Export data from Matrix - shows all levels not just visible

[OneWithQuestion]

When I have a matrix on the screen and I am using a hierarchy, or similar:  Column Total Sales and the row is Region->State->City->Store it exports all of that to Excel.

That would be great if I had all those rows expanded, but if I only have Region expanded and the rest collapsed it still exports the entire drill down path expanded.  (When exporting to excel summarized data).

Is there anyway to control that?

Thanks!

[v-sihou-msft · Accepted solution]

@OneWithQuestion

In Power BI Desktop, the "Export Data" feature is exporting the underlying data from the visual, which means the data is always in a table format, not the format you can directly see within that visual. You can never get the data in a matrix format when exporting data. 

Regards,