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Nidhi_07
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How to load nested column in power BI

Hi,

I am new to the power BI and I am trying to load an excel to the power BI ,but my excel has one column which has sub columns how do i load it correctly in power BI

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IF i upload it the gneder , age columns comes on top but the values under gender i.e. male, female does not appear below the gender

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how do i resove it.

 

Many thanks in advance.

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lbendlin
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Power BI doesn't work like that. It expects its data sources to have a simple structure, ideally a very narrow table (few columns) of arbitrary length (number of rows doesn't matter)

 

You can try to transform by skipping rows and unpivoting, but it will be easier to prepare the data in a usable format to begin with.

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Anonymous
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Hi @Nidhi_07 ,

 

Have you solved your problem? If so, can you share your solution here and mark the correct answer as a standard answer to help other members find it faster? Thank you very much for your kind cooperation!

 

 

Best Regards,

Clara Gong

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

lbendlin
Super User
Super User

Power BI doesn't work like that. It expects its data sources to have a simple structure, ideally a very narrow table (few columns) of arbitrary length (number of rows doesn't matter)

 

You can try to transform by skipping rows and unpivoting, but it will be easier to prepare the data in a usable format to begin with.

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