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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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b2722003 113f-42e3-b689-c79a146bd85a on 06 Jul 2020 00:08:38

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

Hi,
Please assist in add this function to Power BI Desktop.
It's necessary for end users.
If we need to organize data again , then why do we need Power BI?
Maybe just using excel is fine...
Looking forward to receiving a good news.
Many thanks.

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7c70da8f 89da-49b0-8229-c40c020f183f on 06 Jul 2020 00:08:31

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

Please add this feature soon!

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054a3c46 2d68-4a8b-b22e-ea2aa0a24dc5 on 06 Jul 2020 00:08:26

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

Since PBI is a tool for data consumption, can this function be escalated? I mean, I'm pretty sure no one wants to build an additional paginated report. I absolutely do not.

Most all other BI tools allow this (for good reason). Please, help make our (Developers) life easier.

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8fad671d e54c-4142-a094-a576a4d6caca on 06 Jul 2020 00:08:22

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

please, please, please, please, please include this function!

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a3309361 99be-ea11-a812-000d3a8ddfb2 on 06 Jul 2020 00:08:21

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Definitely need this to be functional for the end user!

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7004f3d4 2e77-44c1-80f8-44c11b6ff7e0 on 06 Jul 2020 00:08:14

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

Agree! Please fix, very annoying to have to reformat data back to table format for end users.

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c7155038 eb36-4c1c-969a-deee2a7648d1 on 06 Jul 2020 00:08:10

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

Probably the most needed feature in Power BI IMO. This would make it so much easier for the end user if they want to play with the data or do analysis. Please fix this!

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c4dd1950 2501-48e3-837b-2d7ace117fcc on 06 Jul 2020 00:08:04

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

I need to export data which is based on a primary key. I don't want the key exported, but if I don't include it I get a reduced dataset.

Yes, I can hide it in the visual but it is there on export (The visual is a table and there are too many rows to completely display on a visual - it must be exported). The inability to stop the key column from exporting means that several other editing steps are required before forwarding the data to its final destination.

As a vba programmer, this is such an easy fix. Why is this so difficult to implement after so many years?

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6fd7090f 75e9-e911-a812-000d3a4f1cdd on 06 Jul 2020 00:07:57

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

Unacceptable that this is not even in the roadmap! I understand trying to push towards analysis in power bi but Microsoft you must understand as long as excel exists users will want reports in excel. Also analyze in excel does not always work for every use case!
Please reconsider for 2020!

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1b837db4 7e2d-4d29-8a8a-c29ad4c18b1c on 06 Jul 2020 00:07:53

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

Please fix this... I have drill-through on my matrix, and I want the data exported to match the current level of drill-through... instead of just defaulting too the most drilled in level.

Please make the data export match what is displayed on the visual !!!