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Difference between PowerPivot, PowerQuery and PowerBI [closed]
What is the difference between
powerpivot,
powerquery
and powerbi?
What are the use cases for each tool?
What are the limitations?
What requirements must be met to use the tool?
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Parsing a .json column in Power BI
I want to parse a .json column through Power BI. I have imported the data directly from the server and have a .json column in the data along with other columns. Is there a way to parse this json ...
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load data into power BI from relative path
I am trying to find a solution to load an external data file but from a relative path, so when someone else open my PBIX it will still work on his/her computer.
many thanks.
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How to use SQL Server stored procedures in Microsoft PowerBI?
I want to generate reports from my SQL Server tables.
I have some already made stored procedures that I would like to use to generate reports from.
I haven't found a way to do so.
Only by ...
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What do "Enable Load" and "Include In Report Refresh" mean/do?
In Power Query, when I right-click on the name of a query (in the left-most pane of Power Query's window) I see selections for "Enable Load" and "Include In Report Refresh."
I cannot find an ...
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Power BI: How to use Python with multiple tables in the Power Query Editor?
How can you create a new table with a Python script that uses two existing tables as input? For example by performing a left join using pandas merge?
Some details:
Using Home > Edit queries you ...
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Can't get client-credentials access token to authorize Power BI
I'm trying to use the Power BI REST API, using an access token acquired with the "client credentials" method, but I keep getting 403 Forbidden on my requests.
My code follows the pattern ...
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Refresh powerBI data with additional column
I have built a powerBI dashboard with data source from Datalake Gen2. I am trying to add new column into my original data source. How to refresh from PowerBI side without much issues or whats the best ...
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Force DAX SWITCH function to use strict (lazy) short-circuit evaluation
Set up:
Similar to this question on a MSDN forum, I have a measure that switches between various other measures (some of them much more complex than others). The measure looks like this (my actual ...
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R script in Power BI returns date as Microsoft.OleDb.Date
The essence:
Why does Powerbi show data of the form 2017-01-04 (yyyy-mm-dd) like this?
The details
I'm trying to transform a table in Power BI using the Run R Script functionality in Edit Query.
The ...
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answer
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Power BI Dynamic Legend
I'm working with a geographical hierarchy. I'd like for the Legend on my line or ribbon chart to show the next lowest relevant level of detail based upon a slicer selection.
GOAL:
No Slicer ...
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SQL: Most Overdue pair of numbers?
We have a this table and random data load:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[webscrape](
[id] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
[date] [date] NULL,
[value1] [int] NULL,
[value2] [int] NULL,
[...
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A web API key can only be specified when a web API key name is provided
I was trying to get data from a vendor's REST API from Power BI.
When getting data, under Web API, it keeps throwing this error. See attached screenshot.
It is a POST method where you can filter by ...
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Operations on multiple tables / datasets with Edit Queries and R in Power BI
I have two tables tbl_A and tbl_B in a Power BI file that I'd like to transform and analyze using the Run R Script functionality in Edit Queries.
This would include handling missing values and ...
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Microsoft business intelligence platform vs QlikView
I have no experience at all with QlikView, but I have read great reviews about it. According to Gartner Research Report 2012, QlikView is in the top quadrant together with Microsoft, Oracle, SAP and ...
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Is it possible to use R Plotly library in R Script Visual of Power BI?
Has anyone tried using Plotly or Highchart in R Script Visual of Power BI,
when I try this in R script editor and Run:
library(ggplot2)
library(plotly)
x <- 1:5
y <- c(1, 3, 2, 3, 1)
plot_ly(...
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Unable to change Power BI connection string using API
I'm trying to change Power BI connection string using their API (Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory). Using this API, I'm able to publish .pbix file to my PBI account. But Getting Bad ...
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Power BI, DAX--How do I count rows in one table based on values in another table?
I have two tables, lets call them Table1 and Table2. Table1 has a column of unique values, Table2 has a column with the same values but repeated.
What I am trying to accomplish is to calculate the ...
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Combine PowerBI DAX Filter and SELECTCOLUMN
I want to create a new table based on this one:
that filters for Warehouse=2 and "drops" the columns "Price" and "Cost" like this:
I have managed to apply the filter in the first step using:
FILTER(...
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How to show text bubble when a user hovers a metric?
Wondering if there's a way to make a text bubble show up when the user hovers over a metric in a Power BI report.
I have tried using alt text, but that does not show up anywhere.
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Cannot install Microsoft Power Bi Postgre SQL connector
I am trying to use Microsoft Power Bi to connect to a PostgreSQL database.
When I go to Get Data it just says that the connector requires one or more additional components to be installed before it ...
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Trying to Reorder Columns in Data View in Power BI
Is there a way I can reorder columns in 'Data View' within Power BI? I tried doing it in Power Query first but when the data loads into the table, the columns automatically rearrange.
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Power BI Slow with SSAS Multidimensional Cube
We are implementing Power BI with SSAS Cube Direct Query. For some reason, SSAS Power BI is extremely slow performance, however using SSDT SSAS Application or Power View or Excel is Much faster.
I ...
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answer
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Creating an index column for Power Bi
I have a table of member IDs and transactions in Power BI, I would like to create an index column for it, any suggestions?
Regards
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Npgsql 3.0.3 error with Power BI Desktop
I'm receiving the following error when connecting to an AWS Postgres database that requires SSL. I recently upgraded from npgsql 2.3.2 (which was buggy) to 3.0.3 which won't connect. Any suggestions ...