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Issue having power automate trigger an excel document to refresh

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First, I'm very new to using power automate.  I've been reading as much as I can and but I'm pretty stumped with this one.  I can't seem to get power automate to trigger the excel document to refresh, to get up to date information, to then repost into teams to notify my team members of the data.  I've tried adding a script and getting it to run said script, but no luck.  I've also tried setting the document to refresh when opened and I've allowed background refresh, again to no avail.  I am using power automate via the web, no desktop access from my work.  Also, when this happens, I'd like for the message to be a complete pivot table.  Coming up empty there as well.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks in advance.


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    v-yueyun-msft Profile Picture
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    Hi , @PSGJack 

    As searched , it seems there is no action to refresh the Power Query in Excel now using Power Automate cloud workflows.

    You can try if this can help:

    a) Use Power BI instead of Excel -> Then you could refresh query from Power Automate

    2) User Power Automate Desktop -> Chris Webb's BI Blog: Refreshing Excel Power Query Queries With VBA And Power Automate For Desktop (...

     

    Best Regards,

    Yueyun Zhang

     

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    Better to know when you're chasing your tail, thank you for the response!

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