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Wani_Muneer
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3 years ago
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Load multiple tables using query

using power  query  how can we load multiple tables from Database starting with  'A' 
  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    3 years ago

    The simpliest way it two create Query that connects to the Database, then filter text.  

    let
        Source = Sql.Databases("Server", "Database"),
        #"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(Source, each Text.StartsWith([Item], "a") or Text.StartsWith([Item], "A"))
    in
        #"Filtered Rows"

    You will be left with a list of tables starting with a or A.  Note Power Query is case sensitive.

     

    Next you can use the "Add as New Query" to open each table separately and load them to Power BI.

     

     

    Otherwise you might try the search feature in the Navigator Screen when connecting to the database.  But this more of a wildcard search than start with, and would include the schema table as well.

     

     

  • Wani_Muneer's avatar
    Wani_Muneer
    3 years ago

    Anonymous But at the first step it is loading the whole database like functions, procs, and tables and it might break the power bi file. But my problem is that I wanted to only load filtered table not full database.