Top 5 Power Query M

Functions that You

Don’t Know
Reza Rad, DW/BI Architect and BID-309
Consultant
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Agenda

Introduction to Power Query

Power Query Formula Language: M
Top Five M Functionalities
Date Dimension with Power Query
Power Query for Office 365 Benefits
Introduction to
Power Query
 Power Query For Excel
Free to download!
Wide Range of Data Sources Supported
Online Search
Data Transformations on GUI
Load to Data Model
Query Can be Shared (Power BI)
Demo: Fetch
Movies Data
with Power
Query
Power Query
Formula
Language: M
 What is M?
Everything that Happens on GUI works with a Code Behind
Code Behind is a Functional Language: M
 More about Formula Language
M is much more powerful than Power Query GUI;
Not all functionalities of M implemented through GUI.
If you want to be Professional In Power Query; You should be
Expert in M
M is a functional language
Structure of M
M is Case Sensitive
 M Syntax
let
TableA = #table({"CustomerId", "TranDate","TranCount"},
{
{1,DateTime.FromText("2014-01-01 01:00:00.000"),10},
{1,DateTime.FromText("2014-01-01 02:00:00.000"),5},
{1,DateTime.FromText("2014-01-03 01:00:00.000"),5},
{1,DateTime.FromText("2014-01-04 02:00:00.000"),80}
}),

TableB = #table({"CustomerId", "TranDate","TranCount"},

{
{1,DateTime.FromText("2014-01-01 02:00:00.000"),10},
{1,DateTime.FromText("2014-01-01 03:00:00.000"),5},
{1,DateTime.FromText("2014-01-02 01:00:00.000"),20},
{1,DateTime.FromText("2014-01-02 03:00:00.000"),15},
{2,DateTime.FromText("2014-01-01 01:00:00.000"),5},
{2,DateTime.FromText("2014-01-01 02:00:00.000"),80}
}),
TableATransformed=Table.Sort(
Table.AddColumn(TableA,"Date",each Date.From([TranDate]))
,{"CustomerId","TranDate"}
) ,
TableBTransformed=Table.Sort(
Table.AddColumn(TableB,"Date",each Date.From([TranDate]))
,{"CustomerId","TranDate"}
) ,
TableAGrouped=Table.Group(TableATransformed,{"CustomerId","Date"},{"Total",each List.Last([TranCount])}),
TableBGrouped=Table.Group(TableBTransformed,{"CustomerId","Date"},{"Total",each List.Last([TranCount])})

in
Table.Join(Table.PrefixColumns(TableAGrouped,"TableA"),{"TableA.CustomerId","TableA.Date"},TableBGrouped,{"CustomerId","Date"},JoinKind.FullOuter)
DEMO: Join
Tables with M
Script
Top 5 M
Functionalities
Top Five M Functionalities
Robust List of Built-in Functions

Custom Functions

Error Handling

EACH; Singleton Function

Generator Functions
 Robust Built-in Functions
Table Functions Table Functions
Table.AddColumn
Date Functions Table.RemoveColumns

#shared keyword Table.ReorderColumns

Table.SelectColumns
Table.ReplaceValue
Table.Sort
Table.AddIndexColumn
Table.FillDown
DEMO: Table
Functions
 Custom Functions
Re-use your code
Reduce redundancy
Increase consistency
 Custom Functions
Lamda expression

Parameters (optional,required)

Multi-Line functions
 Generators
List can be generated
List.Dates(<start date>,<end date>)
Generates List of Dates from <start date> to <end date>

It can be used as Loop structure

 EACH; Singleton Function
Single Valued parameter
Can be applied on transforms to the items in List or Table
DaysInMonthList=List.Transform(MonthList,each
Date.DaysInMonth(DateTime.FromText(Text.From(Year)&"-
"&Text.From(_)&"-01")))
DEMO: Custom
Function,
Generator, Each
Function
 Error Handling
Control of Execution when error happens
Sending proper error messages
Preventing failure with messages for troubleshooting
DEMO: Error
Handling
Date Dimension
with Power
Query
Date Dimension
 Features
Configurable via table in Excel Sheet
Fiscal Columns
Public Holidays Fetched Live
 How it works
Generators; to build the base structure
EACH; to apply transformations on each item in list
Date/Text Functions
Odata
Table Functions
DEMO: Date
Dimension
Power Query for
Office 365
Benefits
 Power BI Features
Share Queries
Manage Shared Queries
Find and use a Shared Query
View Usage Analytics for Shared Query
Summary

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 References to Study More
Power Query Posts on my Blog:
http://rad.pasfu.com/index.php?/categories/15-Power-Query
Power Query Formula Categories online Help:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-001/excel-help/power-query-formula-
categories-HA104122363.aspx
PDFs to Learn M on MSDN:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-nz/excel-help/learn-about-power-query-
formulas-HA104003958.aspx
Power Query for Power BI and Excel (Book, Author; Chris Webb):
http://www.apress.com/9781430266914
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