Refreshing a Power Query table while a user is in the source file

DrCheese1023

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Hi all, I've made massive headway in what I'm trying to set up in finding Power Query. What I'm trying to do is create a backend Excel sheet that compiles the information from multiple frontend workbooks in a folder. Easy-peasy, however, I cannot refresh the backend while any of the source files are open, which is a big problem because I need the information that my employees are entering in real time. How can I get around this without making everyone close the source books?
 

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Fair enough. Sorry I don't have an answer. Hopefully someone else on the forum knows.
You might want to describe what its doing when you try to refresh from an open workbook.
 
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