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PBI5851
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Helper V

Creating a derived table in Power BI

I have a table which when used with extensive DAX, i keep getting the "Cannot display visual "as not enough reources available. When checking the analyzer, there is a DAX that is taking up majority of the time. i have sufficient filters to limit the data, but not sure what else is going on. It is referencing a table that has around 2 million rows. I'm assuming that since it has to read that entire table and use the filters, it may be using up the resources. 

 

My question is can i create a derived table in Power Bi similar to a count(*)/group by in SQL . 

 

Existing table in power BI

AccountIDAccountDateAccountStatusClientType
A12341/1/2020CancelledEastShoes
A2341/1/2020ShippedEastBelt
A3451/1/2020ShippedEastBelt
A4561/5/20CompleteWestShoes
A2341/5/20CompleteWestMask
A3451/8/20CompleteSouthBuckle

 

Is it possible to create a dynamic table as below within Power BI and use that in the relationship and subsequent visuals , (in sql, select count(*) CountNum, AccountDate, Client, Accountstatus from AccountSales group by Accountdate, Client, AccountStatus)

 

CountNumAccountDateClientAccountStatus
11/1/2020EastCancelled
21/1/2020EastShipped
21/5/2020WestComplete
11/8/2020SouthComplete

 

Any recommendations. 

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amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@PBI5851 , new table

summarize(Table,Table[AccountDate],Table[Client], Table[AccountStatus], "Count",countrows(Table)))

 

Also, refer how can work with a table and aggregated Table

 

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/transform-model/desktop-aggregations

https://radacad.com/power-bi-aggregation-step-1-create-the-aggregated-table

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v-juanli-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @PBI5851 

If you connect to sql server with import mode, please enter sql statement as below:

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Select SubjectId, ExamDate, count(StudentNo) as CountNum From dbo.Result$ Group By SubjectId, ExamDate

Then can limit the rows imported into power bi.

 

 

Best Regards
Maggie
Community Support Team _ Maggie Li
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@PBI5851 , new table

summarize(Table,Table[AccountDate],Table[Client], Table[AccountStatus], "Count",countrows(Table)))

 

Also, refer how can work with a table and aggregated Table

 

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/transform-model/desktop-aggregations

https://radacad.com/power-bi-aggregation-step-1-create-the-aggregated-table

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

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