Cannot convert from DirectQuery to Import mode

Hi , Believer 

According to your description, your current situation cannot be converted to import mode.

The reason is because the connection mode used when connecting to datasets in Power Bi Desktop is Live Connection.

If we are currently connected to a data source, and when we connect to the dataset, the system will be prompted to change the Live Connection mode to Direct Query mode by default.

This is a new feature that allows us to connect to other data sources in Live Connection mode.

For more information, you can refer to :

Using DirectQuery for datasets and Analysis Services (preview) - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

Connect to datasets in the Power BI service from Power BI Desktop - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

And for this function, after converting the Live Connction mode to the Direct Query mode, we can no longer convert the Direct Query mode to the Import mode.

Best Regards,

Aniya Zhang

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