Fuzzy logic plus Fuzzy Matching is perfectly compatible with my Fuzzy brain. More seriously as ever a very well and clearly explained tip. I definitely want to become a power query super user.
Hi Mynda and Phil. Thanks for demonstrating fuzzy matching in Power Query. Although it is an enticing feature, I find it difficult to trust it except under the most simple circumstances. Even though it is more work, I prefer a transformation table to be the primary method against any data that really matters. That said, your demo of combining fuzzy match and a transformation table is a good use case, making the transformation table shorter for only those items that PQ can't resolve. Excellent! Thanks for sharing :)) Thumbs up!!
How can a transformation table take the place of this? Assuming I understand what you mean by a transformation table: My use of them is a set of defined-by-me values that are used for transformation... but therefore I need to be explicit that a person may have entered a period instead of a space, or worse still, defined every possible combination. Does my table for "Sydney" need to say: Sydney, Sdney, Syney, Sydey, Sydny, Sydne, Dney, Dsney, etc? That isn't practical?
@@geeves21312 Hi GB. Yes, a transformation table needs to be explicit, so if you have many possible combinations, then they would all need to be in the table. How to approach it depends on the data and the use. If a mismatch would be costly or otherwise serious, then you have to take whatever steps necessary to insure it will be correct. If otherwise, then you can be more lax, such as using fuzzy match. Every circumstance is different. So, it depends on your use case. Hope this helps. Good luck!!
Really interesting, but Phil is a little bit fast when he shows things. It would be cool if he slowed down just a tiny little bit. Plus, his diction is less clear to understand than Mynda's for me (french).
That is just awesome! Super fantastic! Incredible stuff! Very many thanks Mynda and Phil and team! Very much appreciate this. Where is the LOVE ICON?!?
This idea of fuzzy merge seems very promising. It reminds me of the xlookup function in a way. I think they are both similar in the sense of being able to shift parameters from 100% to less than 100% matches. However, i think the power query example is a bit more reliable because you could litterally dial in the confidence level you want to achieve. I like that aspect to it. I'm sure i could find a million ways to use this.
The transform table was created in Excel and loaded via Get Data > From Table/Range connector, but you can import it from any source supported by Power Query.
Hi Mynda andPhil thanks for the tip. I wanna know if I have many instances of Microsoft like Mcrft, Micrsft, mcrosft etc. Will the transformation table will be able to pick it up.
How do i use this fuzzy match to time into unevent group of timing. E.g. 8.01am, 2pm 2.45pm 2.58pm will group to 8am to 3pm shift, while 3.01pm 4.59pm 8.59pm can group into the 3pm to 9pm shift?
I'm very keen to get this working, I've wanted fuzzy matching in Excel for years and I have briefly used Power Pivot in the past. Unfortunately, whenever I load a dialog window in Power Query Editor eg 1:36 Merge Query as New, the dialog box is not large enough and it crops the outer c.50 pixels all around. I cannot see or select some of the critical icons/widgets. I've Googled this problem and found no solutions, I've tried disconnecting the external monitor and can't get it to display correctly. Is this something you have come across before?
Hi Phil, I've not seen this issue before, but I do recall some fellow Microsoft MVPs complaining of rendering issues. Perhaps try changing the resolution on your monitors. Your current settings may not be compatible with the Power Query window.
I'm not sure you can in Excel, but here's how in Power BI: docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-query/fuzzy-matching#:~:text=By%20default%2C%20Power%20Query%20uses,results%20for%20all%20the%20rows.
@@MyOnlineTrainingHub Hi! Thanks for the response. I tried following those instructions, but I can't get the Cluster Values command to show up. I'm using Excel 365, so it should be the newest version. Do you have any idea why it might not be an option?
Hi Mynda, Thanks for sharing valuable knowledge. I am looking for some help - my datasets are a bit big. One table has 3K rows and the other has 130K rows. I am trying to find fuzzy matches from the 3K table to the 130K table. I tried this with Fuzzy Lookup add-in in excel and also followed your video and tried it using power query... but both methods are taking forever... and even after 15 minutes I don't see any results. Can you please help me? The client's requirement is to do a Fuzzy match because we know there are definitely many mismatches with spelling and other typing mistakes though the products are the same.
HI, I have a table with 16 rows and 30 columns of data that equal either -1,0, or 1. I'm trying to match this with another table a larger range of the same data. What I'm trying to do is categorize my data from my new table to old table. Any videos or suggestions for this? I couldn't get it to work with the information presented in this video. Thanks.
