Forum Discussion
rpaikha
8 years agoRegular Visitor
How to get variable source data name - ("C:\Users\>>>>USERNAME <<<<
Hello, I'm having a problem in refreshing data because souce of data is changed based on each labtop. I have developed the VBA using function Environ("USERPROFILE") to save the raw data. T...
- 8 years ago
Hi rpaikha,
I don't know about VBA. Power BI uses Power Query to load data source. If you want to set the datasource to be dynamic, you can consider Query Parameter. In your scenario, you can set the "USERNAME" as a parameter, so that recipients can select their own name to view report.
Power BI Desktop Query Parameters, Part 1
Deep Dive into Query Parameters and Power BI Templates
Regards,
Yuliana Gu