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Power Query missing "from SharePoint folder" option
- Aug 12, 2020
This connector is not available for Business Premium, please check here https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/where-is-get-transform-power-query-e9332067-8e49-46fc-97ff-f2e1bfa0cb16
This connector is not available for Business Premium, please check here https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/where-is-get-transform-power-query-e9332067-8e49-46fc-97ff-f2e1bfa0cb16
- SergeiBaklanMay 21, 2021Diamond Contributor
- SergeiBaklanMay 21, 2021Diamond Contributor
You may try to install Power Query from here Download Microsoft Power Query for Excel from Official Microsoft Download Center but for SharePoint connector you have to have Pro version of Office.
Please note
- LorenzoMay 21, 2021Silver Contributor
Once you have the Power Query Add-in installed...
Create a new blank (Power) query > Advanced Editor > Select all > Paste this code:
(gives you a table of all PQ M functions available in the used product - the PQ Add-in in your case)let // #shared library excluding this workbook's Queries & custom functions Source = Record.ToTable( Record.RemoveFields(#shared, Record.FieldNames(#sections[Section1]) ) ), SelectedTypeFunction = Table.SelectRows(Source, each [Value] is function), RemovedValue = Table.SelectColumns(SelectedTypeFunction, {"Name"}), SortedByName = Table.Sort(RemovedValue, {{"Name", Order.Ascending}}), RenamedColumn = Table.RenameColumns(SortedByName, {{"Name", "Function name"}} ) in RenamedColumn
Check the list but top of my head functions https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerquery-m/sharepoint-contents, https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerquery-m/sharepoint-files & https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerquery-m/sharepoint-tables should be there. AFAIK there's no restriction to access a Sharepoint site as long as you have the appropriate credentials, in which case:
- Create a blank query
- In the PQ Editor formula bar enter:
=SharePoint.Files("<TheRootAddressOfTheSharepointSite>", [ApiVersion=xx])
(for xx, check the function doc.)
- Validate (you'll be asked for your Credentials) and you should get what you need
See i.e. https://www.poweredsolutions.co/2019/04/04/connecting-to-files-in-sharepoint-onedrive-with-power-bi-power-query/ that discusses the diff. between SharePoint.Files & SharePoint.Contents
- SergeiBaklanMay 21, 2021Diamond Contributor
As a comment, I'm not sure add-in for 2013 supports ApiVersion mentioned in documentation (I guess 15). Better to skip or use null. Or use one which appears by default for this version of PQ.