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jsBrizius
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Direct Query with Predicate?

I have been using SQL Profiler to monitor how Power BI is querying my database while I use Direct Query.  It is selecting every row in the table.  This is very inefficient, especially if I only want to report on the current weeks data.  Does anyone know how I can use a custom query so I can add a simple WHERE clause?

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ankitpatira
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@jsBrizius in power bi desktop, for sql connector you can define custom sql queries.

 

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ankitpatira
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@jsBrizius in power bi desktop, for sql connector you can define custom sql queries.

 

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@ankitpatira, thank you for pointing that out.  I did not see that option.  I will give this a try.  Is there a way to pass parameters?

 

I see there is a checkbox for "Include relationship columns" and "Navigate using full hierarchy".  Maybe these allow you to pass parameters somehow.  They must be documented somewhere.

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