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Stanford08
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Automatically importing, into PBI, a SharePoint file with a changing file name.

‎05-02-2023 07:19 AM

Hi there


How do i automatically import, into PBI, a SharePoint file whose last portion of the file name is changing. 

eg. 

 

File-10022023

File-09022023

 

Thank you and regards

 

Stan 

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Stanford08
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‎05-11-2023 11:11 PM

Thank you

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lbendlin
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‎05-03-2023 07:31 PM

Always use the Sharepoint Folder connector, never the File or Web connector.  That way your Power Query code can handle file name changes.

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