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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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2 Easy Steps to Loop with Power Query! List.Accumulate()
Here's the situation: I have a list of values (text/string). I want to create one single concatenated string based on that list.

Brent Jones
Sep 23, 2019
4,027 views


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

Brent Jones
Nov 24, 2018
142 views


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.

Brent Jones
Nov 12, 2018
72 views


Power BI: Ultimate Solution to Parameters and Changing Data Sources
Changing a data source is done on the Power Query side of Power BI. This can be a bit of a hassle as you need to open up the Power Query edi

Brent Jones
Oct 31, 2018
303 views


Analyzing the "All Time Best" Video Games with Power BI
Are there any trends among top selling video games? I decided to tackle that question with some help from our good friend Power BI.

Brent Jones
Oct 12, 2018
731 views


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

Brent Jones
Sep 21, 2018
29,790 views


Power BI: Creating a Function with Python
Read about how to create a Python function in Power Query!

Brent Jones
Aug 22, 2018
833 views


Power BI: Building a Digital Nomad Dashboard
Read about how to make a Power BI dashboard to help you make a decision on the best countries to visit for a Digital Nomad Excursion!

Brent Jones
Aug 20, 2018
220 views


Power BI: Using Python to Get Your Data
Find out how you can write Python code inside the Advanced query editor with Python.Execute()

Brent Jones
Aug 16, 2018
2,388 views


Data Management: Power BI Data Types with M or Report Design UI?
Having the correct data types in your Power BI model is essential for a fast performing dashboard. For the most part, Power BI does this...

Brent Jones
Aug 15, 2018
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Power Query: Preventing "The column of the table wasn't found" error
Read about how to prevent errors resulting from column name changing.

Brent Jones
Aug 13, 2018
55,502 views


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

Brent Jones
Aug 9, 2018
7,531 views
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