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MBroeker
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Get Data - Load - Lat Lon data modified

I've tried loading an Excel spreadsheet and connecting to an Access database of 15,000 records of location (lat / lon) information. When I select the data to Edit in the Navigator Dialog, the data looks good. When i Load the data, all of the lan/lon data is changed to incorrect values.  Default Summarization is Sum, which I don't want. Resetting that property to Do Not Summarize does not restore the lat/lon data to correct values. How do I change the load to preserve my correct data? Very frustrating for something that should be automatic and was in Tableau.

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@MBroeker It could be a result of Power BI trying to auto-detect the data type. You can disable this by going to File -> Options and Settings -> Options -> Data Load -> Type Detection, disable it

What is the data type that is set?

Another thing to check, under "Modeling" in the header:

You can set the Data Category to Latitude and Longitude for each column.

I just tested a quick sample and there are a couple things here. I have no issues with the Data Type being Decimal and the format = general and I didn't need to set the data category, but it may resolve your issue depending on the data type.

 

My auto detection is on btw.


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