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    How to populate Excel fields from a Power Query model?

    Hi all,
    Please take a look at the below screenshot of an Excel template:
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    This is a standard Excel sheet. Currently, the end-user populates the template fields by copy/pasting data from our source solution. The template is then saved in a file location for record keeping. I have been given the task of automating this process.
    Data modelling logic is needed to bring all the data together, and I intend to do this using Power Query (PQ) (within Power BI Desktop). Once I've performed the PQ logic needed, I do not know how to then populate the template's fields. It would seem that Power BI cannot push the data to this template, so I am wondering if Excel can pull the data from the PQ model?

    One final thing, if the end-user's interface is the Excel template (i.e. they trigger the refresh of data from Excel) then there will be the need to enter a Reference Number so only that Reference Number's data is populated in the template. In Power BI, you'd have a filter so when the end-user enters a Reference Number, on the report interface, the report's layout/fields only show data relating to the Reference Number specified. This functionality is needed here too.

    Is this possible? How do I go about achieving what I need to do?
    Thanks.

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    Re: How to populate Excel fields from a Power Query model?

    Is your forum profile up-to-date - are you still using Excel 2010?

    There are instructions at the top of the page explaining how to attach your sample workbook.

    Depending on your Excel version, this may help: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Pow...t/td-p/1349165
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