This note explains how to turn the current views (wide–from–tall) into a report‑friendly table using Power Query (recommended) or DAX. It covers two common layouts: It also shows how to extract a human‑readable Description from the JSON in VALUE_METADATA. Source schema (tall, meta-driven) Expected columns: Assumption: Each (OBJECT_SEQ, [META_TYPE], ATTRIBUTE) appears at most once for … Read more
Today I stumbled upon a neat little trick in Power BI’s Power Query Editor, and it’s too good not to share! If you’ve ever loaded data into Power BI and ended up manually renaming columns one by one to clean them up, there’s a much faster way. 💡 You can rename all columns at once … Read more
📘 Context The CODESSTRING field returned from Oracle contains serialised key-value pairs using non-printing ASCII characters: Example value: ✅ Goal Convert this encoded string into structured columns in Power BI, e.g.: ACCOUNT CODE_B CODE_C CODE_D CODE_E 10201 200 2011072 🛠️ Solution: Power Query Function Step 1: Create the Parsing Function Step 2: Apply the Function … Read more
✅ What You’ll Need 🛠️ Step-by-Step Power Query Approach Step 1: Load both tables into Power Query Step 2: Create a Cross Join (Employee × Month) Step 3: Add FTE Logic (Human Version in M) Now, for each row (i.e. employee × month), add a custom column to calculate the monthly FTE: 🧾 Final Step: … Read more
The following Power Query (M) script demonstrates how to extract a list of dates from a table, convert them into a formatted string, and use them dynamically in an API request: Step-by-Step Guide Explanation: Application in get.myhistory This approach can be used within get.myhistory to dynamically retrieve historical records by supplying a list of relevant … Read more
1. Model (Data Model in Power BI): 2. View (Report/Visualisation in Power BI): 3. Controller (User Interaction in Power BI): Application of MVC to Power BI Workflow: Practical Example in Power BI: Benefits in Power BI: In conclusion, although Power BI doesn’t directly follow the traditional MVC framework, its architecture of separating the data model … Read more
Tips: Example Scenario: If you have a JSON column like this: By following these steps, you’ll be able to effectively parse and use JSON data in Power BI for analysis and reporting.
The data mart token in the myBMT system is a system-generated identifier designed to indicate which Power BI report has requested the data view. Since Power BI cannot send specific environmental identifiers (such as report titles or GUIDs) as part of its payload, this token acts as a substitute, providing a simple yet effective way … Read more
1. Model (Data Model in Power BI): 2. View (Report/Visualisation in Power BI): 3. Controller (User Interaction in Power BI): Application of MVC to Power BI Workflow: Practical Example in Power BI: Benefits in Power BI: In conclusion, although Power BI doesn’t directly follow the traditional MVC framework, its architecture of separating the data model … Read more