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Anonymous
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5 years ago

PDF fillable forms, getting data into Power BI

Hello, I am new to the formun and have a question on my first post.  I have a folder which contains several dozen PDF forms that are fillable and digitally signed.  I try to bring them into Power BI...
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v-henryk-mstf
Community Support
5 years ago

Hi Anonymous ,

 

I did a test, and the PDF file with a single text content can be imported into powerbi correctly.

 

The import of the pdf data source is somewhat different from other data sources. When the content cannot be recognized, a null value will be imported, as follows:

 

 

 

For more details, you can read related document:

Connect to a PDF file in Power BI Desktop - Power BI | Microsoft Docs


If the problem is still not resolved, please provide detailed error information and related operation screenshoots. Looking forward to your reply.


Best Regards,
Henry


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Anonymous
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5 years ago

Attached it a snipit of a PDF with the fields I am trying to get into Power BI.  Also included is a snipit of what BI is showing.  I want to get all the fields from the PDF into Power BI.


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    v-henryk-mstf
    Community Support
    5 years ago

    Hi Anonymous ,

     

    Try to change the above content into text form, and then import it again. When the format of the content in the pdf is inconsistent, it can cause the above error.

     

     


    Best Regards,
    Henry


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    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
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      5 years ago

      Thank you for the input.  However, we are going to have 100's of forms with each form having about 20 input fields.  So, can Power BI import fillable forms withoiut having to convert the input fields to text?  Is there a quick way to convert all the fields of a form into text?

       

      Regards