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JLYT
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URGENT HELP!! I keep getting error on duplicate value

Hi,

I keep getting the below error when refreshing the data. However, when I look at the table in Power Query, the whole column is unique. The database that I am pulling from is also saying there is no duplicate record. Does anyone know how to fix this please?
contact

Column '_id' in Table 'contact' contains a duplicate value '64c026eebe0e216b3cec7552' and this is not allowed for columns on the one side of a many-to-one relationship or for columns that are used as the primary key of a table.
Thanks
Jennifer



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AbhinavJoshi
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Hello @JLYT. In power query editor, right click on the column (_id), and remove duplicates. To be on the safe side, after that click on Remove Errors. Ensure that you have these options enabled as they can help you identify unique/error values. Hope it helps! 

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AbhinavJoshi
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Responsive Resident

Hello @JLYT. In power query editor, right click on the column (_id), and remove duplicates. To be on the safe side, after that click on Remove Errors. Ensure that you have these options enabled as they can help you identify unique/error values. Hope it helps! 

AbhinavJoshi_1-1690392508998.png

 

AbhinavJoshi_0-1690392445640.png

 

Syk
Super User
Super User

In Power Query, right click the _id column and deduplicate. It should fix your issue.

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