Dave I have a spreadsheet with full names in a single column cell in my Excel spreadsheet, but I need to split them into separate columns for first and last names. How can I simplysplit these names without manually typing them out – specially those names comprising multiple word family names? Sample Dataset Here’s a sample … Read more
User Question I’m managing a project timeline in Excel and need to calculate the duration in months between start and end dates. Some projects span multiple years, and I want to account for partial months. How can I accurately calculate this in Excel, both using formulas and VBA, especially when dealing with multiple projects? Find … Read more
Here’s a common question in data analysis (details vary per industry), which i’ll answer in this tutorial: “I have a large HR dataset in Power BI, and need to create a simple dashboard showing to count the total number of employees as well as employees meeting some specific criteria. How can I create measures to … Read more
Here’s a question from a colleague: I’ve received a spreadsheet containing employee information, including their start dates. However, these dates are in text format and use different styles (e.g., “01/15/2023”, “15-Jan-2023”, “2023-01-15”). I need to convert all these text entries to proper Excel date format for analysis and reporting. How can I efficiently standardize these … Read more
User Question: I’m working on a Power BI report for our HR department, and the dates in our employee database are showing up in an unfamiliar format. How can I change the date format to make it more readable for our HR team? Modify datetime formatting in Power BI In this comprehensive tutorial, we will … Read more
As Data Analysts, we always strive to ensure our reports and dashboards are up-to-date. Displaying the last refresh date helps users trust the data they’re viewing. In this simple tutorial we will add a card displaying the last refresh time to a Power BI dashboard. As always, we will use a simple data set consisting … Read more
As a Data analyst, you often need to bring together cell values from entire columns or part of them. This tutorial will guide you through the process of concatenating multiple columns in Power BI, using a practical HR scenario. In this tutorial we will assume a single table named “Employees” with the following columns: EmployeeID … Read more
How can you replace these blank values with the string “Unknown” to ensure all records are accounted for in your regional sales analysis? Replace empty cells with string in Power BI In Power BI, we can easily handle blank values using both Power Query and DAX. We will explore both methods using a fictitious ‘Customers’ … Read more
User Question: “I have a column in my Power BI table that contains lists of values, say for example, a list of product categories. How can I extract these values into separate rows so that i can analyze my dataset? In Power BI, you often encounter data where multiple values are stored in a single … Read more
User Question: “I manage a dashboard showing HR related data in Power BI and need to add new employee data each month without rebuilding the entire dataset. Is there a way to append rows to an existing Power BI table without starting from scratch? Our team wants to maintain historical data while adding new entries … Read more