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Hi All,
I am aware of only two applications Excel and Power Bi where I can use power query. Is there any other Microsoft tool where I can use power query?
Thanks
Lavdeep
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Yes, it is mostly used in Ms-Excel and MS-PowerBI. But now it's engine is used in other MS application as well.
The following table lists Microsoft products and services where Power Query can be found.
Product | M engine1 | Power Query Desktop2 |
Power Query Online3 |
Dataflows4 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Excel for Windows | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
Excel for Mac | Yes | No | No | No | |
Power BI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Power Apps | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
Power Automate | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
Azure Data Factory | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
SQL Server Integration Services | Yes | No | No | No | |
SQL Server Analysis Services | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
Dynamics 365 Customer Insights | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
1M engine | The underlying query execution engine that runs queries expressed in the Power Query formula language ("M"). |
2Power Query Desktop | The Power Query experience found in desktop applications. |
3Power Query Online | The Power Query experience found in web browser applications. |
4Dataflows | Power Query as a service that runs in the cloud and is product-agnostic. The stored result can be used in other applications as services. |
Links for further reading
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Yes, it is mostly used in Ms-Excel and MS-PowerBI. But now it's engine is used in other MS application as well.
The following table lists Microsoft products and services where Power Query can be found.
Product | M engine1 | Power Query Desktop2 |
Power Query Online3 |
Dataflows4 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Excel for Windows | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
Excel for Mac | Yes | No | No | No | |
Power BI | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Power Apps | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
Power Automate | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
Azure Data Factory | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
SQL Server Integration Services | Yes | No | No | No | |
SQL Server Analysis Services | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
Dynamics 365 Customer Insights | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
1M engine | The underlying query execution engine that runs queries expressed in the Power Query formula language ("M"). |
2Power Query Desktop | The Power Query experience found in desktop applications. |
3Power Query Online | The Power Query experience found in web browser applications. |
4Dataflows | Power Query as a service that runs in the cloud and is product-agnostic. The stored result can be used in other applications as services. |
Links for further reading
Proud to be a Super User!
The Power Automate SQL connector.
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