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Hi Everyone,
Please point out the possible reasons of; DirectQuery option disabled while connecting to Azure SQL Datawarehouse from Power BI Desktop.
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@deeptigeorge,
Do you connect to other data sources in your current PBIX file? If so, the directquery mode will be disabled,
In DirectQuery mode, all data must come from a single database of a single data source.
Regards,
Lydia
@deeptigeorge,
Do you connect to other data sources in your current PBIX file? If so, the directquery mode will be disabled,
In DirectQuery mode, all data must come from a single database of a single data source.
Regards,
Lydia
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