Convert Column Names to Lowercase (or Uppercase) in Power Query
How to convert column header names to lowercase, uppercase, or proper case in Power Query?
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The Antares Alien
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The Antares Alien
Power BI | DAX
Blarg! Here, I write about Power BI stuff in a fun and unique way. I also occasionally write about video game development. Thanks for checking out my blog!
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Using a Custom Function Within List.Generate()
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I was recently working on a project where there were over 28 thousand tables in the database.
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2 Easy Steps to Loop with Power Query! List.Accumulate()
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Brent Jones
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Exploring "Overtourism" with Power BI (Part 1)
The alien walks us through a comparison of increases in tourism per country per year. Also go over some Power Query and DAX tips including A
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Brent Jones
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Brent Jones
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Brent Jones
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Improbably Unhelpful Power Query / M Custom Functions that You Might Not Never Use.
This is a collection of Power Query / M functions that I've used in the past. I'm using this article as an open collection so that y
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Brent Jones
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Power BI: Top 10 Companies in GA - Plus Nested Queries
How do the top 10 companies in GA and their respective tax payment in 2018 line up? Plus, a look at nesting queries within queries.
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Brent Jones
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Get Worksheet Data In the Current Workbook With Power Query
You may already be familiar with the "Get Data" function in Excel. You can use this feature to send data from your worksheet to Po
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Brent Jones
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Brent Jones
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Brent Jones
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Find out how you can write Python code inside the Advanced query editor with Python.Execute()
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Brent Jones
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Power Query: Preventing "The column of the table wasn't found" error
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Brent Jones
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How to Make a Cells Value a Power Query Parameter
Create easily editable parameters in Excel for Power Query to help your users. Use a named range in Excel for the query source. You can then
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