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Anonymous
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Create a graph using a SQL

Hi there all: 

I'm a newbie in Power Bi and I was given the responsability of creating a report with PowerBi Desktop.

My question is realted about how to creating Charts. 

 

My equipment is the following:

I got a MySQL database on-premise. I used "Import" mode to create my report.

 

My question is the following:

It's is possible to create a Graph/Plot/Chart with a SQL Query? 

 

For example:

Use the query: SELECT prices, dates FROM example_table

Which gives the result of a Bar char:

FrankieEm_0-1650235699367.png

 

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amitchandak
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@Anonymous , No, You have to bring in Data using import mode or direct query mode (You can use SQL while bringing in data) .

 

And using the table in power bi , you need to create visual

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/desktop-use-directquery

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amitchandak
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Super User

@Anonymous , No, You have to bring in Data using import mode or direct query mode (You can use SQL while bringing in data) .

 

And using the table in power bi , you need to create visual

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/desktop-use-directquery

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Microsoft Fabric Series 60+ Videos YouTube
Microsoft Fabric Hindi End to End YouTube

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