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RE: issue really to importing text file using powerquery

Hi Babacar, I wonder if the column you're working with contains a dollar sign or similar currency symbol? If so, try replacing that with nothing an...

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RE: Extremely slow refresh of queries

Hi Marianne, I wonder if something is corrupt in your second workbook as a result of copying it, as opposed to starting from scratch. Are you ab...

9 years ago
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RE: Unpivoting Data and some!

Hi Chris, Great to see you're giving Power Query a go to clean up your data. You can select multiple columns in Power Query in the same way you ...

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RE: Course videos not display in Chrome or IE

Hi Walt, Correct, the lesson name is just a header or wrapper. The videos are held at the topic level which you see when you click on the 'Expand A...

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RE: Weighted Average

Right-click a cell containing the values you want to display as a running total > Show Values As > Running Total In... > Base Field: Lease D...

9 years ago
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RE: PowerQuery Date Format Reverting to Number

Can you please share a sample of the file which contains the source data with the dates we can see in the screenshot you shared. It looks like it migh...

9 years ago
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RE: Resource Usage and Performance - .xls/.xlsx versus .csv/.txt

Thanks, Chad. I've shared with Microsoft, but your results confirm that it's ACE that's the issue. Remember, the preferred method for getting data ...

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RE: Resource Usage and Performance - .xls/.xlsx versus .csv/.txt

Hi Chad, Please test Access before using the patch Catalin suggests so that we can compare like for like. Thanks, Mynda

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RE: How many tables can you link in Power Pivot?

Hi Sreedevi, I'm not aware of a hard limit on the number of tables, but I'm concerned that you want to break up fact tables. This is the wrong dire...

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RE: PowerQuery Date Format Reverting to Number

Hi Adele, If you open the query is the date column still set to Date type: Date? What is the data type in Power Pivot? Are you able to share ...

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RE: Relationship not detected

Hi Sreedevi, Have you completed the Power Pivot course? I ask because your scenario sounds like you either don't have a dimension (dim) table for t...

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RE: Resource Usage and Performance - .xls/.xlsx versus .csv/.txt

Hi Chad, Microsoft say: "Power Pivot uses ACE for reading both types of files and provide an abstraction. It might have to do with that provider...

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RE: Resource Usage and Performance - .xls/.xlsx versus .csv/.txt

Hi Chad, No official word from Microsoft yet, but a fellow MVP offered this explanation: "If I were to take a wild guess, I would say that 32-bi...

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RE: Combo Chart

Hi Michael, I'm not aware of a custom visual like this so your options are to: 1. Use the column and line combo chart and switch the inventory s...

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RE: Resource Usage and Performance - .xls/.xlsx versus .csv/.txt

Thanks, Chad. I'll ask Microsoft for an explanation. Mynda

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