Core conceptual architecture, business rationale, and visual mental model for Power Query Data Types.
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Int64.Type), Decimal Number (Double), Fixed Decimal Number (Currency Currency.Type), Date, DateTime, DateTimeZone, Time, Duration, Logical, Binary, Any type hazards, Type mismatch errors (DataFormat.Error), Using Locale conversion option, Converting text to date with custom format providers, Memory optimization via proper type casting..Modern Excel me Power Query Data Types Power Query Mashup Engine aur automated data ingestion pipelines ke sath deeply integrated hai. Power Query primitive types: Text, Whole Number (Int64.Type), Decimal Number (Double), Fixed Decimal Number (Currency Currency.Type), Date, DateTime, DateTimeZone, Time, Duration, Logical, Binary, Any type hazards, Type mismatch errors (DataFormat.Error), Using Locale conversion option, Converting text to date with custom format providers, Memory optimization via proper type casting.
Traditional spreadsheet software me manual copy-pasting, brittle VLOOKUPs aur corrupt file links report maintenance ko fragile bana dete the. Power Query me transformations deterministic Applied Steps me record hoti hain jo har refresh par source data ko autonomously clean, join aur normalize karti hain.
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ POWER QUERY ARCHITECTURAL FLOW │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ [ External Data Sources ] (Files / Folders / Databases) │
│ ▼ │
│ [ Power Query Mashup Engine ] │
│ ├── Extract: Connectors & Schemas │
│ ├── Transform: Power Query Data Types Pipeline │
│ └── Load: In-Memory buffer to Table / Data Model │
│ ▼ │
│ [ Applied Steps Deterministic Execution Chain ] │
│ ▼ │
│ [ Cleaned Tabular Master Dataset & Executive Reports ] │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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| 4 | Keyboard | 15 | 1200 | 18000 |
| 5 | Monitor | 8 | 12500 | 100000 |
| 6 | Grand Total |
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Module 5: Formula Foundations
Module 6: Modern Logical Functions
Module 7: Modern Aggregation Functions
Module 8: Modern Lookup Functions
Module 9: Modern Text Functions
Module 10: Modern Date and Time Functions
Module 11: Error Handling and Formula Auditing
Module 12: Excel Data Preparation Project
Module 13: Dynamic Array Fundamentals
Module 14: FILTER Function
Module 15: SORT and SORTBY
Module 16: UNIQUE Function
Module 17: TAKE, DROP, CHOOSECOLS and CHOOSEROWS
Module 18: VSTACK, HSTACK, TOROW and TOCOL
Module 19: EXPAND, WRAPROWS, WRAPCOLS and Array Utilities
Module 20: LET Function
Module 21: LAMBDA Custom Functions
Module 22: MAP, REDUCE, SCAN and MAKEARRAY
Module 23: BYROW and BYCOL
Module 24: Dynamic Formula Engineering
Module 25: Modern Formula-Based Reporting Project
Module 26: Introduction to Power Query
Module 27: Power Query Editor Interface
Module 28: Importing Data from Excel
Module 29: Importing CSV and Text Files
Module 30: Importing Data from Folders
Module 31: Power Query Data Types
Module 32: Removing Unnecessary Data
Module 33: Filtering and Sorting in Power Query
Module 34: Text Transformation
Module 35: Number and Date Transformation
Module 36: Fill, Replace, Group and Aggregate
Module 37: Pivot and Unpivot
Module 38: Merge Queries
Module 39: Append Queries
Module 40: Power Query Fundamentals Project
Module 41: M Language Fundamentals
Module 42: M Data Structures and Types
Module 43: M Functions and Parameters
Module 44: Advanced Table Transformations
Module 45: List and Record Operations
Module 46: Custom Columns and Conditional Logic
Module 47: Custom Reusable Power Query Functions
Module 48: Dynamic File and Folder Pipelines
Module 49: Parameters and Configuration
Module 50: Web and External Data Sources
Module 51: Error Handling and Data Quality
Module 52: Query Folding and Performance
Module 53: Privacy, Credentials and Data Sources
Module 54: Refresh, Dependencies and Maintenance
Module 55: Advanced Power Query Project
Module 56: Power Query with Modern Excel Formulas
Module 57: Power Query with PivotTables and Dashboards
Module 58: Power Pivot, Data Model and DAX Introduction
Module 59: Modern Excel Automation Ecosystem
Module 60: Office Scripts Fundamentals
Module 61: Power Automate and Excel Integration
Module 62: Refreshable Business Reporting System
Module 63: Sales and Inventory Analytics Project
Module 64: Finance and HR Reporting Project
Module 65: Final Enterprise-Style Capstone