Excel workbook source

What this rule checks

A Power Query expression depends on an Excel workbook source.

Everscope evaluates only the metadata needed for this deterministic check. It does not read dataset rows or values.

Why this is a risk

Workbook sources can have fragile locations, ownership, and refresh credentials.

In a governed environment this can weaken traceability, operational reliability, or the evidence available to reviewers and auditors.

How to resolve it

1. Document the workbook owner and location, then assess migration to a governed source.
2. Validate the change with the accountable owner, rerun the same metadata scan, and retain the before-and-after evidence.

Affected object types

• power query

Rule history

1. Version 1.02026-08-01

   Initial published version.