file that uses Power Query to get the source data from the day1 file and load it into Power Piv...

7 years ago
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RE: Vertical date file transform to horizontal to do calculations

Hi Dick, No file attached. You have to press the yellow 'start upload' button to complete attaching the file. Mynda

7 years ago
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RE: Has Excel had a recent upgrade that means the file size is much smaller?

There haven't been any changes in Excel that would result in a file size reduction so it may be a Windows change.

7 years ago
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RE: Creating a data model from a flat file - can't type in box

Hi Anne, For demo purposes you could create a neighbourhood hierarchy which would give you a reason to have a dim table. e.g. Nova Palestina and Co...

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RE: Headers spread over two rows

Hi Katrina, You can just discard the second header row and rename the columns after cleaning the data. See attached. Mynda

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RE: Headers spread over two rows

Hi Katrina, Can you please upload a sample Excel file containing your before data and desired result. It's very difficult to help you from the scre...

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RE: Creating a data model from a flat file - can't type in box

Hi Anne, I can't see any benefit to creating a neighbourhood table since there is only one column containing this data. If there were multiple c...

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RE: Headers spread over two rows

Hi Katrina, If they're merged cells then once you format the data in an Excel table for loading to Power Query the rows will un-merge. Have you tri...

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RE: Slicer Setting Missing - Use Custom Lists when Sorting

Hi Michlus, If you load your data into the Data Model you can add a column to your table and use 'Sort by' on the Home tab of the Power Pivot windo...

7 years ago
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RE: Make a Mailing List Using a Text File

Hi Ken, Yes, you can unpivot the data. First remove the blank rows in column1, then add an index column. Convert the Index to Modulo and Pivot base...

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