Skip to main content
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

The Power BI Data Visualization World Championships is back! Get ahead of the game and start preparing now! Learn more

Reply
vamshikrishna20
Helper III
Helper III

Data Preview not working while creating relationships

Hi Everyone, 

I am trying to create relationship between two tables that are connecting to dataflow using direct query. when i try to create relationship in modelling tab, i was not able to see data preview for some reason. Not sure if this is due to large data since my two tables are large with Millions of records. 

Please help me know if there is any other way to reduce performance issues. would like to understand if there's any way to get this data in import mode without any issues.

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION
Irwan
Super User
Super User

hello @vamshikrishna20 

 

if you mean value inside your table by data preview, i believe you can not see in direct query mode as direct query does not store your data inside pbix.

 

you can see the value using visualization though. or you can summarize all column in new table to see the value.

 

Thank you.

View solution in original post

5 REPLIES 5
v-ssriganesh
Community Support
Community Support

 

Hello @vamshikrishna20,

Hope everything’s going great with you. Just checking in has the issue been resolved or are you still running into problems? Sharing an update can really help others facing the same thing.

Thank you.

v-ssriganesh
Community Support
Community Support

Hello @vamshikrishna20,

We hope you're doing well. Could you please confirm whether your issue has been resolved or if you're still facing challenges? Your update will be valuable to the community and may assist others with similar concerns.

Thank you.

v-ssriganesh
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @vamshikrishna20 ,

Thank you for posting your query in the Microsoft Fabric Community Forum, and thanks to @Irwan & @tayloramy for sharing valuable insights.

 

Could you please confirm if your query has been resolved by the provided solutions? This would be helpful for other members who may encounter similar issues.

 

Thank you for being part of the Microsoft Fabric Community.

 

tayloramy
Community Champion
Community Champion

Hi @vamshikrishna20

What type of model is it? Are you using import mode, direct query, or direct lake? 

 

Direct lake does not preview data. 

 

If you found this helpful, consider giving some Kudos. If I answered your question or solved your problem, mark this post as the solution. 

If you found this helpful, consider giving some Kudos. If I answered your question or solved your problem, mark this post as the solution.
Irwan
Super User
Super User

hello @vamshikrishna20 

 

if you mean value inside your table by data preview, i believe you can not see in direct query mode as direct query does not store your data inside pbix.

 

you can see the value using visualization though. or you can summarize all column in new table to see the value.

 

Thank you.

Helpful resources

Announcements
Power BI DataViz World Championships

Power BI Dataviz World Championships

The Power BI Data Visualization World Championships is back! Get ahead of the game and start preparing now!

December 2025 Power BI Update Carousel

Power BI Monthly Update - December 2025

Check out the December 2025 Power BI Holiday Recap!

FabCon Atlanta 2026 carousel

FabCon Atlanta 2026

Join us at FabCon Atlanta, March 16-20, for the ultimate Fabric, Power BI, AI and SQL community-led event. Save $200 with code FABCOMM.