Sharepoint online list "People" converting to text

[xRTP]

Hello, im using sharepoint list as my dataset but on the "EID" column on my sharepoint list the datatype is "Person or Group" upon upload the data to Power BI, the value on the "EID" Column become a number. How to properly get the EID name on the powerBI?

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[Syndicate_Admin]

Hello. I have a similar problem, you can support me by describing how to generate a column with the data from the "person or group" column into a new "text" type. Or I don't know if PowerBI is possible.

[v-xiaosun-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @xRTP ,

The problem is not reproduced by my test and I suggest that you can refer to these posts, which may be helpful to you.

Solved: Converting text to number from form to SharePoint ... - Power Platform Community (microsoft....

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ xiaosun

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[xRTP]

Thanks a lot i got it finally! 🙂