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Anonymous
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Excel files opens automatically when I open Power BI

Hello 🙂

 

Each time I open my power BI, I have some Excel files that open automatically too.

 

Here is how my model is done now:

I have a Access database that is linked (with 'Link to the data source by creating a linked table) to 5/6 Excel files.

With these tables I do SQL request and have a 'final table' my Access.

Then I import this 'final table' in Power BI.

Now each time I open my Power BI, all my Excel files are open too and my computer lags for 5/10 min.

 

Have you got a solution for that? I could import the Excel datafiles directly from power BI and not Access I guess, but it would mean that i need to work on all my previous SQL requests 😕

 

Thanks for your help,

Greg

 

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Anonymous
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Hi @Anonymous ,

 

It's weird, I think the problem is on Access database side. Please try creating a new fact table as select * from 'final table' then import the new table to Power BI.

 

Best Regards,

Jay

Community Support Team _ Jay Wang

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