Visuals not working on a live connection

I am trying to use PowerBI desktop with a live connection because the dataset is too large to load individually. The problem is that no matter what visual I pick, I am unable to put a category in the...

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4 years ago

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Hi Anonymous,

May I know what is your live connection data source? Is it a Power BI dataset or a SSAS tabular mode?

What is the version of your Power BI Desktop? Are you using the latest version of Power BI Desktop? Did you try with some previous versions?

Could you please provide a screenshot to let me know how you are creating your visual?

Best Regards,

Community Support Team _ Caiyun

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