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acerNZ
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How to search a column in Power Query / Power BI desktop

‎04-15-2021 05:10 AM

Hi Experts,

 

I have several 10s of columns, how to quickly search and get to the coloumn header I am looking for ? 

Both in Power Query  and Power BI desktop Data & Report

 

Thanks in Advance

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‎04-15-2021 05:34 AM

@acerNZ - In power query you can click on choose column dropdown and then you can select Go to column to quickly access the same.

 

And for Power BI desktop, you can search in fields section for the particular column and then click on the result. It will quickly lead you to the concerned column.

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‎04-15-2021 05:34 AM

@acerNZ - In power query you can click on choose column dropdown and then you can select Go to column to quickly access the same.

 

And for Power BI desktop, you can search in fields section for the particular column and then click on the result. It will quickly lead you to the concerned column.

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