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

Level up your Power BI skills this month - build one visual each week and tell better stories with data! Get started

Reply
BilboBaggins
Frequent Visitor

Different amount of rows from same SQL table

Hi!

 

I have a problem that I don't understand. 

 

If I just import the table, it shows 1796 rows in Power BI. Every row in the table are unique. (WRONG AMOUNT OF ROWS)

 

let
    Source = Sql.Databases("xxxxx.database.windows.net"),
    #"localization-sd-pilot-db" = Source{[Name="localization-sd-pilot-db"]}[Data],
    dbo_LocalizationItems = #"localization-sd-pilot-db"{[Schema="dbo",Item="LocalizationItems"]}[Data]
in
    dbo_LocalizationItems

But if I import the same table with SQL clause, it show 2304 rows. (CORRECT AMOUNT)

 

let
    Source = Sql.Database("xxxxx.database.windows.net", "zzzzz", [Query="SELECT [Id]#(lf)      ,[ExternalId]#(lf)  FROM [dbo].[LocalizationItems]", CreateNavigationProperties=false])
in
    Source

Isn't the first option supposed to give me the whole table? I have the latest version of Power BI desktop installed.

 

Thanks in advance!

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION
v-yuta-msft
Community Support
Community Support

@BilboBaggins,

 

I have made a table with some duplicate rows in sql server and import the table into power bi, but couldn't reproduce your issue, duplicate rows still exist in power bi on my side. Could you show a sample of table structure for further analysis?

 

Community Support Team _ Jimmy Tao

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

View solution in original post

2 REPLIES 2
v-yuta-msft
Community Support
Community Support

@BilboBaggins,

 

I have made a table with some duplicate rows in sql server and import the table into power bi, but couldn't reproduce your issue, duplicate rows still exist in power bi on my side. Could you show a sample of table structure for further analysis?

 

Community Support Team _ Jimmy Tao

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

OK, new day and fresh pair of eyes. 

 

The DB structure has changed, and I made the import and query from different databases. The tables were identically named and this lead to my confusion. So everything is working fine, the error code was PEBMAC. Robot LOL

Helpful resources

Announcements
April Power BI Update Carousel

Power BI Monthly Update - April 2026

Check out the April 2026 Power BI update to learn about new features.

Fabric SQL PBI Data Days

Data Days 2026 coming soon!

Sign up to receive a private message when registration opens and key events begin.

New to Fabric survey Carousel

New to Fabric Survey

If you have recently started exploring Fabric, we'd love to hear how it's going. Your feedback can help with product improvements.

Power BI DataViz World Championships carousel

Power BI DataViz World Championships - June 2026

A new Power BI DataViz World Championship is coming this June! Don't miss out on submitting your entry.