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SANPERD
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how to merge a referenced table in a dataflow

Hello, I'm totally new on Fabric and I'm creating a dataflow.

Anyone knows why is not possible to create a merge with a referenced table? and what would be the workaround?

 

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security table at left doesn't appear on the list for the merge.

 

Thank you so much for the answers.

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frithjof_v
Super User
Super User

It's because it would throw a cyclic reference error.

 

You would get this error if you created that merge in Advanced editor:

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Could you explain what end result you wish to achieve?

 

Can you do the merge the other way around - merging the legacy table into the security table? That worked for me when I tried. 

 

Or you can create a duplicate query and do the merge.

lbendlin
Super User
Super User

Do you really need to do the merge?  Can you do that later via the data model?

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