Excel SQL not updating

Alina alina 26 Reputation points
2021-01-26T11:18:18.607+00:00

Hello

I created some pivot tables in Excel based on data from SQL table imported via Power Query (and upload in the Data Model). The data in the SQL table is changed daily but the Excel pivot tables do not pick up the update, every time I refresh the queries in excel the data is as per the day the excel query was first created.

Can you please advise what the issue here.

Thank you

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  1. Emily Hua-MSFT 27,526 Reputation points
    2021-01-28T09:25:26.363+00:00

    @Alina alina

    Is there any error message shown after refreshing each individual Query?
    Please go to Data > Queries & Connections > Connections, check whether there is any problematic connection.

    Does this issue occur with other queries which connected to other external data sources?
    Please go to File > Options > Trust Center > Trust Center Settings > External Content > Make sure you did not disabale all data connections.

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  1. Olaf Helper 40,901 Reputation points
    2021-01-26T12:00:20.407+00:00

    Have you reloaded the data using Power Query?
    Excel don't have a direct data access to SQL Server, reloading with Power Query is always required to get the new data.

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  2. Alina alina 26 Reputation points
    2021-01-26T12:53:55.787+00:00

    What do you mean by 'reload the data using Power Query'?
    I refresh each individual Query in Excel (In the Data Menu - show queries- right click on the query and refresh)

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