Hi Matthew, Please see this tutorial: www.myonlinetraininghub.com/easily-compare-multiple-tables-in-power-query If you're still stuck, please post your question and sample Excel file on our forum where we can help you further: www.myonlinetraininghub.com/excel-forum
Posted a new thread on the forums. Glad I ran into this problems. Haven't looked into yet but seems to be a gold mine for excel tools hidden in there that I look forward to checking out down the road.
using power query how to extract data that contains email addresses as it gives error [Email Protected}. I posted the question on forum .. But no answer. appreciate if you can answer here . THanks
Hi Usman, I don't see any posts on our forum from you. Perhaps you used a different name? Please don't reply here. I get so many comments that I won't see any follow up replied to this thread as it'll be buried.
I haven't used Qlik, but going by the Gartner Magic Quadrant for BI tools, Power BI is way out in the lead.powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-named-a-leader-in-2021-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-analytics-and-bi-platforms/
You'd have to covert the negative values to positive. I'd add a column for this purpose rather than converting the original values so they're all positive.
You'd have to convert the negative values to positive, but I'd do this by adding a column that converts them rather than converting the original values.
NAMASTE how can we use feature like pivot table in Power query ....so we don't have to repeat same work daily plz help if u have made any video on that ...plz guide me to the video... thanks very much
Power Query isn't designed to build the PivotTable, instead once you close & load the query to the Excel workbook, you can then build a PivotTable from there. Here is a tutorial on PivotTables: ua-cam.com/video/vQlFiLUaw4k/v-deo.html
@@MyOnlineTrainingHub Im learning by your videos but have taken to google sheets which are online and can be viewed by multiple people , your videos have taught me alot but now as goggle sheets are online unless i have them open they are not always updating my master.
so the relevance of the timers are for live api pulls and are set at 1 mins to 1 month, the 14 files will feed the master, this is not working due to not all the info updating at once so need them all on 1 file, i just wanted to know is a script possible for 1 files with 14 sheets but with all different timers.
Excel has an online version too as shown here: ua-cam.com/video/XfgDfUEV0fM/v-deo.html Yes, you can get data from 1 file with 14 different sheets. Any timers you might have set up are not relevant from Power Query's point of view. It just gets the data when you click the refresh button. If you have further questions please post your question and sample Excel file on our forum where we can help you further: www.myonlinetraininghub.com/excel-forum
@@MyOnlineTrainingHub thanks again for your reply , ive just added your forums and am sure il be posting a few more questions as im trying to launch what i have and is taking me far too long. love your content as always and thanks again
Most people like the pace of my videos, but if it’s too fast for you then you can slow down the playback speed in the video settings (cog icon in bottom right).
Fuzzy logic plus Fuzzy Matching is perfectly compatible with my Fuzzy brain. More seriously as ever a very well and clearly explained tip. I definitely want to become a power query super user.
Great to hear, Mark 😄
Nice one covering the fuzzy match. I didn't know there is a transformation table option! Thanks!
Glad you discovered something new 😊
Hi Mynda and Phil. Thanks for demonstrating fuzzy matching in Power Query. Although it is an enticing feature, I find it difficult to trust it except under the most simple circumstances. Even though it is more work, I prefer a transformation table to be the primary method against any data that really matters. That said, your demo of combining fuzzy match and a transformation table is a good use case, making the transformation table shorter for only those items that PQ can't resolve. Excellent! Thanks for sharing :)) Thumbs up!!
Cheers, Wayne! Good points.
How can a transformation table take the place of this? Assuming I understand what you mean by a transformation table: My use of them is a set of defined-by-me values that are used for transformation... but therefore I need to be explicit that a person may have entered a period instead of a space, or worse still, defined every possible combination. Does my table for "Sydney" need to say: Sydney, Sdney, Syney, Sydey, Sydny, Sydne, Dney, Dsney, etc? That isn't practical?
@@geeves21312 Hi GB. Yes, a transformation table needs to be explicit, so if you have many possible combinations, then they would all need to be in the table. How to approach it depends on the data and the use. If a mismatch would be costly or otherwise serious, then you have to take whatever steps necessary to insure it will be correct. If otherwise, then you can be more lax, such as using fuzzy match. Every circumstance is different. So, it depends on your use case. Hope this helps. Good luck!!
Really interesting, but Phil is a little bit fast when he shows things. It would be cool if he slowed down just a tiny little bit.
Plus, his diction is less clear to understand than Mynda's for me (french).
Thanks for the feedback, Anais!
That is just awesome! Super fantastic! Incredible stuff! Very many thanks Mynda and Phil and team! Very much appreciate this. Where is the LOVE ICON?!?
Glad you enjoyed it, Cherian!
