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bradbel
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2 years ago
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Commentary Column

I'm searching for a way to add an editable column to a table/matrix within Power BI that allows for the user to enter text in a specific row. For example, a list of GL accounts and their respective a...
  • ToddChitt's avatar
    2 years ago

    Power BI is a READ ONLY tool. It does not have, and probably never will have, the ability to write back to the data sources. 

    That being said, there are several 3rd party products that you can purchase that will do the write back for you. Or you can build your own using Power Apps, which integrate with Power BI. I tried it once as a demo, but am not a Power Apps developer. It worked, but took a lot of stumbling on my part. Hopefully you can figure it out faster.