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Writing M for Power Query Course (2 days)

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Topics covered on this course

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  • Power Query Basics

    Subtopics

    1. Power Query in Power BI
    2. Power Query in Excel
    3. Creating basic queries
  • Writing M Code

    Subtopics

    1. The Advanced Editor
    2. The let expression
    3. Variables in M
    4. Order of statements
  • Working with Data

    Subtopics

    1. Values and data types
    2. Using built-in functions
    3. Lists, records and tables
  • Getting Data

    Subtopics

    1. Connecting to a source
    2. Extracting data
    3. Returning a table
  • Working with Columns

    Subtopics

    1. Removing and reordering
    2. Setting data types
    3. Splitting columns
  • Working with Rows

    Subtopics

    1. Skipping rows
    2. Dealing with header rows
    3. Applying filters
    4. Sorting data
  • Calculated Columns

    Subtopics

    1. Basic calculations
    2. Conditional columns
    3. Nested if expressions
  • Structuring Code

    Subtopics

    1. Dividing long queries
    2. Referring to queries
    3. Assigning queries to groups
  • Writing Functions

    Subtopics

    1. Nesting functions
    2. Creating separate functions
    3. Parameters and types
    4. Invoking functions
  • Error Handling

    Subtopics

    1. The try statement
    2. Raising errors
    3. Catching exceptions
  • Manipulating Tables

    Subtopics

    1. Grouping and aggregating
    2. Transposing
    3. Pivoting and unpivoting
  • Combining Data

    Subtopics

    1. Appending queries
    2. Merging queries
    3. Adding Keys
  • Parameters in Power BI  

    Subtopics

    1. Creating parameters
    2. Referencing parameters
    3. Dropdown parameters

Topics marked will be covered if time allows.

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  • Courseware posted to you in advance
  • Separate pre-course check-up included
  • Our clever Wordsworth system means you can use our laptops (and we can see them)

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Writing M for Power Query course dates

The table below lists the Writing M for Power Query courses that we currently have scheduled (click on one of the tabs to filter the list).

We don't currently have any Writing M for Power Query courses scheduled. We may consider adding dates - it's always worth asking.

Alternatively, if you have a handful of like-minded people in your organisation, you could consider booking your own bespoke Writing M for Power Query course, whereby you get to pick the dates, training delivery method and venue!

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You can also book hourly online consultancy for your time zone with one of our 7 expert trainers!

We don't currently have any Writing M for Power Query courses scheduled in our London training centre. We may consider adding dates - it's always worth asking.

Alternatively, if you have a handful of like-minded people in your organisation, you could consider booking your own bespoke Writing M for Power Query course, whereby you get to pick the dates, training delivery method and venue!

Other relevant pages

You can also book hourly online consultancy for your time zone with one of our 7 expert trainers!

We don't currently have any Writing M for Power Query courses scheduled in our Manchester training centre. We may consider adding dates - it's always worth asking.

Alternatively, if you have a handful of like-minded people in your organisation, you could consider booking your own bespoke Writing M for Power Query course, whereby you get to pick the dates, training delivery method and venue!

Other relevant pages

You can also book hourly online consultancy for your time zone with one of our 7 expert trainers!

We don't currently have any online Writing M for Power Query courses scheduled. We may consider adding dates - it's always worth asking.

Alternatively, if you have a handful of like-minded people in your organisation, you could consider booking your own bespoke Writing M for Power Query course, whereby you get to pick the dates, training delivery method and venue!

Other relevant pages

You can also book hourly online consultancy for your time zone with one of our 7 expert trainers!

About half of our courses are created bespoke for a single organisation, and either delivered onsite (usually somewhere in the UK, but we're willing to travel!) or online. For onsite courses we will usually provide and set up the necessary computers free of charge.

There are four main reasons why you might want to book tailored training like this:

  1. If you have 3 or more people, organising custom training will probably be cheaper than booking people individually onto a scheduled course.
  2. You'll be able to choose the content of any training, and be able to pause it for discussions on how you'll use software internally, or ask to take digressions.
  3. You may not be able to travel to our venues, so it might be easier to ask us to travel to you.
  4. You may not be able to make the dates of our published scheduled courses, and want to be able to choose when your training takes place.

If you'd like a quote for how much a tailored course would cost please let us know what you'd like to achieve and we'll get back to you (normally within half a working day).

