Category: Power Query

Minimize diagnostics steps by just using the VPAX file!

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Getting a VPAX and BIM or PBIT file is key to helping optimize your Power BI dataset. We look at them all the time. Patrick shows how you can simplify this by just using the VPAX file!

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Excel Cost Column Is In Cents! Divide All By 100 – #shorts

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Microsoft Excel Tutorial
Can someone please help me???

I have an Excel file that has the cost column in cents so if something is 1.25 it is showing as 125 .

When I change it to currency the numbers change to 125.00….

Anyone knows how to fix the issue faster than one by one. I have over 5,000 items to go through!

In this short video, learn how to multiply an entire column by 0.01 to quickly convert 125 cents to 1 dollar and twenty five cents.

Is Excel DATEDIF Gone from Excel? Quick How-To!

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C. R. asks: Is DATEDIF gone from Excel? It is missing from the latest beta builds. Luckily, it is still there, but you have to know the arguments because Excel won’t provide any guidance.

Let’s see how DATEDIF works, even if the function doesn’t appear to be working in your version of Excel.  DATEDIF is useful for calculating the difference between two dates and can return the measure of time you specify (years, months, days, etc.).

Watch the short video below to see the steps!

This video answers all of these questions related to dated if:
is datedif still in excel
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For even more info: 

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/datedif-function-25dba1a4-2812-480b-84dd-8b32a451b35c

Excel Enter Random Numbers That Will Not Change Again – #shorts

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In Excel… How does one create a character+number THAT ONLY UPDATES WHEN ENTERED and DOES NOT change with F9 or reloading the spreadsheet?
I want to create sort of an inventory number that I can put on my 3D printer filament boxes to identify them quickly.
But I don’t want the inventory number to ever change after the first creation of the numbers/characters.

This video answers these questions:
Excel random not change?
Excel random keeps changing?
why does random number change in Excel?
Excel random number without changing?
how to stop Excel random number changing?
can i generate random numbers in Excel?
Excel and random number generator?
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Excel Random Sample From a List – #shorts

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Microsoft Excel Tutorial
Excel random sample?
Excel random sample without replacement?
Excel how to random sample?
Excel random selection from list?
Excel random selection from list no duplicates?
Excel random row selection?
Excel random cell selection?
Excel random list selection?
Is there a random selection function in excel?
Can Excel randomly select from a list?
Can Excel randomly select rows?
Using Excel random selection?
Can Excel make random selections?

Table of Contents
(0:00) Random sample from Excel list?
(0:03) Analysis ToolPak
(0:07) Easier – Select 28 Rows
(0:21) SORTBY RANDARRAY
(0:44) No RANDARRAY? Use RAND

Excel Randomly Sort a List – #shorts

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Microsoft Excel tutorial on randomly sorting a list.

Sort a list into random sequence.
Can Excel Randomly Sort Data?
Excel Create Random Order?
Excel Random Sort?
Can Excel Randomly Sort Data?
Excel How To Random Sort?
Excel Random Order?
Excel Random Order List?
Excel Random Row Order?
Excel Create Random Order?

How to easily compare Server Timings using DAX Studio for your Power BI dataset

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Want to compare changes in your Power BI dataset? Making some amazing DAX optimizations? You should look at server timings in DAX Studio. Patrick shows you how to compare timings easily!

DAX Studio
https://daxstudio.org

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Excel Pivot Table Total of Minimums – 2588

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Excel Pivot Table – Total of Minimums – 2588

Microsoft Excel Tutorial on Pivot Tables.
Illia K asks: “Hello, is it possible to sum min values column in grand total? If I choose sum in grand total it turn column in sum of values and I just need sum of min values. can you please help?”

In this video, I show how the Grand Total of a column of Minimums is normally the Minimum value in the column.

However, using a trick from Rob Collie and a Data Model Pivot Table with two DAX Measures, I manage to Sum the Minimums in the Grand Continue reading “Excel Pivot Table Total of Minimums – 2588” →

Use Azure SQL Managed Instance Link to have a Read Replica in the cloud!

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Want to leverage the power of the cloud with your on-prem SQL Server? Azure SQL Managed Instance may be the answer for you! Dani joins us to talk about why MI Link can help bridge the two.

Azure SQL Managed Instance
https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/sql-managed-instance-paas-overview?view=azuresql

Azure SQL Managed Instance Link Overview
https://aka.ms/mi-link

Managed Instance (MI) Feedback to Product Group
https://aka.ms/mi-link-feedback

More Managed Instance Videos:
https://aka.ms/sqlmi-videos

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Excel Data Bar – Smallest Number Longest Bar – 2586

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Carlos asks how to have the smallest number have the largest data bar in Microsoft Excel.

Microsoft Excel Conditional Formatting offers three data visualization tools. Two of them are easily reversible. But Data Bars don’t have an easy way to reverse.

Nancy Faust takes us into the “Danger Zone” as I try using a devious number format to mask negative numbers as positive numbers.

Table of Contents
(0:00) Small Number Long Data Bar
(0:14) Reversing Color Bar in Excel
(0:24) Reversing Icon Sets in Excel
(0:42) Data Bar outside cell
(1:08) Negative Values Data Bar setting
(1:24) Show Bar Only in Data Bars
(1:34) Danger Zone: Devious Number Format
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