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Importing Large Number as a String Results in Scientific Notation


Published: 13 Nov 2015
Last modified date: 07 Mar 2024

Issue

When importing a large number from Excel as a string, Tableau Desktop automatically converts these numbers into scientific notation format.

Environment

  • Tableau Desktop
  • Excel

Resolution

Option 1

Import the field as a number field rather than a string.

Option 2

Force Excel to recognise the numbers as text using the TEXT() function in Excel. For example:
TEXT(<cell to convert>, "@")

Cause

When importing large numbers as strings, Tableau Desktop forces these numbers into scientific notation.

Additional information

TEXT function in Microsoft Office Support

 

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