Solved: Is there a separate ETL tool for Power BI

soldier_rong · ‎10-08-2022

Dear All,

Could I know is there a separate ETL tool for Power BI? Or how does Power BI do ETL processing?

Thanks for any idea~~

BR,

Soldier

Greg_Deckler · ‎10-08-2022

@soldier_rong ETL in Power BI Desktop uses Power Query Editor, which is built-in to the tool. Also, in the Service you can use dataflows, which are built using the same technology.

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Greg_Deckler · ‎10-08-2022

@soldier_rong ETL in Power BI Desktop uses Power Query Editor, which is built-in to the tool. Also, in the Service you can use dataflows, which are built using the same technology.

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soldier_rong · ‎10-08-2022

Hi @Greg_Deckler ,

Hope you are well.

I believe PQ is more oriented towards data handling or processing. Please let me check the dataflow first. Thanks in advance.

Is there a separate ETL tool for Power BI

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