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I'm using sharepoint online,
I am using powerQ to go to my sharepoint online folder. I've got a filter set so that it sorts by date and only keeps the 3 newest files. Then it appends them. Very simply task.
I wrote these steps when there was only 1 file in the folder, knowing i was going to add more files. Now I've added more files and the output is exactly what i expect. It appends the 3 newest files.
However... the odd thing is that when i go to transform data and look at the applied steps. It still only shows the single file that was there when i write the steps. The output is clearly caturing the three files. But the source still only shows the 1. Is there a way i can refresh the source step so that it shows the actual three files?
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There is a Refresh Preview button in the Home tab in Power Query. See bottom screenshot in this article:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/guidance/power-query-background-refresh
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If for some reason it still will not show the files after refreshing as @AllisonKennedy suggested, you might need to clear the Power Query cache, which is in options.
DAX is for Analysis. Power Query is for Data Modeling
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MCSA: BI ReportingIf for some reason it still will not show the files after refreshing as @AllisonKennedy suggested, you might need to clear the Power Query cache, which is in options.
DAX is for Analysis. Power Query is for Data Modeling
Proud to be a Super User!
MCSA: BI ReportingThere is a Refresh Preview button in the Home tab in Power Query. See bottom screenshot in this article:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/guidance/power-query-background-refresh
Copying DAX from this post? Click here for a hack to quickly replace it with your own table names
Has this post solved your problem? Please Accept as Solution so that others can find it quickly and to let the community know your problem has been solved.
If you found this post helpful, please give Kudos C
I work as a Microsoft trainer and consultant, specialising in Power BI and Power Query.
www.excelwithallison.com
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