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Extracting document library metadata for PowerBi reporting

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Currently exploring options to export metadata from our SPO sites (document libraries) to generate reports on this metadata through PowerBi. Anything workable using Flow to accomplish this, and would it be feasible to use Flow? 

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    Re: Extracting document library metadata for PowerBi reporting

    @ScottShearerthis is somewhat helpful, however it appears this option only covers a single site collection at a time. We have many site collections (over a hundred) with multiple document libraries in each...   

     

     

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    ScottShearer 25,150 on at
    Re: Extracting document library metadata for PowerBi reporting

    @JohnT:

     

    If you use the PowerBI Desktop app you can connect directly to a SharePoint list or library.  Take a look at this capability as it will likely eliminate the need for a Flow to export the data.

    Here is a link to documentation on how to proceed.

    This video may help as well.

     

    If this addresses your issue, please mark your post as Solved.

     

    Scott

     

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