Forum Discussion

Anonymous's avatar
Anonymous
Not applicable
7 years ago

Errors when uploading data

Hi, please can you assist me with an issue I am having when I try and upload my data in Power BI.

I have included screen shots of the data as well as the error message below, as I cannot seemt to find an upload button to upload the excel spreadsheet.

My data does not want to load fully.

 

 

 

3 Replies

  • v-diye-msft's avatar
    v-diye-msft
    Community Support

    Hi Anonymous 

     

    Sorry I’m not quite sure about “I cannot seemt to find an upload button to upload the excel spreadsheet.” Does it means you edit it in query editor and then apply to the desktop? could you please specify more details? That would be preferred if you could share us the detailed error info as well.

     

    Based on my research, this phenomenon probably happens when your columns contain data that doesn't match the data type of the column. This is allowed in Power Query, but not when the data is loaded.

     

    An example would be numbers with fractions, while your column's data type is whole number.

     

    Finding the errors: visually check if the actual data in each column matches the data type of the column.

     

    Solving the errors: make sure the data types of the columns match the data types of the values in the columns.

     

    Please share us more info if the problem still exist. Thanks!

     

    Best regards,

    Dina Ye

     

    • v-diye-msft's avatar
      v-diye-msft
      Community Support

      Hi Anonymous ,

       

      If my above post helps, could you please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly. thanks!

      Best regards,
      Dina Ye

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable

    How do I know the data type of the column in BI?  I am uploading an excel file and know how to format the upload file in excel but not a clue how power bi column format works