Is there any way to connect Excel to Power BI Desktop and importing the Data Model to Power Pivot?
With Power BI Publisher for Excel it is possible to connect Excel to Power BI Service and get a live connection, but the data is contained within a Pivot Table. I need to maintain a specific spreadsheet-like layout and it is complicated to create formulas linking to a Pivot Table.
Thanks for helping!
Unfortunately you can't.
The way to achieve your objective is to import your "raw" Excel data from which you created your pivot table in Excel, and then "re-create" artificially your pivot table in power bi desktop thanks to the query editor and the data model manipulation capabilities.
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There is no way to directly export Power BI to Excel.
The closet you can do is to use the Analyse in Excel Plugin to connect to the data model and recreate the visuals in Excel with the normal limitations of Excel visuals and slicers. You other option is to recreate the Power BI Power Query and Power Pivot models in Excel, rather than do one part of it in Power BI, then the other in Excel.
I am trying to create a solutions process and the end-users are comfortable in Excel. Is there a way to export the tables in power bi into excel for use? I have DAX add-in if there is a way to do so with that.
I have everything able to process as needed in Power BI, and was thinking if a connection could be created to the table then it may be able to bypass the row limit and data limit for excel??
Like can each table be loaded as a connection in power query? That would definitely be helpful
Please help
The feature you are seeking is Analyze in Excel.
This built-in solution allows you to connect an Excel to the same data source as Power BI. Then, you can create your visualization in Excel.
Hello guys,
I'm connecting Excel to reports (or dataset) of Power BI Services. I can retrieve the data but I still have to "recreate" all the filters I had in Power BI Services (visual filter, report filter or page filter).
Is there a way to keep those filters applied in the report in Excel? that way the business will be able to have the exact same view of PBI when they Analyze in Excel.
Thanks a lot.
I'm on Excel 2013
Is it possible to EXPORT a powerpivot table and have FULL pivot table drop down functionality without the connected data?
1) I'm using slicers as filters and want to export specific files based on the Filtered Names
2) Would non Power Pivot / Power Query users be able to view my workbook? (I'm thinking probably not)
I've scoured forums and stackoverflow and was unable to find a clear answer.
I've tested it myself and disabled connection and it looks like the LAST format the PowerPivot table was showing would be the view/data that the user sees.
I agree with your test results. Anyone on Excel 2016 / Office 365 should get full functionality.
You might want to try the free Power BI service, where you can upload your Power Pivot model to the cloud and then connect to it using the Power BI Publisher Add-In.
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/powerbi-publisher-for-excel/#connect-to-data-in-power-bi
You can set a CSV file with your data as your data source in powerpivot and just point your data model at the CSV. I do this to slim down big models. The data lives in the powerpivot cache level but is not a literal tab in your workbook also much smaller footprint. Works like a tiny database connection. Go to the powerpivot screen choose "From other sources" on the home ribbon, and scroll to the bottom for a text file or CSV. Easiest way to make a pseudo-data mart.
I guess I am not sure what you mean by export the table, The pivot would show without the data connection, but without the full model behind it in the data layer changing anything would just lock it up.
I've made a Pivot Table with Power Pivot analysis in excel 2010 and I am about to publish it to the users.
I want them to be free changing formatting, updating data and using the analytics buttons etc in the pivot table
but I don't want them to mess around with my work in power pivot window and see the source of data and the connections I've made.
How can I do this?
Thank you in advance for your time
Unless you use SharePoint, which offers document level security your Power BI workbook is totally without security.
If someone can open your workbook, they can view everything in your Power Pivot window.