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hamzahad91
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Power BI changing Excel source file

‎07-24-2017 07:03 AM

I would like to know if it's possible to change the data file from PBI Online or I sould use PBI Desktop?

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‎07-24-2017 05:40 PM

Development changes to the location of your sources should be done through your power bi desktop.

 

Power BI won't make actual changes to your source data inside the source file.  It is a read-only system.

 

Hope that answers your question.

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‎07-24-2017 07:53 PM

Hi @hamzahad91,

 

We can only change which kind of data source file get data from in Power BI desktop. While in Power BI service, we are not able to change data source. In your scenario, you can click Data source settings -> Change Source to get data from different Excel files.

 

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Qiuyun Yu

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v-qiuyu-msft
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‎07-24-2017 07:53 PM

Hi @hamzahad91,

 

We can only change which kind of data source file get data from in Power BI desktop. While in Power BI service, we are not able to change data source. In your scenario, you can click Data source settings -> Change Source to get data from different Excel files.

 

q2.PNG

 

Best Regards,
Qiuyun Yu

Community Support Team _ Qiuyun Yu
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
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‎07-24-2017 05:40 PM

Development changes to the location of your sources should be done through your power bi desktop.

 

Power BI won't make actual changes to your source data inside the source file.  It is a read-only system.

 

Hope that answers your question.

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