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DepthOfFocus
6 years agoFrequent Visitor
Data Modelling in MS SQL vs in Power BI/DAX
Hi All - Our organization is moving our reporting from Excel over to Power BI. Our source data comes from various sources (Oracle Tables, MS SQL Tables, CSV files, Analysis cubes). As such, i...
- 6 years ago
Most of my reading points towards using SQL to create views that are then fed to PowerBI where you create the model (relationships and measures). This allows good control from an IT governance perspective. Take a look at this article from the team at SQLBI.
https://www.sqlbi.com/articles/data-import-best-practices-in-power-bi/
jdbuchanan71
6 years agoSuper User
Most of my reading points towards using SQL to create views that are then fed to PowerBI where you create the model (relationships and measures). This allows good control from an IT governance perspective. Take a look at this article from the team at SQLBI.
https://www.sqlbi.com/articles/data-import-best-practices-in-power-bi/