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cristianml
Post Prodigy
Post Prodigy

Invoke Custom Function - Source - Encoding

Hi,

 

Could you help me to translate in human language what the code below is doing ? I have a difference in a PBI that was created by other person and I'm trying to understan what involves the following step:

 

cristianml_2-1671069506129.png

 

 

 

= (Parameter1 as binary) => let
Source = Csv.Document(Parameter1,[Delimiter=",", Columns=12, Encoding=65001, QuoteStyle=QuoteStyle.None]),
#"Promoted Headers" = Table.PromoteHeaders(Source, [PromoteAllScalars=true])
in
#"Promoted Headers"

 

 

 

cristianml_1-1671069377131.png

 

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danextian
Super User
Super User

Hi @cristianml 

 

The code creates a column of tables similar to the one below (the column name  is what you define in the custom function) which source files are a CSV, where the delimiter is a comma "," and just the first 12 columns. Then after connecting, promotes the first row as the header. 

danextian_0-1671070671882.png

After this, you can either click on the word Table to open up just a single table or click the expand button to combine all tables (if there are more than one row of tables)

danextian_1-1671070835902.png

 

 





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danextian
Super User
Super User

Hi @cristianml 

 

The code creates a column of tables similar to the one below (the column name  is what you define in the custom function) which source files are a CSV, where the delimiter is a comma "," and just the first 12 columns. Then after connecting, promotes the first row as the header. 

danextian_0-1671070671882.png

After this, you can either click on the word Table to open up just a single table or click the expand button to combine all tables (if there are more than one row of tables)

danextian_1-1671070835902.png

 

 





Dane Belarmino | Microsoft MVP | Proud to be a Super User!

Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution!


"Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand."
Need Power BI consultation, get in touch with me on LinkedIn or hire me on UpWork.
Learn with me on YouTube @DAXJutsu or follow my page on Facebook @DAXJutsuPBI.

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