Reducing rows before the JSON transform so Excel generates the needed audit columns
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Because Excel builds JSON columns from the first 1,000 rows, filtering to reduce the total rows can bring the records with the missing properties into that sampled window, allowing their columns to be generated — so the solution meets the requirement.
To make Excel create columns for specific JSON properties in an audit export, you reduce the number of rows (for example by filtering) so that records containing those properties fall within the first 1,000 rows Power Query samples, then run Get & Transform.
Thinking row count is irrelevant — while the root issue is which rows are sampled, reducing rows so the relevant records land in the first 1,000 is the documented workaround that makes the columns appear.
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Why the Answer Is Correct
Excel's Get & Transform generates split JSON columns from the properties in the first 1,000 rows of the AuditData column. By filtering the existing columns to reduce the number of rows before performing the transform, you can move records that contain the specific JSON properties into that first 1,000-row sampled window, causing their columns to be created. This matches the documented workaround, so the solution meets the requirement.Why the Other Option Is Wrong
Answering No (B) ignores the documented workaround of reducing rows so the relevant properties are sampled.Community Comment Notes
talosDevbot and laddu001 confirm Yes, citing the audit-log-export-records documentation, which lists filtering to reduce rows as a workaround before transforming the JSON. liveup2it argues No, but the documented guidance supports Yes.Official Reference
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