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razvanlb
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Get data from excel problem

‎08-31-2021 07:36 AM

Hello,

I'm trying to get some data from an excel file but there are numbers in this format " 1664_1" which will not get imported. Is there a problem with underscore data not being imported? I tried changing in excel the format from General to Text but no success. Any thoughs? Thanks

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‎09-02-2021 02:52 AM

Hi @razvanlb 

I am glad you can slove your problem. Here is the offical blog about how to change data type in Power BI.

There are two ways one is to change data type in Power Query Editor and another one is to use column tools in your report view.

Power Query:

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Report View:

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For reference: Determine and specify a column’s data type

 

Best Regards,
Rico Zhou

 

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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razvanlb
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‎08-31-2021 08:27 AM

Solved, i had to modify data type in "Transform data" and not in Excel.

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‎09-02-2021 02:52 AM

Hi @razvanlb 

I am glad you can slove your problem. Here is the offical blog about how to change data type in Power BI.

There are two ways one is to change data type in Power Query Editor and another one is to use column tools in your report view.

Power Query:

2.png

Report View:

1.png

For reference: Determine and specify a column’s data type

 

Best Regards,
Rico Zhou

 

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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