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gill_133
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Changing source data from CSV to XML

Hi all,

 

Will preface this by admitting I know very little about XML files or APIs. I have an existing PBI model that is built from CSV files. I'd like to change the input from CSV to XML files. I am not able to attach files, so I apologise for that. I've included some screenshots below, hopefully that helps. 

 

My test XML file contains similar data to one CSV file already in the model. I imported the XML file, transformed it to appear the same as the CSV file in Power Query, and then tried to copy/paste the rest of the applied steps from CSV file advanced editor (from the yellow highlighted section onwards) into the XML file advanced editor (after my initial transformation steps), but I just got a syntax error... 

Is what I'm doing fundamentally wrong, or is there more likely just a small error I've made?

 

CSV advanced editorCSV advanced editorXML advanced editorXML advanced editor

 

Any hints or tips would be very much appreciated, I couldn't find anything on changing input to XML file specifically. 

 

Many thanks,

Gill

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isjoycewang
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Unsure if it's the root cause, just to remind that remember to change the #"step name" to prior one.

If not, maybe you could let us know more about the syntax error detail. Thanks.

 

For example, if you need to paste on

#"Filter Rows" = Table.SelectRows(#"Renamed Columns2", each ......  from CSV editor

after

#"Renamed Columns7" = Table RenamedColumns(......  in the XML editor

 

please modify it as:

#"Filter Rows" = Table.SelectRows(#"Renamed Columns7", each ...... 

 

 

Best Regards,

Joyce

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gill_133
Frequent Visitor

That was it! Thanks Joyce. 

I had a few other syntax errors to address but they were fairly simple to find and address. 

 

Thanks again,

Gill

isjoycewang
Solution Supplier
Solution Supplier

Unsure if it's the root cause, just to remind that remember to change the #"step name" to prior one.

If not, maybe you could let us know more about the syntax error detail. Thanks.

 

For example, if you need to paste on

#"Filter Rows" = Table.SelectRows(#"Renamed Columns2", each ......  from CSV editor

after

#"Renamed Columns7" = Table RenamedColumns(......  in the XML editor

 

please modify it as:

#"Filter Rows" = Table.SelectRows(#"Renamed Columns7", each ...... 

 

 

Best Regards,

Joyce

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