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Anonymous
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Export Excel keeping column type

Hi all,

 

I have a Power BI model based on a SSAS Multidimensional and I have published it on Cloud.

When I try to export a table or any graphic with values shown as percentage, the type is not beeing kept and excel shows me the data as number.

 

Am I doing something wrong?

 

Sorry for showing almost nothing.

 

 In Power BI CloudIn Power BI Cloud

In ExcelIn Excel

Thank you all!

 

Best,
Lorenzo.

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Hi @Anonymous,

There are some limition for Direct Model. As I tested, I am also unable to set it on Direct Mode.

Best Regards,
Angelia

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v-huizhn-msft
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Microsoft Employee

Hi @Anonymous,

As I tested, I create a report in Power Bi desktop using date from SSAS as follows. The data type is percentage.


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I publish it to Power Bi service, and export data to excel, it shows exactly.

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For your issue, you can set data as percentage on Excel Home page(highlighted in red line).

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Best Regards,
Angelia

Anonymous
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Hello, 

 

the problem is that with my live connection on SSAS Multimensional I can't use the "Model" panel, so I can't choose the type from Power BI Desktop. I can do it developing SSAS, but at the moment of exportation I still have the issue:

 

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Best,
Lorenzo.

Hi @Anonymous,

There are some limition for Direct Model. As I tested, I am also unable to set it on Direct Mode.

Best Regards,
Angelia

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