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Upload an Excel file in a PowerApp, read the data and append it to a master Excel file (stored in Sharepoint).

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Posted on by apulford 17

I am creating a data uploader app which updates Excel files that serve as data sources for a PowerBI dashboard.

Steps:

  1. Within PowerApps, the user can download an Excel template.
  2. User enters new data.
  3. User uploads the Excel file into PowerApps with an attachment field.
  4. Submit button will trigger a Power Automate flow which will:
    1. Read the new data (rows) in the uploaded Excel file.
    2. Append those new rows to a Master Excel file stored in the project SharePoint.

I need assistance with the steps required for the Power Automate flow.

Thanks!

 

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    apulford 17 on at

    I ended up switching to an SQL solution for this. The user uploads a .CSV file in the PowerApp. The attached Flow saves the file to an Azure Blob Storage Container, and runs a MS-SQL Bulk Insert command to add the new records to the database. The initial database was created in SQL Server Management Studio by running Tasks > Import Flat File.

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