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croberts21
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How to edit a table created with "Enter Data".

I'm still pretty new to PBI. I have Free PBI Desktop v2.102.845 (64 bit free version Feb 2022) on Windows 10. I use an ODBC driver to connect to a Postgresql database server.

 

I need to enter some fixed values into a table which will never change. The columns with sample data are like this: 

PayrollcodeShortDescLongDesc
1REGRegular Time
2OTOver Time
3DBLDouble time

 

  1. This table will connect the column Payrollcode to another table, so I can show ShortDesc in my actual reports.
  2. This manually entered table will probably be used in many PBIX files.
  3. I need to be able to name the columns "Payrollcode", "ShortDesc" and "LongDesc". 

I have entered several rows of data already via Home tab bar, and Enter Data, but I am unable to enter the rest of the codes. How do I edit this manually entered table? I have tried right-clicking the table and selecting "Edit query". I can see the rows I entered but cannot add more rows to the query. I am also unable to change the column names which are currently "Column1", "Column2", and "Column3".

 

Thank you!

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@croberts21 , In power query double click on source, you will get the table to edit

 

How to Enter Data and Edit it: https://youtu.be/5nE7YGT72kU

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croberts21
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More info: If I right click the table on the far right of the PBI window, then choose Edit Query, I'm in the Power Query editor.

@croberts21 , In power query double click on source, you will get the table to edit

 

How to Enter Data and Edit it: https://youtu.be/5nE7YGT72kU

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Oh, that's under Applied Steps on the right. Got it. Thanks!

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