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atsats
7 years agoAdvocate I
Direct Query for OData?
I have an OData endpoint with over 8 million rows. I would like use something analgous to Direct Query against OData sources (like Direct Query for database tables). It seems that Power BI always imp...
v-cherch-msft
7 years agoMicrosoft Employee
Hi atsats
It seems you may use the custom data connector.For further,please check this similar post.
Regards,
- atsats7 years agoAdvocate I
Thanks, but based on information I reviewed, I think creating a direct query custom data connector for OData is a substantial project. It also seems that only ODBC custom connectors can support direct query, which means that the custom connector has to be an ODBC type.
There's a company already offering this ODBC->OData connector for Power BI, but it's pricey for large-scale deployments: https://www.cdata.com/drivers/odata/order/odbc/
- v-cherch-msft7 years agoMicrosoft Employee
- atsats7 years agoAdvocate I
This idea was already submited almost 3 years ago and Microsoft has done nothing about it: