This book equips you with the essential skills to master Power Query in Excel and Power BI. Starting with the basics, you'll learn query management, data types, and error handling, establishing a solid foundation. You'll explore techniques to move queries between Excel and Power BI, ensuring seamless workflow integration. As the guide progresses, you'll delve into data import methods from flat files, Excel, web-based, and relational sources, while performing key transformations like appending, combining, and reshaping data.

Advanced topics such as conditional logic, Power Query values, and M Language fundamentals will enhance your ability to customize and optimize queries. The book also covers the creation of parameters and custom functions, alongside applying sophisticated date and time techniques.

Finally, you'll learn to optimize query performance and automate data refreshes, ensuring your analysis remains current. By the end of this guide, you'll have the confidence and expertise to effectively transform and manage data using Power Query, significantly enhancing your data analysis capabilities in Excel and Power BI.

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ebook : 26 de septiembre de 2024