Microsoft Power BI Desktop Playlist of Videos

Videos about Excel Microsoft Power BI Desktop from Mike excelisfun Girvin at Highline College.

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Currently Playing: MSPTDA 12: Using Locale in Power Query Power BI: Import & Append Text Files from Different Countries

Download Excel START File: https://people.highline.edu/mgirvin/AllClasses/348/MSPTDA/Content/PowerQuery/012-MSPTDA-LocaleStart.xlsx Download Zipped Folder with Text Files: https://people.highline.edu/mgirvin/AllClasses/348/MSPTDA/Content/PowerQuery/TextFiles012.zip Download Excel FINISHED File: https://people.highline.edu/mgirvin/AllClasses/348/MSPTDA/Content/PowerQuery/012-MSPTDA-LocaleFinished.xlsx Download Power BI Desktop FINISHED File: https://people.highline.edu/mgirvin/AllClasses/348/MSPTDA/Content/PowerQuery/012-MSPTDA-LocaleFinished.pbix Download pdf Notes about Power Query: https://people.highline.edu/mgirvin/AllClasses/348/MSPTDA/Content/PowerQuery/012-MSPTDA-Locale.pdf Comprehensive video about using Locale Settings so that Power Query interprets Dates and Numbers from different parts of the world correctly. In this Video learn about how to use the “Using Locale…” Feature and Regional Settings to import Text Files from Different Countries so that Dates and Numbers in Different Formats can be interpreted correct, and the multiple Text Files and be Appended into a single table. Also see how to change the Locale settings on individual columns. Comprehensive Microsoft Power Tools for Data Analysis Class, BI 348, taught by Mike Girvin, Excel MVP and Highline College Professor. Topics: 1. (00:15) Introduction 2. (00:25) Text Files from Different Countries have Different Date and Number Formats 3. (02:40) Change Regional Settings in Power Query and Power BI Desktop 4. (04:28) Using Locale… Feature on Single Columns to interpret Dates and Numbers Correctly 5. (06:50) Convert ISO Dates to Proper Dates in Power Query 6. (08:04) Power BI Desktop: Import Multiple Text Files with Different Date and Number Formats From Folder and Append. See 1) Create Table in Power BI Desktop, 2) Build Custom Function 3) Import Text Files From Folder and Append 7. (20:30) Summary Assigned Homework: Download pdf file with homework description: https://people.highline.edu/mgirvin/AllClasses/348/MSPTDA/Content/PowerQuery/012-MSPTDA-Homework-Start.docx Zipped Text Files: https://people.highline.edu/mgirvin/AllClasses/348/MSPTDA/Content/PowerQuery/012-TextFilesForHomework.zip Example of Finished Homework in Excel: https://people.highline.edu/mgirvin/AllClasses/348/MSPTDA/Content/PowerQuery/012-HomeworkFinishedExample.xlsx


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