I have been requested to add another column in a dataflow in Power BI and have done so and refreshed the dataset which uses the dataflow. The field is not appearing in the list of fields in Power BI for some reason. I have tried downloading the dataset on my desktop and cleared the cache and did not work. I opened Power Query (Transform data) and the column exists. I've tried to refresh preview and Close and Load but still not showing. I have 3 columns in that table in Power Query but only 2 are shown in the list of Fileds in Power BI.
Please can you help?
Power BI Filed List
Power Query
I was able to sort this out by right clicking the table and selecting Refresh data
check whether the data source path is correct or not in PBI desktop [path is from your local machine or not]
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I need help in below PBI Requirement--
currently, we are using data from one static excel file in Power BI and whenever new changes are require, we edit the excel and save it into update file.
User's requirement is to have a form in power bi in which user can enter the data and it should get updated in the excel and loaded into the power BI.
Please let me know if any one have done this.
Manual I did but Dynamic it is not getting written some M-code and all
Connect your PowerBI dataset having excel data to power Apps(PowerApps visual),powerapps automatically creates a user editable form with available columns or you can create a form according to your requirement which you can access from power bi through powerapps visual.
Newbie here. How do I limit the amount of data imported to Power BI? For example, I have a total row count of 1,156,135, but i only want to load the last 90 days is there an easy way of doing this?
With Power BI, you can edit the query to pre-filter the data.
On the ribbon, click Transform Data to open the Power Query Editor. The Power Query Editor will show you a sample of the data (not all of it). Then either you can set up your filters and Power BI will build the query for you, or you can use the Advanced Editor to write/edit your own query.
Click "Close & Apply" to close the Power Query Editor and load the data.
I have created a dataset in Power BI web, and then imported it on Power BI desktop (using File -> Get data -> Power BI datasets).
I don't see a way of adding Calculated Columns. Does the dataset need some special configuration to enable this?
Based on my experience you won't be able to see the columns because it using direct query. you can still add some columns and measure but your'e basically flying blind. you can just select the table in the report(visual view) and add column however you'll have to play the guessing game. But if you know your dataset you should be fine.
However a Dataflow wouldn't give the issue you're having.
I'm using PowerBI Desktop Version: 2.87.762.0 64-bit (November 2020).
Reading data from ADLS Gen 2.
I have been trying to refresh the data in PowerBI to bring in new columns but can’t seem to do it.
I have data on ADLS which I imported into PowerBI.
Now in the source ADLS table I have additional columns.
I would like to refresh the data in PowerBI for it to read the latest tables and hence bring in the new columns.
I have tried refreshing but it doesn’t seem to work.
Tried clicking on “Refresh” in the “Report” view – (which reading online will not work)
Tried refreshing in the “Power Query Mode”. (Steps shown in the figure below, which I think should have worked)
But the new columns don’t show up in PowerBI.
I can download the data from ADLS and confirm that new columns are present.
What am I missing?
There is a few things you can check:
can you see the new columns in the power query editor? try a go a few steps back in transform history.
fx. Sometimes if you "expand" a column it will not add new columns and you will need to add those afterwards ie. do the expand-transform again.
btw. the "Refresh All" in the power query editor is only refreshing the example data.
if you see the data in the power query editor, try and hit refresh in the pbi editor.
if there is no data in the power query editor. use another tool to look at the source to confirm that the data i actually present in the stream that pbi has access to.
I am using Power BI and my dataset with SQL Azure.
I created a products view which has (ProductId, Name, Status) columns.
When I refresh dataset in Power BI does it only import modified rows or all rows from SQL Azure?
Based on the information found here (Understanding data refresh section):
When you refresh data, you are updating the data in the dataset that is stored in Power BI from your data source. This refresh is a full refresh and not incremental.
The refresh is a full refresh not incremental. Since you are using an Azure SQL DB, you may want to try switching to "Direct Query" if possible. This would eliminate the need for any data refresh, the queries will be executed directly against the data source.
Hope this helps.