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4 years ago
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Power Query - Static timestamp?

Hi all,   I am new to Power Query/Power BI, and I am still finding my way around.   In our company, we update a Power BI on a weekly basis, and it is crucial to document the date of the respectiv...
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  • ronrsnfld's avatar
    ronrsnfld
    4 years ago

    Because I don't know how to automatically add a static time to the Power BI report, perhaps we can derive this in another way.

     

    How does this refresh process work?  Is the data being added or is it replacing?  What is the data source? It may be there is a time associated with the creation of the data source which can be accessed and added in a column to your report (eg the modification time of a file). 

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4 years ago

Because I don't know how to automatically add a static time to the Power BI report, perhaps we can derive this in another way.

 

How does this refresh process work?  Is the data being added or is it replacing?  What is the data source? It may be there is a time associated with the creation of the data source which can be accessed and added in a column to your report (eg the modification time of a file). 

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    Anonymous
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    4 years ago

    Hi,

    the data is being added via Excel. Your idea might be working, I'll give it some more thought on how to integrate it in a smart way.