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slan2018
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How do I use Sharepoint People field in PowerBI?

Hello,

I have a Sharepoint list that has a People field (they're only choosing 1 name). When I import this into PowerBI it shows up as a number instead of a name. How do I get it to display the name? 

 

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lbendlin
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You need to also import the "User Information List" table and join it on that ID.

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lbendlin
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You need to also import the "User Information List" table and join it on that ID.

Useless answer, you can get a people colum and expand it on Power BI -_-

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