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Applying Management Studio as default advanced sql editor in PowerBI Desktop?

I prefer to edit ordinary t-sql (not M-script mapping in Advanced editing) when importing tables from SQL Server to PowerBI Desktop. So I have to cut and paste between Managment Studio sql editor and the "SQL-expression" frame (selecting the "Advanced options" ) in the SQL Server import window in PowerBI Desktop. 

However it is neither possible to resize the "SQL-expression" frame nor the SQL Server import window.

Is there an easier way to achieve this?

 

It would be a significant improved user experience for me to have an option to click a "Edit in Management Studio" button besides the "SQL-expression" frame and having the sql code automaticly saved back to PowerBI Desktop.

 

Regards

Frank

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lbendlin
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If this is important to you please consider raising it at https://ideas.powerbi.com

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