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Anonymous
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Best Practice - Import data from Excel Sharepoint

I'm wondering if there's a better way to import data from Excel file stored on Sharepoint. The file is manually updated each morning and would like to view in Power BI. I have a Power BI that works well, except when refreshing the excel file. I'm using Web connector and it seems to work ok about 80% of the time and i think is because of the Excel source.

 

Any suggestions on alternatives to import data from the Excel file that might be a little more forgiving?

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MFelix
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Hi @Anonymous ,

 

If the file is stored on the sharepoint youbshould use the sharepoint folder connector not the web connector.

 

Mayb you an have better performance.


Regards

Miguel Félix


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v-yingjl
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Community Support

Hi @Anonymous ,

You can use SharePoint folder connector to get all the files in this site, it will have a binary column which stores their file in Power Query Editor, when you click it, it will expand as a new table with a Data column with stores each file's data, you can click it to get these data when necessary to convert to a table in power query.

SharePoint folder link is like:

Sharepoint.png

In power query editor

Binary.png

table.png

data.png

 

Best Regards,
Yingjie Li

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MFelix
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Hi @Anonymous ,

 

If the file is stored on the sharepoint youbshould use the sharepoint folder connector not the web connector.

 

Mayb you an have better performance.


Regards

Miguel Félix


Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution!

Proud to be a Super User!

Check out my blog: Power BI em Português



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