Building an Inclusive Data Culture with Chris Wagner

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Excel Reverse Wildcard Search – 2365

VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, and SUMIFS all allow a wildcard in the Lookup_Value. But today, Chris wants wildcards wrapped around the lookup table! After trying XLOOKUP, FILTER, and COUNTIF, I finally end up with TEXTJOIN, IF, and SEARCH. Do you have a better way?

Table of Contents
(0:00) Use wildcard for the lookup range
(0:34) XLOOKUP, FILTER, COUNTIF failed
(0:54) SEARCH function on an array
(2:11) TEXTJOIN, IFERROR, and SEARCH
(3:15) Surprisingly difficult

Calling a Stored Procedure using Incremental Refresh in Power BI? We think so!

Have you wanted to use a Stored Procedure with Incremental Refresh? Patrick has a way that you can do just that!

Sandeep’s blog:
https://pawarbi.github.io/blog/power%20bi/powerquery/queryfolding/m/optimization/2022/01/25/parameter-valuenativequery-query-folding-where-clause-in-powerbi.html

Stored Procedures: https://learn.microsoft.com/sql/relational-databases/stored-procedures/stored-procedures-database-engine?view=sql-server-ver16

Sample:
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How To Bulk Copy Measures From Different Reports In Power BI

You’ll most probably encounter having to reuse the same measure when working with multiple Power BI reports. In this video, Brian shares a handy trick for copying measures from one report to another. There is no direct way to do this in Power BI but this is something you can achieve using the Tabular Editor.

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00:27 Case scenario
00:45 DAX Offsets table
01:22 Copying measures

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Excel Secret To Maximizing Euro Jackpot Winnings – 2364

Markus is looking for Excel help to pick numbers for the Euro Jackpot where you have to choose 5 numbers from 1 to 50. In this video, I share secrets from my late friend Dogtrack Bill.

To use the number picker in a free Excel Online, follow this link:
https://1drv.ms/x/s!As7G72Sl487JljvjcWPxwg0_pTe1?e=CMGO1E

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Ready to be a Kusto Detective with Azure Data Explorer?

Your detective journey starts with the Kusto Detective Agency for Azure Data Explorer. This is a really fun way to learn the Kusto Query Languate (KQL)! Patrick gets you started! And, it’s FREE!

Kusto Detective Agency:
https://detective.kusto.io/

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Excel Use Previous Workday If Not A Workday – 2363

Vicki: I have a list of dates and I’m looking for a formula to calculate the previous workday only if the date in the list is a weekend or holiday.

Why: Accrue Fed Fund Interest Daily (Fed Funds Rate only published on Business Days).

This is mildly complex, because you need to be able to create a named range for the holidays, and after building the long formula, Excel will likely give you the date serial number instead of the formatted date.

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How To Calculate Running Totals In Power BI Using DAX

Running Totals is one of the most common analytical insight required when building reports or dashboards within most, if not all, organizations. In this video, Sam is going to show the simple logic required in DAX to develop visualization of this type of analysis.

*****Video Details*****
00:00 Introduction
01:42 Running total in 30 days
03:58 Running total in 90 days
04:30 DATESINPERIOD
06:17 Turning it into a visualization

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🔴 Power BI tips from the Pros – LIVE (Jan 28, 2023) (Member Chat 2nd Half)

Join us live as we answer your questions about Power BI!

💥 30 minutes: Open Q&A (Public)
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Free Excel Templates From Microsoft Create – 2361

The Microsoft Create platform is in preview. Sign in with a Microsoft 365 Home account to access free templates for Excel and more. It also includes training on social media from Kat Norton Miss Excel and promises future features.

Table of Contents
(0:00) Free templates in Preview
(0:34) Start at Create.Microsoft.Com
(1:30) Opening a template in Excel Online
(1:54) Accessing from Win32
(2:24) Learning videos including Kat Norton
(3:00) Designer & Clipchamp coming

Considerations For Dark Backgrounds In Power BI Reports [2023 Update]

Dark backgrounds with light font colors make your visuals really pop, but there are a few things to consider when implementing this design format. In this video, Sam details out what to watch out for and what you need to implement to make sure your reports still stay effective.

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01:06 Why Use Dark Backgrounds For Visuals
03:58 Conclusion

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What do you want to see from Guy in a Cube? – Channel Update

It’s 2023 and there are amazing things ahead! Adam looks at what will be coming for the Guy in a Cube channel, and more importantly has a question for YOU!

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