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Excel source read by sheet position

"Excel source read by sheet position" is one of the reliability checks Auditabi runs on a Power BI semantic model. n query(ies) read an Excel sheet by name or index rather than a named table. It is a low-severity finding: hygiene and maintainability, worth fixing when you next touch the object. Format the range as a table in Excel and read that table by name.

What is detected

n query(ies) read an Excel sheet by name or index rather than a named table. Inserting a row above the header, or renaming the sheet, breaks the refresh.

Why it matters

Hygiene and maintainability. Fix when touching the object.

How to fix it

Format the range as a table in Excel and read that table by name.

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