This idea of fuzzy merge seems very promising. It reminds me of the xlookup function in a way. I think they are both similar in the sense of being able to shift parameters from 100% to less than 100% matches.
However, i think the power query example is a bit more reliable because you could litterally dial in the confidence level you want to achieve. I like that aspect to it. I'm sure i could find a million ways to use this.
Great points about Power Query's confidence level 👍
Woooww this is so a secret feature of PQ. 😵
Thanks a lot Mynda!
Glad you like it, Emre!
From Egypt, thank you Mynda ,we love you 💓
You are so welcome, Ahmad!
Very useful tip. Thanks to you both for sharing and being so didactic (an ability that I highly appreciate)
Thank you :-) Our pleasure, Jose!
Thank you Mynda and Phil. That will be really useful.
Great to hear 😊
This is GOLD! 🙌🏾
Glad you like it :-)
Great. I liked. Thanks Mynda!
Cheers, Luciano! 😊
This is helpful, but can you explain how he got the data for the Transform table?
The transform table was created in Excel and loaded via Get Data > From Table/Range connector, but you can import it from any source supported by Power Query.
Cool stuff. Thanks for sharing Mynda & Phil.
Thanks so much 😊
Hi Mynda/Phil Great Tips For Using Fuzzy Match...Thank You :)
Cheers, Darryl!
Hi Munda, it's very useful technique.
Glad you liked it!
Another great video Mynda, thank you!
Thanks for watching, Chris!
Actually i was doing today learned more now about transform table.
Great to hear 😊
Thank you for the video. Can you tell me how you create a new table with from and to columns?
Please post your question and sample Excel file on our forum where someone can help you further: www.myonlinetraininghub.com/excel-forum
Nice video. I would like to know how u got that transform table? is it something you already prepared or it was an automatic result?
It's something I already had.
Hi Mynda andPhil thanks for the tip. I wanna know if I have many instances of Microsoft like Mcrft, Micrsft, mcrosft etc. Will the transformation table will be able to pick it up.
very good exponation!
Glad it was helpful!
This are the feature that only Mynda explains, it is so useful!
By the way, the link to the file is not working!
Thanks, Felipe! The link works for me. If you reach out via email I can send you the file: website at MyOnlineTrainingHub.com
very helpful - thank you very much indeed!
Great to hear!
How do i use this fuzzy match to time into unevent group of timing. E.g. 8.01am, 2pm 2.45pm 2.58pm will group to 8am to 3pm shift, while 3.01pm 4.59pm 8.59pm can group into the 3pm to 9pm shift?
Please post your question and sample Excel file on our forum where someone can help you further: www.myonlinetraininghub.com/excel-forum
Thanks for this knowledge 😁😁😁
My pleasure 😊
I'm very keen to get this working, I've wanted fuzzy matching in Excel for years and I have briefly used Power Pivot in the past. Unfortunately, whenever I load a dialog window in Power Query Editor eg 1:36 Merge Query as New, the dialog box is not large enough and it crops the outer c.50 pixels all around. I cannot see or select some of the critical icons/widgets. I've Googled this problem and found no solutions, I've tried disconnecting the external monitor and can't get it to display correctly. Is this something you have come across before?
Hi Phil, I've not seen this issue before, but I do recall some fellow Microsoft MVPs complaining of rendering issues. Perhaps try changing the resolution on your monitors. Your current settings may not be compatible with the Power Query window.
Can I please request you to make some more videos on web scraping on power query? Like the one you made before in this playlist?
Glad you found our videos helpful! Will keep your topic suggestion in mind 👍
Thank you very much!
You're welcome!
Awesome!!!!
Thanks!! Glad you liked it 🙏
Great video. Thanks. Can you tell me how to create a column that shows the Similarity score?
I'm not sure you can in Excel, but here's how in Power BI: docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-query/fuzzy-matching#:~:text=By%20default%2C%20Power%20Query%20uses,results%20for%20all%20the%20rows.
@@MyOnlineTrainingHub Hi! Thanks for the response. I tried following those instructions, but I can't get the Cluster Values command to show up. I'm using Excel 365, so it should be the newest version. Do you have any idea why it might not be an option?
Hi Peter, it's not available in Excel. It's only available in Power BI, which is what that tutorial covers.
Hi Mynda, Thanks for sharing valuable knowledge. I am looking for some help - my datasets are a bit big. One table has 3K rows and the other has 130K rows. I am trying to find fuzzy matches from the 3K table to the 130K table. I tried this with Fuzzy Lookup add-in in excel and also followed your video and tried it using power query... but both methods are taking forever... and even after 15 minutes I don't see any results. Can you please help me? The client's requirement is to do a Fuzzy match because we know there are definitely many mismatches with spelling and other typing mistakes though the products are the same.
