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Template using excel files
Hi Anonymous
Or follow the document below
https://www.seerinteractive.com/blog/how-to-create-a-power-bi-template/
As tested, it works.
Please uncheck the "required" option and use parameter in your connection query.
Then close&&apply, go to report view, creat visuals.
when save, select "save as "->***.pbit
Best Regards
Maggie
Community Support Team _ Maggie Li
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this mainly depends on where you store your CSV files and how you told Power BI to access them.
If you stored them in your personal documents folder then other users will have to modify the data source settings to point to their personal folder. If you stored them in a commonly accessible OneDrive then the template will work as is with the same data.
In any case you may just need to educate your user how to modify the data source settings.
lbendlin Our files are currently stored in a shared folder. The parameter is set to ask the user for the file location. Once the new file location is added to access the new files the template loads in the original files instead of the new ones.
You'll want to validate your M code then. Remember code does what you tell it to do, not always what you want it to do 🙂
Hi Anonymous,
How are you using this parameter ? Can you show the m code for this query ?
The parameter is set up as a text and the Current value is the csv file. When opening the template it then promps you to enter a new file location.
The source of my file is an excel workbook with the file contents of the file location.
Anonymous ,
It looks like correct, can you share your m code ?
Also the data structure is the same for all the inputed files ?
