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101Mathew
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3 months ago
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Direct Lake Model - Calculated Column/Tables

Hi all, The latest April ’26 update highlighted a major item for anyone working with Direct Lake models — the ability to create calculated columns and calculated tables that reference Direct Lake fi...
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  • v-achippa's avatar
    v-achippa
    3 months ago

    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

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reggenberger
Regular Visitor
2 months ago

I downloaded the latest PowerBI Desktop release, but the option to enable the preview feature still isn't there! Anyone experiencing the same?

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v-achippa
Community Support
2 months ago

Hi reggenberger,

 

This feature is still in a phased service side rollout. Even with the latest desktop installed, the preview option won't be appear until the rollout reaches your tenant. I request you to please wait for the rollout to reach your environment

 

Thanks and regards,

Anjan Kumar Chippa