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marial16
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Helper II

Field Format issue

Hallo experts,

 

i have implemented a Power Automate flow that reads data from an excel files that are uploaded on daily bases on a document Library. The data are copied to a SharePoint List and then i create a BI report based on that.

The excel file has a number of fields String, Dates and Number. However all fields on SharePoint list are Single line of text.

Creating the report, i have noticed an issue regarding the number Columns.

Some are decimal and other whole numbers (that is based on a Unit of Measure Column).

Hence a column named 'Order Quantity' can be either 

UoMOrder Quantity
Kg5,5
Cargo1

 

 The excel file table data are not formated i think.

Some times when a value is 100,5 , in the report it is returned as 1005 

This is causing a problem since i have to make calculations and i am not sure i am getting corrrect values.

 

Changing the Column format in the BI report does not seem to solve the issue.

 

Any ideas on that?

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Anonymous
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Hi  @marial16 ,

You can use Format to convert it to the form you want, but it's all text in the end.

Column = FORMAT('Table'[Amount],"#,##0")

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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dax/format-function-dax

 

Best Regards,

Liu Yang

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