What other people have said about our Power BI training

Here are some comments we've received about our Power BI training . You can see all of our 400 reviews here. We would like to sincerely thank the clients whose names are shown below for kindly agreeing to let us share their feedback.

"Very informative course and the Trainer was able to adjust the course based on the experience within the learners."

Margaret Herriot

The Phoenix Group

"Really enjoyed the course. The trainer made the experience even more enjoyable with his humour and was very likeable."

Hannah Pavlou

Great Western Railway (GWR)

"Our trainer was really engaging and clear in the delivery of the content. Manual is also clear for checking back on things. Colleagues have attended courses with you before and gave good feedback."

Lee Berry

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)

"Our trainer was engaging and very knowledgeable. It was a really useful course"

Henry Wilson

PwC

"Easy to follow, taught at a good speed with great examples that we now have saved to refer back to. I liked that we weren't just watching the training and were able to follow along with every action. The course manuals are also super helpful as following along yourself is more important than having to make lots of notes!"

Alice Ryan

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)

"Really happy with the Power BI Fast Track course. Everything was explained clearly and made very easy to understand and the trainer was generous with providing practical tips for working with data and reports above and beyond the syllabus. The communication and set up before the course was also as smooth as possible. I've had a few courses with Wise Owl and looking forward to joining another one in the future. "

Kaili Jarv

Waltham Forest Council

About this Writing M for Power Query course

Click on one of the tabs below to see the given information about this Power BI course.

If you’ve imported data in a Power BI report or Excel workbook, you may have used Power Query to tidy up your data. You can perform many transformations using Power Query’s menus but what if you want to go beyond the basics? This course teaches you how to write queries from scratch using the Power Query M formula language, or just M to its friends.

Pre-requisites

To attend this course you should be familiar with the concepts of extracting, transforming and loading data.

What you'll need to bring

If you book on a classroom course, the only thing you need to bring to the course is ... yourself! We even provide a notepad and a suprisingly nice pen for you to take notes with.

For online training you'll need two things:

  1. A good internet connection (otherwise you'll have a frustrating time); and
  2. A second screen (a requirement, not a nice-to-have!)

You can see full details of our online course requirements here.

For classroom training, you won't need a computer - we (obviously) will provide that. However, you're welcome to use your own laptop if you prefer, providing that you have the correct software installed.

For online training you will need a computer, but you won't need to have any software installed.  This is because you'll use Windows Remote Desktop to connect to our computers using our whizzy Wordsworth online training system, and these computers will have all of the necessary files and software installed.

When you book a place

If you book a place on one of our courses:

  • For classroom courses we will send out a joining email. That's it!
  • For online courses we will get in touch to organise a half-hour pre-course check to iron out any connection problems before the course (rather than during it). We will also ask you whether you want to receive a printed copy of the course manual (and post this to you if you do).

Whatever type of course you book, we will also send you out a reminder a few days before the course is due to take place - not that (we hope) you'll have forgotten!

After the course

After the course finishes you'll receive a digital certificate proving your attendance (we will gladly send a paper copy on request also).

We don't have any formal arrangement for answering questions after the course, but if you get stuck on something and email your trainer they should (and nearly always do!) respond as quickly as their training schedule allows.

FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

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What other Power BI courses can I take?▼

Here is a list of all of the Power BI courses that we run:

Course name Days
Introduction to Power BI 2 days
Advanced Power BI Reports 2 days
Advanced Power BI Data 2 days
Writing M for Power Query (this course) 2 days
DAX for Power BI 2 days
Fast track Power BI 3 days
Fast track Power BI and DAX 3 days
Bite-sized Semantic Models One day
Bite-sized Charts in Power BI One day
Bite-sized Filtering in Power BI One day
Bite-sized Bookmarks in Power BI One day
Bite-sized Calculated Columns One day

What courses do you have related to this one?▼

You might like to consider invesigating these related courses:

Related course Days Level
Advanced Power BI Data 2 days Intermediate or advanced

What are your venues for your classroom Power BI courses?▼

We run our scheduled classroom training courses in the following venues:

Venue Details
Power BI training in London We run our courses in London from the LandMark offices in Bevis Marks, right in the middle of the City (and close to Liverpool Street mainline station).
Power BI training in Manchester We run our courses in Manchester from the Holiday Inn business centre, which is a few minutes' walk from Piccadilly station.
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