How to add additional Columns to an Existing Table in a Power Pivot Model?

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Problem:

There’s a Power Pivot Model. It imports some number of columns from a table. Now, there’s a need to import an additional column to this table. How do you do that?

Solution:

Here are the steps:

1. Open Power Pivot Model.

2. Go to Design Tab.

3. Click on Table Properties:

Power Pivot Table Properties

4. From here, You can add additional columns:

Add Columns Table Power Pivot5. click on save and that should add the column to your model:

Power Pivot Edit Connections TableFAQ:

#1: I can’t see what you see inside Design Tab. What do I do?

Make sure you have the latest Power Pivot version. You can read this: http://parasdoshi.com/2013/06/04/excel-2010-how-to-check-the-installed-version-of-powerpivot-and-whats-the-latest-version/

#2: How about changing the data source & pointing to new cube/database? It’s very helpful when you switch between QA, Dev or PROD servers. Here are the steps:

you can do that too! Go to Design > Existing connections > Select Connection > Edit > Make changes > Test it! > Save > “Refresh”. Any Problems? No? Great. That’s Done!

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