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Dear all,
i have a table that gets an update every year.
i already appended both of them. In the old i filter the years 2017-2021 (e.g) and in the new one i filter 2022-2028 (the new one always come with 5 years or more in the future (forecasting).
After appending them, i get a final version containing the data from 2017 till 2028.
This new one should now be the one that i would use as an "old one" for the next year.
Is there a way so i could automate the whole process? like when i add the new query data to gater the data untill previous year and add only the current and future years?
thanks a lot
the link contain an extract of how the table looks like (they are always the same format)
Hi @Vandergledison,
My understanding is you have 2 tables, both applied filter and mutually exclusive. You want to automate them so you don't have to change the filter.
Questions:
1. Are you using Power BI or Excel?
Solution:
1. If you're using Power BI, then you can use the incremental load as per @ImkeF
2. If you're using Excel, you can achieve it with an Input table.
3. Add a formula to each query prior appending them.
e.g. Table 1: Table.SelectRows(#"Previous Step", each [Column - Year]<Date.Year(DateTime.LocalNow()) )
Table 2: Table.SelectRows(#"Previous Step", each [Column - Year]>=Date.Year(DateTime.LocalNow()) )
Regards
KT
Hi @Vandergledison ,
not sure I understand your request, but maybe you're looking for incremental refresh: Incremental refresh for datasets and real-time data in Power BI - Power BI | Microsoft Docs
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