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Allow Table and Matrix Data Exports to Match PowerBI Visual

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WALTER on 12 Jul 2016 18:08:52

I have volumes of information to share with my teams that is best presented in tables and matrices. It would be a huge improvement if they were able to export the data from the visualizations and have the formatting in Excel match the formatting created within PowerBI.

This would be especially helpful for ongoing forecasting activities.

Administrator on 27 Jul 2020 18:00:47

Thanks for your feedback on this issue - while we'd like to enable this, there is currently no timetable around doing so. There is the option as a workaround the create a paginated view as a drillthrough of the visual and have a formatted version you can export to Excel, but understand this isn't a solution everyone can take advantage of currently.

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bca4f49b 6427-46aa-a3b3-46dff189cb4e on 05 Jul 2020 22:51:47

RE: Allow Table and Matrix Data Exports to Match PowerBI Visual

The Matrix View in the Power BI interface is lacking many features that are available in Excel Pivot Tables.(Eg: Repeat data in all rows etc...). Users are unable to use Matrix View data for any further joining and linking to other data sets or tables since they cannot export the data to excel. Oracle BI is already having this feature with full fledged Pivot Table functionality. We hope Microsoft will implement this modification soon!

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d136bc53 1413-4f54-8a62-7be7b3507be8 on 05 Jul 2020 22:49:56

RE: Allow Table and Matrix Data Exports to Match PowerBI Visual

PBI should be serious about our complaints and requests to remain competitive among other mature BI platforms.

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b7bd0a3b 498c-496b-8932-fc3fea62c017 on 05 Jul 2020 22:49:37

RE: Allow Table and Matrix Data Exports to Match PowerBI Visual

Very much required for reporting

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677de8c6 32ee-4d21-97f9-92a17bbd2d4c on 05 Jul 2020 22:49:13

RE: Allow Table and Matrix Data Exports to Match PowerBI Visual

This is how Performance Point scorecards worked and it was great. Exporting data formatted, with summarized subtotals and grand totals is a must have!

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eb9c47bc aa86-4172-95a6-1bc01ad7866a on 05 Jul 2020 22:49:02

RE: Allow Table and Matrix Data Exports to Match PowerBI Visual

A definite must for any kind of reporting.

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1f0af230 d342-47dc-9361-40937939a229 on 05 Jul 2020 22:48:27

RE: Allow Table and Matrix Data Exports to Match PowerBI Visual

this is a must to have feature. Qlikview does it really well

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f4c038ab 28f0-4e01-a0f2-5b5d38acc6b2 on 05 Jul 2020 22:48:13

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Agree.. To eliminate the double process from Power BI with Excel..Time consuming..

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93b40469 743c-488b-9441-332009818a38 on 05 Jul 2020 22:48:09

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This is big issue for our engineering group. It is time consuming & difficult to matrix constantly new data sets and then easily share them.

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eb9c47bc aa86-4172-95a6-1bc01ad7866a on 05 Jul 2020 22:47:32

RE: Allow Table and Matrix Data Exports to Match PowerBI Visual

Yes, agree - why would someone want to repeat the data manipulation in excel after having done that in Power BI.

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f682cec8 967c-4333-9b40-387014e772f9 on 05 Jul 2020 22:47:13

RE: Allow Table and Matrix Data Exports to Match PowerBI Visual

We need this function! Without this most of our reports on Power BI are useless for the end user when exported.