Shaping Data and Column Data Types
The lesson recaps table shaping transformations and explains how to evaluate and change column data types, highlighting errors that occur when Power BI misclassifies columns (e.g., dates stored as text) and how DAX formulas like Total YTD fail without proper type conversion.
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Clean, Transform and Load Data
Data Transformation and Star/Snowflake Models
Demo: Power Query Editor Walkthrough
Common Data Transformations
Shaping Data and Column Data Types
Combining and Reshaping Tables
Query Folding
Dynamic Reports with Parameters
Modeling the AdventureWorks Data Set
Star Schema and Table Types