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I have a simple problem that is not obvious to me.
I transformed some data in Excel using Power Query.
That data is best viewed in Excel as a Power Query Pivot Table.
The X and Y axis of the Pivot Table in Excel are numerical. Which is intended.
I then publish by exporting the data into a Power BI dataset.
When the end users retrieve the data from the Power BI dataset using Excel Get Data, the X and Y axis is changed to text.
This creates a big dilemma, because the user can no longer sort the X and Y axis of the data numerically.
How do I keep the data type intact as numerical when I pull the data back into Excel from a Power BI dataset?
It seems like a simple but elusive issue to solve.
Need some help here please... this will solve some pipeline throughput issues for me.
Thanks,
Ed
@Anonymous
Let me give it a try. Thanks.
Sorry for the late reply.
Hi @roncruiser ,
Did you try Get date -- Files -- Local Files -- Upload your Excel file to Power BI
Or just export data from visualizations?
Best Regards,
Eyelyn Qin
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