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Overwrite already existing rows when refreshing
- 7 years ago
Anonymous
Hi,
I feel that in this scenario removing duplicates is a better option to go with as compared to merge table, considering the fact the there is a single souce table.
Rgds,
Vivek
PS: It is good that you are asking questions. That is how we all learn :)
Because I don't understand how I could apply the advice given on this article I will stick with the 2 solutions we discussed so far. So the 2 solutions for my problem are:
1) This article that explains how to override data
2) Hiding duplicate rows
The 2nd option is not memory effective.
If I choose to go with the 1st option, how could I create the override table every time?
For example, let's say original data table has data for dates 13th-16th of June.
I hit refresh button and new data comes in, for the dates 14th-17th of June. Now I need to replace the already existing 14th-16th of June on the original data table with the new ones, and then append the data for 17th on the same table.
To do this, as far as the article says, I will have to create an "override" table, with the new data (14th-17th of June).
But the next time I hit the "refresh" button another bunch of new data will come in, for the dates 15th-18th. What happens now with the override data table? I will need to replace all of the dates on the override table (14th-17th) with the new ones (15th-18th). Am I correct? If yes, how could I do that?
Thank you and sorry for the lot of questions but I am new to power BI
Anonymous
Hi,
I feel that in this scenario removing duplicates is a better option to go with as compared to merge table, considering the fact the there is a single souce table.
Rgds,
Vivek
PS: It is good that you are asking questions. That is how we all learn :)