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Loading Data Into The Data Model
Loading Data Into The Data Model
You can load data from different types of data sources into the data model.
For this, you can find various options in the Get External Data group on the
Ribbon in the Power Pivot window.
As you can observe, you can load data from databases, or from data services
or several other types of data sources.
When you load data from a data source into the data model, a connection will
be established with the data source. This enables data refresh when the
source data changes.
Click From Database in the Get External Data group on the Ribbon.
In the Table Import Wizard, select the option – Select from a list of tables and
views to choose the data to import.
Click the Next button. The next part of the Table Import Wizard appears as shown
in the following screenshot.
Give friendly names to the tables. This is necessary because these names appear
in the Power PivotTables and hence should be understood by everyone.
Choosing the Columns in the Tables
You might not require all the columns in the selected tables for the current
analysis. Hence, you need to select only those columns that you selected
while shaping the data.
Click the Preview & Filter button. The next part of the Table Import Wizard -
Preview of the selected table - appears.
As seen in the above screenshot, the column headers have check boxes. Select
the columns you want to import in the selected table.
The importing status will be displayed. The status finally displays Success
when data loading is complete.
Viewing the Data in the Data Model
The imported tables appear in the Power Pivot window. This is the view of the
data model
As seen in the above screenshot, the connection name given appears under
PowerPivot Data Connections.