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Load files with changing names from folders with changing names into Power Query

This post is also available in: Deutsch What at first sounds complicated and not very useful, can be found in reality from time to time. Recently the automated export of source data from another program in CSV format confronted me with this task. Daily folder for automated export Unfortunately, when exporting from the source system – apart from the target directory – very little could be adjusted. The result is that the automated export job daily creates a new folder with the current date, similar to the following example: In this example it is only necessary to load the files from the newest folder, because this folder contains the entire data. However, the file names also change with the daily export. The structure can be seen in the following picture: To load the latest data we have to: 1. Find the most recent folder To extract the information about the existing folders, we first have to load them into Power Query. Important here is that we create the folder name in Power Query as a parameter, because we need it for a dynamic loading later: Then we can load the folder into Power Query: Here we receive a lot […]

Announcement: Power BI Premium per user coming soon

This post is also available in: Deutsch In yesterday’s poston the Power BI Blog, Microsoft announced the upcoming Power BI Premium for individual users. The advantages of Power BI Premium compared to a normal Pro Account are quite clear: 48 refreshes per data set per day compared to 8 refreshes with the Pro License, automated machine learning possibilities, cognitive services, the up to 16 times better performance (according to Microsoft) and the significantly higher limit for the size of data sets offer among others a huge added value. Premium up to now only affordable for large companies The problem so far is that Power BI Premium starts at 4’995 USD – noted per month. This corresponds to the financial expense of about 500 Power BI Pro licenses. Therefore, this license is a realistic alternative only from about 500 users on. For small and medium-sized companies this is hardly a worthwhile investment. Welcome Premium per User This is exactly where Power BI Premium pro User steps in. To say it in advance, the prices are not yet announced, but Microsoft calls it “uniquely affordable”. During the public preview, which starts at the beginning of November, it is even completely free […]

Register now, Microsoft Ignite 2020 takes place virtually and free of charge

This post is also available in: Deutsch In times of Corona we have to take other ways to avoid the gathering of larger crowds.Such as Microsoft, which is setting this year’s Ignite from 22-24.09.2020 as an exclusively virtual event. For Europeans maybe not even the worst decision 😉 You can register on the Ignite website:https://myignite.microsoft.com According to the PBI blog the following sessions are about Power BI: Live Sessions Microsoft Power Platform: Fill the app gap and supercharge organizational agilityLive Tuesday Sept 22: 9:30 – 9:50 AM PDTReplay Sept 22: 5:30 – 5:50 PM PDTReplay Sept 23: 1:30 – 1:50 AM PDT Deliver insights where decisions are made with Power BILive Tuesday Sept 22: 12:15 – 12:45 PM PDTReplay Sept 22: 8:15 – 8:45 PM PDTReplay Sept 23: 4:15 – 4:45 AM PDTLive Ask the ExpertSept 22: 1:00 – 1:30 PM PDTSept 22: 9:00 – 9:30 PM PDT Building systems of insights for enterprise scale with Power BI and AzureLive Tuesday Sept 22: 3:15 – 3:45 PM PDTReplay Sept 22 11:15 – 11:45 PM PDTReplay Sept 23 7:15 – 7:45 AM PDTLive Ask the ExpertSept 22 7:30 – 8:00 PM PDTSept 23 11:30 – 12:00 PM PDT Ask the […]

Dynamic scaling of a measure in Power BI with DAX

This post is also available in: Deutsch Automatic scaling of metrics or measures is possible in Power BI for just about any visual. However, there is currently no possibility to dynamically adjust tables or the matrix. With this selection the values can be displayed in millions, for example. Even if the values are restricted due to a slicer, filter or drill down, the manually set scaling is kept. Depending on the constellation, this leads to the strange situation that no more information can be obtained from the report because the values are too low for scaling. While this is handled in a graphical visual and the scaling is adjusted, this option is unfortunately not available in a table or matrix. Dynamic scaling with DAX However, you can influence the formatting directly in a DAX measure so that it automatically adapts to the displayed value. The FORMATfunction will help us here. This function is similar to the formatting in Excel and only allows us to adjust the visualization, the values remain unchanged. The following syntax would display the value as a normal number: The documentation for custom formats shows us that a comma helps to “shrink” the displayed number in […]

That’s one giant leap for me, one small step for mankind

This post is also available in: Deutsch Hello everyone, it is the middle of September and the vacation is slowly coming to an end. I had the time to think and am highly motivated to start something new. My digital notebook is well filled with all kinds of topics that I deal with in my daily work around BI and specifically Power BI. In my experience with clients and colleagues, sometimes we all hang on the same question. I don’t want to keep my knowledge to myself, I want to share my experiences, I will start a blog! Where will the whole thing lead to? No idea at all! Does it add value for the reader? Also no idea. Will there even be readers? At least one, if you made it to these lines 😉 If you would like to learn more about me, please have a look at my short introduction. Otherwise, have fun reading this blog!Denis Selimovic […]