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adriansuteu
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10 years ago
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Import Power Pivot (DataModel) into Power Bi

How am I supposed to import a DataModel into Power BI?   I have created a data model and marked it as a Date Table. You can see it in the image below.   But after I save it as Excel Workbook, whe...
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  • adriansuteu's avatar
    adriansuteu
    10 years ago

    I figured it out after all.

     

    I think that the problem was that I was trying to import the file from Azure as it was (CSV format) in PowerBi.


    Solution: I have created a new Query in Excel (Data-New Query), selected that CSV file with the date table and save it after that.

    Then I have imported the new Excel format file into PowerBi :smileyhappy:


    Thanks for your replies,

    Adrian

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waltheed
Impactful Individual
10 years ago

Hi adriansuteu,

 

You should not select Get Data on the start screen, but close the start screen, so that you have an empty pbix file.

 

Then go to File - Import - Excel Workbook Contents, and select your excel file that contains your Power Pivot Model (Excel Data Model).

 

 

 

Then it will create the model inside Power BI Desktop.

It will contain the data and the connections to the source.

 

 

 

 

 

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Anonymous
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7 years ago

Is there a way to do it vice versa, as in importing data models and relationships built in Power BI into Microsoft Excel ? 

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    MattAllington
    Community Champion
    7 years ago

    No, it only goes the other way. But you can publish the PBI to powerbi.com and use Analyze in Excel (with a pro account) or you could use my local host workbook technique to do a similar thing on your pc. Analyze In Excel Without PowerBi.com