Yes, there is a way to get the calculated values instead of the formulas while importing data from an Excel file in Power Query.
When importing data from Excel, Power Query has an option to load the data as a connection only, which means it will not load the data into the worksheet, but only create a connection to the data source.
To load the calculated values instead of the formulas, follow these steps:
- In the Power Query Editor, click on the "Data" tab.
- Click on the "From File" button and select "From Workbook" in the drop-down menu.
- Browse to the location of the Excel file and select it, then click "Import".
- In the "Navigator" window, select the worksheet with the data you want to import.
- Click on the "Transform Data" button.
- Select the columns with the formulas.
- Click on the "Replace Values" button under the "Transform" tab.
- In the "Replace Values" dialog box, enter "=" in the "Value To Find" field and leave the "Replace With" field blank.
- Click "OK" to replace the formulas with their calculated values.
- Click on the "Close & Load" button to load the data into your worksheet.
By using the "Replace Values" feature to replace "=" with blank, Power Query will treat the values in the selected columns as static, calculated values instead of formulas. This will allow you to import the data with the calculated values, without having to do a paste special every time.
