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Hi,
I am new to Power BI (Started an hour ago) and am learning the ropes.
I would like to add a new calculated column in my report - when I do this will it create that column in the database I am connected to via direct query mode?
I just want the column to be available in my Power BI report and not be written to the database I am querying.
Thanks
Jonno
Solved! Go to Solution.
Power BI is Read Only, so it never create colums on your database.
Power BI is Read Only, so it never create colums on your database.
Hi,
Thank you for that information.
Jonno
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