Solved: Lookup column field from SharePoint list not appea...

Jimeh · ‎09-19-2018

My lookup column field from a SharePoint list not appearing in PowerBI- can you suggestr the best workaround? Many thanks!

v-yuezhe-msft · ‎09-20-2018

@Jimeh,

Lookup fields will show up as [List] or [Record] in Power BI Desktop, please go to Query Editor of Power BI Desktop and expand the [List] or [Record] column. There are a similar thread and a blog for your reference.

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/How-to-handle-SharePoint-lookup-and-choice-columns-in-Power...
https://whitepages.unlimitedviz.com/2018/01/using-power-bi-to-report-on-person-fields-in-sharepoint/

Regards,
Lydia

Community Support Team _ Lydia Zhang
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v-yuezhe-msft · ‎09-20-2018

@Jimeh,

Lookup fields will show up as [List] or [Record] in Power BI Desktop, please go to Query Editor of Power BI Desktop and expand the [List] or [Record] column. There are a similar thread and a blog for your reference.

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/How-to-handle-SharePoint-lookup-and-choice-columns-in-Power...
https://whitepages.unlimitedviz.com/2018/01/using-power-bi-to-report-on-person-fields-in-sharepoint/

Regards,
Lydia

Community Support Team _ Lydia Zhang
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

Lookup column field from SharePoint list not appearing in PowerBI- best workaround?

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