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Gopal_PV
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Helper III

Most used Power Query concepts and Data modelling in real time

Hi Friends,

I am very new to Power Query(I know Basic all avalable options) . I have used SSAS Analysis services live connection.

In all the interviews they are asking about Data Modelling and Power Query concepts.

Can you please help what are the most used requirements for Power Query.

Please hlep me if  Any Tutorial for Advanced Power Query and Data Modelling.

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Anonymous
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Hi @Gopal_PV,

Thank you for reaching out in Microsoft Community Forum.

1. Below are the most used power query tasks;
Remove nulls, unpivot data, merge/append tables, extract values, create parameters/functions.

2.data modeling concepts:
Star schema, relationships, DAX context, calculated columns vs measures, role-playing dimensions

3. Below are the links to learn advance power query concepts;
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-query/

Please continue using Microsoft Community Forum.

If this post helps in resolve your issue, kindly consider marking it as "Accept as Solution" and give it a 'Kudos' to help others find it more easily.

Regards,
Pavan.

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Omid_Motamedise
Super User
Super User

Most Common Power Query Requirements in Interviews are:
Data Transformation Basics => Importing data from different sources (Excel, CSV, databases, web, PDFs) / Cleaning data: removing duplicates, filtering rows, replacing values/ Changing data types properly

Advanced Power Query Skills => M language basics and writing custom functions / Parameterizing queries for dynamic filtering/ Combining data: merging and appending tables with different structures/ Handling errors and missing data (using try...otherwise, Table.HasErrors, etc.) / Grouping data and aggregation in Power Query (Table.Group) / Using List and Record functions for advanced transformations / Working with dates and text transformations / Optimizing query performance with buffering (Table.Buffer) and query folding awareness


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Omid_Motamedise
Super User
Super User

Most Common Power Query Requirements in Interviews are:
Data Transformation Basics => Importing data from different sources (Excel, CSV, databases, web, PDFs) / Cleaning data: removing duplicates, filtering rows, replacing values/ Changing data types properly

Advanced Power Query Skills => M language basics and writing custom functions / Parameterizing queries for dynamic filtering/ Combining data: merging and appending tables with different structures/ Handling errors and missing data (using try...otherwise, Table.HasErrors, etc.) / Grouping data and aggregation in Power Query (Table.Group) / Using List and Record functions for advanced transformations / Working with dates and text transformations / Optimizing query performance with buffering (Table.Buffer) and query folding awareness


If my answer helped solve your issue, please consider marking it as the accepted solution.
Anonymous
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Hi @Gopal_PV,

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Thank you,
Pavan.

Hi @Gopal_PV ,

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Anonymous
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Hi @Gopal_PV,

Thank you for reaching out in Microsoft Community Forum.

1. Below are the most used power query tasks;
Remove nulls, unpivot data, merge/append tables, extract values, create parameters/functions.

2.data modeling concepts:
Star schema, relationships, DAX context, calculated columns vs measures, role-playing dimensions

3. Below are the links to learn advance power query concepts;
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-query/

Please continue using Microsoft Community Forum.

If this post helps in resolve your issue, kindly consider marking it as "Accept as Solution" and give it a 'Kudos' to help others find it more easily.

Regards,
Pavan.

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