Intellisense in Power Query Not Working

Myra 1 Reputation point
2020-09-10T19:27:17.81+00:00

I've been working to setup some reports using Power Query by CUBE functions. It's been very convenience to setup just by typing the double quotes (") to begin a CUBE formula and MS Intellisense automatically display a drop down list of all the tables and field names in the workbook.

However, since yesterday, this intellisense function is not working. I started typing =CUBEVALUE(" and no drop-down list showed up for me to select.

Can someone tell me what do I have to do to get the smart feature back? It's really a pain to have to memorize all table and field names in order to write those CUBE formulas.

Thank you.

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  1. Darren Gosbell 2,371 Reputation points
    2020-09-10T20:59:15.677+00:00

    CUBEVALUE is not a power query function - that is why you won't be seeing any intellisense. CUBEVALUE is an Excel function that you can use inside a cell formula.

    The Power Query cube functions are prefixed with "Cube." eg. Cube.Measures

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  2. Myra 1 Reputation point
    2020-09-11T02:33:55.253+00:00

    Thank you for the correction.

    However, when I type I started typing =CUBEVALUE("... in a cell on an Excel worksheet , I normally see a drop-down with all the tables and fields for the data workbook that I'm working on (please see attached image). For some reason, that drop-down list is not there anymore.

    Does anyone know how I can get it back?

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  3. Lukas Yu -MSFT 5,816 Reputation points
    2020-09-11T05:28:02.507+00:00

    What version Excel are you using ? Is this pivot table ?

    When does this issue happen ? Did you still have the connection to Cube when you edit the cell?

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