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How to combine SharePoint List from multiple SharePoint sites
I cannot share the pbix sample but I can provide the explanation of the code:
The code is designed to fetch data from multiple SharePoint lists based on the URLs and list names provided in an Excel file.
The first part of the code reads an Excel file. This Excel file contains a list of SharePoint site URLs and corresponding list names. The Excel.Workbook function is used to load the Excel file, and the Table.RenameColumns function is used to rename the columns to "Site URL" and "List Name".
Next, a custom function named FetchList is defined. This function takes a SharePoint site URL as an argument and returns a table of all lists in the SharePoint site. The SharePoint.Tables function is used to fetch the lists from the SharePoint site.
Finally, a new column named "Custom" is added to the table. For each row in the table, the FetchList function is called with the site URL from that row. The result is a table with an additional column that contains the SharePoint lists for each site URL.
This code is a common pattern in Power Query M language for fetching and combining data from multiple sources based on a list of parameters.
The second line after source { "site sign ..... } You should be able to see the list of contents of your SP site. In your first step can you see the initial view at least? Also, make sure you are using the correct list name.
Hi rubayatyasmin ,
I think the issue is that I am not understanding and I am new to Power BI
With just having the first two lines this is what I am seeing, I have tried several names for the SitesLists but no luck.
Hey, you want to read some specific files right? that are in a folder inside SharePoint? Use SharePoint folder connector.
Power Query SharePoint folder connector - Power Query | Microsoft Learnalso in
in Source should be SitesList because that is the last step.Hi rubayatyasmin ,
No I am looking to read a specific list on each Sharepoint site.
We have a "Site Sign In" list on each site that has the same colmuns and I want to be able to read specific colums or all columns so I then can generate a table to show them from all site together.
John
Hi jbrines
Then use SharePoint list connector. Here is the document that can help you.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/desktop-sharepoint-online-list