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Applicable88
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5 years ago
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Difference between conditional column and new column

Hello,   as long you you are in PowerQuery you can set "conditional columns" base on the columns you have there. You have no access to functions like weeknumbers() and so fourth, but there are some...
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    Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Hi Applicable88 

     

    When you are in Power Query Editor, you are using M language, when data is loaded in the model, you are using DAX language. That's why you are adding columns with different formulas. While you have a choice to add a column in M, then do it instead of DAX calculated column (apply to most of the cases).

     

    In DAX, you have calculated column and measure, they are different, too, have a look at the article:

    Calculated Columns and Measures in DAX - SQLBI