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Anonymous
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8 years ago
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Direct Query Source

Hello,   I would like to practice working with Direct Query sources.   Is there a Microsoft o any other source we can connect to for learning purpose?   Thanks, Tamir
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    Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Anonymous,

    You can install SQL Server Express edition on your machine, then connect to the SQL Server database with DirectQuery mode in Power BI Desktop.

    Regards,
    Lydia

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Anonymous
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8 years ago

Anonymous,

You can install SQL Server Express edition on your machine, then connect to the SQL Server database with DirectQuery mode in Power BI Desktop.

Regards,
Lydia

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Anonymous
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8 years ago

Thank you Anonymous

 

After I figured out that I need to put a dot ("." ) in the Server name field I got the databases within SQL Server Express edition.

 

Regards,

Tamir