Skip to main content
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Power BI is turning 10! Let’s celebrate together with dataviz contests, interactive sessions, and giveaways. Register now.

Reply
Sibi05
New Member

Disable column in Power Query Editor

Hi,

I am frequently update the power query file from different excel file inside the folder.

In source file I need to enter comments manually.

Once I enter comments in power query file and when I refresh the file, mannualy enterd commnets gets replaced with data from the files it gets synchronized.

My question: Is there any way we can diable specific column in Power Query editor so that the manually enterd comments will not gets replaced with actual datas from raw file?

 

 

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION
dharmendars007
Super User
Super User

Hello @Sibi05 , 

 

Unfortunately there is no feature to "lock" or to "Disable" any column in powerquery.

But as an alternative you can keep your comments in a separate table and then merge that table back into the main query after the refresh.

 

If you find this helpful , please mark it as solution which will be helpful for others and Your Kudos/Likes are much appreciated!

 

Thank You

Dharmendar S

LinkedIN 

View solution in original post

1 REPLY 1
dharmendars007
Super User
Super User

Hello @Sibi05 , 

 

Unfortunately there is no feature to "lock" or to "Disable" any column in powerquery.

But as an alternative you can keep your comments in a separate table and then merge that table back into the main query after the refresh.

 

If you find this helpful , please mark it as solution which will be helpful for others and Your Kudos/Likes are much appreciated!

 

Thank You

Dharmendar S

LinkedIN 

Helpful resources

Announcements
June 2025 Power BI Update Carousel

Power BI Monthly Update - June 2025

Check out the June 2025 Power BI update to learn about new features.

June 2025 community update carousel

Fabric Community Update - June 2025

Find out what's new and trending in the Fabric community.

Top Solution Authors