Welcome to your free Power Query & Power Pivot in Excel test 1. A Calendar table can be created from: PowerBI.com Power Query Power Pivot Either Power Query or Power Pivot 2. To reduce the risk of Excel crashing when using Power Query and Power Pivot: Close all other applications Upgrade to 64 bit Office Add extra memory All of the above 3. To retain the formatting you apply in an Excel Pivot Table: Use Conditional Formatting to automatically re-format cells On the Analyze Pivot Table Ribbon, check the “Preserve cell formatting on update” checkbox Under Pivot Table Options, check the “Preserve cell formatting on update” checkbox Check the “Retain cell formatting” button within Power Query 4. Selecting the “Only Create Connection” option when creating a data connection to a table will: Only load the table’s data into the data model Create a connection to the table, but do nothing else Only load the table’s data into the spreadsheet Create an encrypted connection to the target data source 5. To calculate a year-to-date Sales value from your data, you could use the following DAX expression: =TOTALYTD( [Sales], tblCalendar[Date] ) =SUM( [Sales] * 365) =SUM( [Sales], YTD) =SUMYTD( [Sales], tblCalendar[Date] ) 6. The data in the Excel data model is stored: On hidden Excel sheets In the Power BI data model, within Excel On Microsoft Azure servers All of the above 7. The values in an Excel Pivot Table are calculated by: Applying a series of filters that depend on the row and column the value sits in Applying a series of iterative calculations to derive each value Applying CUBE formulas to calculate each value Applying GETPIVOTDATA formulas to calculate each value 8. To transfer parameters from Excel into Power Query: Use a Range Name in Excel Use a Named Query Use a custom function Use the Power Query “Connect Parameter” function 9. To create an Excel CUBEVALUE formula: Click inside a Pivot Table then go to “OLAP Tools” > “Convert to Formulas” Type the CUBE formula directly into any blank Excel cell Use Excel’s Function Wizard Any of the above 10. To comment out a line of code in the Power Query Advanced Editor: Use # Use \\ Use /* Use // Be sure to click the button below to check your answers! By checking your answers, you agree to receive communications from Access Analytic. You can unsubscribe at any time. Click here to review our Privacy Policy. First Name Email Time's up Related Posts:Power Query ChallengePower Query: Unpivot using Column Numbers rather than NamesDynamic Data Validation with Tables in ExcelStreamlining Power Query Code Documentation with GPT-4: A…October Power Query ChallengeNew Year Power Query Challenge Jackie Meddows-Taylor2023-11-01T17:27:50+08:00 Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! FacebookTwitterLinkedInEmail