Hook:  Hard-coded paths are silent project killers. Move a file, share a workbook, or publish a PBIX—and boom: refresh fails. Goal:  In ~10 minutes you’ll set up robust, parameter-driven paths for Excel (Power Query) and Power BI (Desktop & Service), plus a tiny, reusable M pattern you can paste into any project. 1) Why hard-coded paths fail When you embed "C:\Users\Alice\Project\data.csv" in a query, anyone whose files live elsewhere (e.g., D:\Work\Data\) will get errors. I

Processing invoices is one of the most common but also one of the most time-consuming tasks in any finance or business department. Manually typing invoice numbers, vendor names, or due dates into an ERP or Excel sheet not only takes time but is also error-prone. With Power Automate and AI Builder , you can automate this process: invoices get uploaded (or even received by email), an AI model extracts key information, and the results can be sent by email or stored in your syste