Excel’s Power Pivot is a standard Excel desktop feature. Power Pivot along with Power Query with Pivot table and Pivot Chart is the wonderful combination in the Excel for data analysis of huge data sets. To enable Power Pivot menu, simply right click on the toolbar and then select customize this ribbon. Over to the right here make sureContinue reading “All about Power Pivot”
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Create Calendar Table in 6 easy steps
You cannot find a dataset without the field “Date”. It can be created date, approved date, ordered date etc. All the data revolves around time. So it is important to create calendar table first as part of your dataset in Power BI. You can use individual Date and Time functions in Power BI or useContinue reading “Create Calendar Table in 6 easy steps”
All about Cardinality
As we are aware of the fact and dimension table, it’s important to understand the relationship between the tables. It is where the cardinality comes into the picture. Cardinality is the directionality of a relationship, such as one-to-many, one-to-one, and so on. It describes the directionality between fact and dimension tables. Four Types of Cardinality:Continue reading “All about Cardinality”
Fact vs Dimension Table
The first and foremost concept you need to understand in Power BI is the difference between the Fact and Dimension table. Relationships are defined between tables through primary and foreign keys. Relationships between tables are formed when you have primary and foreign keys in common between different tables. Fact Tables (Foreign Key) Dimension Tables (PrimaryContinue reading “Fact vs Dimension Table”
Profile Data in Power BI
What is data profiling? Why do we need to perform in Power BI. Yes, Data Profiling is a crucial part of data warehousing, data migration, and Business Intelligence projects. •You have to make sure the data which you are loading to the destination is in a good quality. •During the process of data profiling, mainlyContinue reading “Profile Data in Power BI”
Clean and Transform data with Power BI Query
In this section 10, we are going to learn about the Cleaning & Transforming the data with Power BI Query || Automate Data Tasks in Power Query Editor. Why Do We Need To Clean / Transform The Data Live Demo Of Transforming The Data Best Practices For Naming Tables, Columns, And Values Evaluate And ChangeContinue reading “Clean and Transform data with Power BI Query”
5 Common Data Import Errors in Power BI
In this post, we are going to see about the below topics in detail in the live demo video. •Various Reasons For Data Import Errors in Power BI •Error – 1 Query Timeout Expired – Causes & Resolution •Error – 2 We Couldn’t Find Any Data Formatted As A Table •Error – 3 Could NotContinue reading “5 Common Data Import Errors in Power BI”
Import vs Direct Query vs Live Connect
Check the demo video for the detailed live explanation. Selection of a Storage Mode: The three different types of storage modes you can choose from: 1.Import – Import mode is the default while importing your data 2.Direct Query- you are creating a direct connection to the data source. Instead of slowing down performance by having toContinue reading “Import vs Direct Query vs Live Connect”
How to Get data in Power BI Desktop
I have briefly described the below topics in the video. 1.Sources Of Data 2.Real Time Demo In Power BI •Get Data From Files •Get Data From Relational Data Sources •Get Webpage Data By Providing Examples •Get Data From Online Services 3.Connect To On-premises Data Sources With A Power BI Gateway 4.Change Data Source Settings
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