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Guillaume_S's avatar
Guillaume_S
Frequent Visitor
4 years ago

Can't Create an App // Binary data

Hi,
I can't create an application on PowerBi because I have a parameter in binary but I can't change it?
When I load my data it comes from a folder and that data is in csv format.
It automatically creates a sample query containing the binary data.
I don't know if my English was good and if I explain my problem well
Do you have a solution ?

 

 

Thank you for your help

 

5 Replies

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable

    Hi Guillaume_S ,

     

    "Binary" type parameters work in Power BI Desktop, but we currently don't support them in the service, for security reasons.

     

    A report parameter must be one of the following data types:

    Boolean. The user selects True or False from a radio button.
    DateTime. The user selects a date from a calendar control.
    Integer. The user types values in a text box.
    Float. The user types values in a text box.
    Text. The user types values in a text box.

     

    If possible, you can change the data type of the [content] column to the above type (Integer) in the Power Quert Editor.

     

    Report parameters in Power BI Report Builder / Report parameter properties

     

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  • Guillaume_S's avatar
    Guillaume_S
    Frequent Visitor

    Hi,

     

    it doesn't work because I'm loading CSV files from a folder. When I want to transform the data it necessarily goes through binary and I can't change the data type.

     

    Regards

  • keyulong's avatar
    keyulong
    Regular Visitor

    Hi,

     

    Have you solved this problem yet? Becasue I'm having the same trouble creating an application and my paratemeters are all in binary format. 

     

    Need help with this as well.

     

    Thanks!