Data Upload

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I've created calculating columns in "Results" that refer to the data.
When I import new data out of an Excel sheet, I receive a second field "Results (2)":

But the calculating colums are in "Results":

so that the calculating columns refer to the new data?

[Pragati11 · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous ,

Just point the source path for your existing RESULTS table to the new file:

File --> Options & Settings --> Data Source Settings

Thanks,

Pragati

[v-rzhou-msft]

Hi @Anonymous 

Could you tell me if your problem has been solved? If it is, kindly Accept it as the solution. More people will benefit from it. Or you are still confused about it, please provide me with more details about your data model and your problem or share me with your pbix file from your Onedrive for Business.

Best Regards,

Rico Zhou

[Anonymous]

Unfortunately, the forum bugs and my sentence is chopped up into pieces....
My question was: How can I overwright the data in "Results" so that the calculating colums refer to the new imported data and that a new field ("Results (2)") won't be created?

[lkalawski]

Hi @Anonymous,

No, the calculated columns will stay in Results and refer to table Results.

Do I understand correctly that you want to import new data from Excel into the same table? Do you want a separate table?

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[Anonymous]

Yes, I'd like to overwright the data of the old table so that the calculating colums can result new output with the new data.

[Pragati11 · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous ,

Just point the source path for your existing RESULTS table to the new file:

File --> Options & Settings --> Data Source Settings

Thanks,

Pragati

[Anonymous]

I've exactly done this! Having chosen a new source and refreshed again, it still updates the old Excel file although I've chosen a new path with a new name for the Excel sheet...

[v-rzhou-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous 

 Pragati11's reply is useful. I have a test by two Excel data.

Excel 1:

Excel 2:

Firstly get data from Excel1 and build a calculated column.

Column = AVERAGEX(FILTER(Sheet1,Sheet1[Name]=EARLIER(Sheet1[Name])),Sheet1[Quantity])

Result:

Change the Data Source like Pragati11 replied before.

Select ok , and click Apply changes. Result is as below:

If you didn't delete the path of Source1, the result may go wrong.

If this reply still couldn't help you solve your problem, please show me more details about your issue screenshot, your data source path.

Best Regards,

Rico Zhou

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly. 

[lkalawski]

@Anonymous , Then open the Power Query Editor (click on Transform Data), select the Result table, click Advanced Editor and see if the code still has the old or the new path to the file.

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[lkalawski]

@Anonymous ,

Why don't you just refresh the data in the first Results table?

If you have an Excel x.xlsx. You import data into Results table. Then, when you add / change data in the x.xlsx file, you don't need to import the data again. All you have to do is click the Refresh button and the data will automatically refresh in the Results table, and the next table will not be created.

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[Pragati11]

Hi @Anonymous ,

The reason why your new data file is named as RESULTS(2) is because there is an existing table name in your dtaa model RESULTS.

You can easily modify names of your tables. Right click on table --> Rename

Regarding the calculated column, whenever you areate a calculated column in a table, it resides in the same table. In your case they will be in RESULTS table. (as they were created there)

Don't get confused with RESULTS and RESULTS(2). They are different tables.

Thanks,

Pragati