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Hi PowerBI community,
I am having an issue that the visualisation on Power BI is different from the data that I exported. I have searched for this problem but to no avail. Does anyone knows the reason why and how do I rectify this issue?
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Hi @Anonymous ,
Do you export the data from Service or desktop?
If you export from desktop,you could only export summarized data,that's why you see the differences.
Make an example as below:
If you export below visual to csv file:
You would see:
But actually the data is as below:
All depends on whether you have exported the underlying data.
Check the reference below:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/visuals/power-bi-visualization-export-data
Best Regards,
Kelly
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I am understanding the export function, but my visualization is less than what is exported. Why is that the case?
Hi @Anonymous ,
Do you export the data from Service or desktop?
If you export from desktop,you could only export summarized data,that's why you see the differences.
Make an example as below:
If you export below visual to csv file:
You would see:
But actually the data is as below:
All depends on whether you have exported the underlying data.
Check the reference below:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/visuals/power-bi-visualization-export-data
Best Regards,
Kelly
Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution!
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