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Hello,
While trying to figure out how to use Power BI, I used different files in different locations. On my third "practice," I ended up getting carried away and created my whole report.
However, I didn't think ahead that I'd be renaming a file, or moving it to a different location to make it so adding to the file as time goes on would make the most sense.
My question is ultimately:
If I rename my excel file (was: ABC renamed to: XYZ) and move it to a new location (was: on desktop moved to: Company share drive) is there anyway to salvage my report and allow it to continue to update/refresh so that I don't have to start from scratch?
Please ask if you need clarification.
Thank you!
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Hi @Anonymous ,
You can use data source settings and change your excel.
Hope this helps.
Hi @Anonymous ,
You can use data source settings and change your excel.
Hope this helps.
@mussaenda , I recently tried this with a report of my own. The Excel file was in sharepoint and had to be moved to a different location within sharepoint. When I changed the source, my report got "stuck" on "Evaluating" when I applied the changes. Do you happen to know if there is a fix, or if I possibly missed something?
Sorry if its a silly question, but I am totally new to BI.
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