Author: Ken Puls

Power Query Challenge 6

Are you ready for Power Query Challenge 6?  In this challenge we'll look at splitting nested data sets into a nice table in First Normal Form. Let's take a look at Power Query Challenge 6: Where did the challenge come

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One Solution to Power Query Challenge 5

Hopefully you’ve had a chance to try and build a solution to Power Query Challenge 5.  In this thread, I’ll show you how I approached it. Challenge Goals The challenge in this case was to allocate a fixed amount for

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Power Query Challenge 5

It’s been a while since our last challenge, so hopefully you’re ready for Power Query Challenge 5!  This is one that came up as I was teaching one of our 3 day Excel BI Bootcamp courses for a client, (similar

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Creating a Fiscal Saturday Calendar

A recent question from one of our Power Query Academy registrants was about creating a fiscal Saturday calendar - or a calendar where periods end on the last Saturday of each month.  I cooked up a sample of one way

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Using Rich Data Types in Power Query

If you’re on Office 365 and don’t have Excel’s new Rich Data Types, you should know that they’ll be coming to you soon.  Giving us the ability to create both Stocks and Geographies, these are going to add some exciting

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