My last two blog posts detailed some frustration that I ran into when working with Power Query. First the issue that I couldn’t trust folders, but got stuck trusting files, and then the issue where I overloaded my credentials area.
After my last post on Power Query Security Woes, Ehren – a developer on the Power Query team – sent me a message on Twitter about it. I will blog about that later, after I’ve had a chance to test
Recently I’ve been working on automating a business process for a client. It’s become a really interesting project that uses a mix of Excel tables, Power Query, Power Pivot and VBA, as well as a WinAutomation script. Before I talk
A couple of weeks ago I was teaching a course on Power Query. I distributed a bunch of sample files, started to walk the attendees through the steps, and a hand went up. “I get an error in my date
Some time ago I published a blog post about an add-in that I’m building, and the reasons why I elected to start using Add-In Express to manage the process. I still think Add-In Express is the best product for this
Today I’m working on building a new reporting system at my day job. Basically we’re looking at creating tools to budget and forecast results to be reviewed weekly, with a goal of being more on top of results so we
At our last MVP summit, I sat in on a session on PowerQuery. Our presenter, who is pretty passionate about it, at one point asked us “Who has wanted to use PowerQuery on their email inbox?” And honestly, I have
Several years ago, when Power Pivot first hit the scene, I was talking to a buddy of mine about it. The conversation went something like this: My Friend: “Ken, I’d love to use PowerPivot, but you don’t understand the database
I was fooling around with the latest build of Power Query (for Excel 2010/2013), and I’ve got to say that I’m actually really impressed with this piece. I think the user experience still needs a bit of work, but once
If you’ve ever built a PivotTable that contains hyperlinks, you’ll notice that clicking the hyperlinks doesn’t do anything. This can be a bit frustrating as the reason you put that field on the Pivot in the first place is that
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