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rains_23
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Data not loading correctly from excel file sharepoint online

Hi,

I am trying to connect to an excel in powerbi, using sharepoint online. I am using sharepoint folder in Get data. When I connect, I can see the list of files, but once the file is loaded, it is not showing the columns in it but something different. What am I doing wrong.

 

My file has this data,

rains_23_1-1677683202273.png

 

However Power BI is loading 

 

rains_23_0-1677683171943.png

 

Thanks,

Rains

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amitchandak
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@rains_23 , There is some issue with the type of connection you have taken, this is csv UI

 

This one should work for SharePoint too

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/desktop-use-onedrive-business-links

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Yes that works, but the problem there is I would need a specific path always, and would need to create different connections for each file. Secondly the file name would need to be same always.

 

I was looking at populating all the excels, if that works. 

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