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Direct Lake Model - Calculated Column/Tables
Hi 101Mathew,
Yes, currently this feature is only available in power bi desktop(preview) and is not supported for editing in the service yet.
So any calculated columns/tables for Direct Lake need to be created in desktop and then published, there is no live edit option in the service now. Since it is still rolling out in preview, this behaviour can be expected.
Please refer below documentation:
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-april-2026-feature-summary/
Thanks and regards,
Anjan Kumar Chippa
Hi 101Mathew,
Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Fabric Community.
Thank you Lodha_Jaydeep for the prompt response.
As we haven’t heard back from you, we wanted to kindly follow up to check if the solution provided by the user for the issue worked? or let us know if you need any further assistance.
Thanks and regards,
Anjan Kumar Chippa
Hi v-achippa ,
This appears to be a bit of an issue with comms/Direct Lake models - it's unclear if this type of edit is doable via live edit in the service or within the desktop app only
I'm waiting for IT to obtain a better update policy, a member of the senior team was able to confirm the option is present within Desktop app only (no sign of setting in the service/tennat)
Regards,
Mathew
Hi 101Mathew,
Yes, currently this feature is only available in power bi desktop(preview) and is not supported for editing in the service yet.
So any calculated columns/tables for Direct Lake need to be created in desktop and then published, there is no live edit option in the service now. Since it is still rolling out in preview, this behaviour can be expected.
Please refer below documentation:
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-april-2026-feature-summary/
Thanks and regards,
Anjan Kumar Chippa