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gvg
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Field length limit in Power Query

‎07-03-2019 12:13 PM

Hi folks,

It looks like Power Query truncates imported fields to 1020 characters. I have seen this when loading JSON field from MySQL data source. Is there a remedy to this, I wonder? 

 

Thanks in advance !

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‎07-04-2019 12:32 AM

Hi @gvg,

Firstly, please check if you have installed the latest version of Power BI Desktop.

In addition, you could refer to this blog What Is The Maximum Length Of A Text Value In Power BI? which should be helpful.

Best Regards,

Cherry

 

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v-piga-msft
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‎07-04-2019 12:32 AM

Hi @gvg,

Firstly, please check if you have installed the latest version of Power BI Desktop.

In addition, you could refer to this blog What Is The Maximum Length Of A Text Value In Power BI? which should be helpful.

Best Regards,

Cherry

 

Community Support Team _ Cherry Gao
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
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gvg
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‎07-04-2019 01:58 AM

OK, this is great article. After some more investigation I figured out, that Power Query does actually import fields longer than 1020 characters, it just shows them up truncated. They appear all right in a visual.

 

Thanks !

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