Have you tried turning off background data previews in the Query Options via the File tab in the query editor?
HI, I have a table with 16 rows and 30 columns of data that equal either -1,0, or 1. I'm trying to match this with another table a larger range of the same data. What I'm trying to do is categorize my data from my new table to old table. Any videos or suggestions for this? I couldn't get it to work with the information presented in this video. Thanks.
Hi Matthew, Please see this tutorial: www.myonlinetraininghub.com/easily-compare-multiple-tables-in-power-query If you're still stuck, please post your question and sample Excel file on our forum where we can help you further: www.myonlinetraininghub.com/excel-forum
@@MyOnlineTrainingHub ahh right on. Thank you so much! I'll report back when I get through it.
Posted a new thread on the forums. Glad I ran into this problems. Haven't looked into yet but seems to be a gold mine for excel tools hidden in there that I look forward to checking out down the road.
using power query how to extract data that contains email addresses as it gives error [Email Protected}. I posted the question on forum .. But no answer. appreciate if you can answer here . THanks
Hi Usman, I don't see any posts on our forum from you. Perhaps you used a different name? Please don't reply here. I get so many comments that I won't see any follow up replied to this thread as it'll be buried.
Is this the same as the Microsoft Labs Fuzzy Lookup add-in?
Not sure, Mark.
I did merge query between 2 tables
Every ID has many transaction ,, how can I return first & last date for every ID ?
Please post your question and sample Excel file on our forum where we can help you further: www.myonlinetraininghub.com/excel-forum
Hi, have you worked with Qlik? Is there a big difference between Qlik and PowerBI?
I haven't used Qlik, but going by the Gartner Magic Quadrant for BI tools, Power BI is way out in the lead.powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/microsoft-named-a-leader-in-2021-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-analytics-and-bi-platforms/
I did not have fuzzy option in power query
It’s only available in later versions of Excel.
how d you match the positive and negative amounts in excel power query
You'd have to covert the negative values to positive. I'd add a column for this purpose rather than converting the original values so they're all positive.
You'd have to convert the negative values to positive, but I'd do this by adding a column that converts them rather than converting the original values.
fantastic
Thank you so much 😀
NAMASTE
how can we use feature like pivot table in Power query ....so we don't have to repeat same work daily plz help
if u have made any video on that ...plz guide me to the video...
thanks very much
Power Query isn't designed to build the PivotTable, instead once you close & load the query to the Excel workbook, you can then build a PivotTable from there. Here is a tutorial on PivotTables: ua-cam.com/video/vQlFiLUaw4k/v-deo.html
@@MyOnlineTrainingHub
thanks for replying
i really appreciate your work and your valuable time..
I need to enrol the complete Excel Course.
How can go about?
Hi Jivas, you'll find our course options and sign up pages here: www.myonlinetraininghub.com/
hi there . is there a way to condense 14 different files into 1 file which have all different timers on them
I'm not sure what the relevance of timers has.
@@MyOnlineTrainingHub Im learning by your videos but have taken to google sheets which are online and can be viewed by multiple people , your videos have taught me alot but now as goggle sheets are online unless i have them open they are not always updating my master.
so the relevance of the timers are for live api pulls and are set at 1 mins to 1 month, the 14 files will feed the master, this is not working due to not all the info updating at once so need them all on 1 file, i just wanted to know is a script possible for 1 files with 14 sheets but with all different timers.
Excel has an online version too as shown here: ua-cam.com/video/XfgDfUEV0fM/v-deo.html Yes, you can get data from 1 file with 14 different sheets. Any timers you might have set up are not relevant from Power Query's point of view. It just gets the data when you click the refresh button. If you have further questions please post your question and sample Excel file on our forum where we can help you further: www.myonlinetraininghub.com/excel-forum
@@MyOnlineTrainingHub thanks again for your reply , ive just added your forums and am sure il be posting a few more questions as im trying to launch what i have and is taking me far too long. love your content as always and thanks again
Greats!
Thank you!
Wow. That is all.
Glad you liked it, Craig!
Very informative but too fast towards the end. I hope you could explain more step by step instead of keep going.
Glad it was helpful. You can change The playback speed by clicking on the cog icon in the bottom right of the video.
WAY too fast
You can use the cog icon in the bottom right of the video to change the pace to suit.
You are too fast, and that makes you helpless
Most people like the pace of my videos, but if it’s too fast for you then you can slow down the playback speed in the video settings (cog icon in bottom right).
@@MyOnlineTrainingHub thank You, Did So and it was really helpful.