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MarcusClaudius
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Directly linking a TSQL Query into Power BI

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We have a data source that is big beyond belief. Hence I have written an SQL Query that effectively acts as a considation tool. Thus instead of millions of rows, I'm only looking at 200,000.

However, Power BI does not seem to have a way of letting me link to the query directly. Yes it will let me link to the initial tables, but as prior mentioned. They are too large.

So is there a way to link directly to the Query?

 

Thanks

 

Mark Taylor

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v-frfei-msft
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Hi @MarcusClaudius,

 

Actually you can query what you want by entering your sql  code here.

 

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Regards,

Frank

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v-frfei-msft
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Hi @MarcusClaudius,

 

Actually you can query what you want by entering your sql  code here.

 

sql.PNG

Regards,

Frank

Community Support Team _ Frank
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the others find it more quickly.

Thank you so much

 

Worked first time

 

Now, onwards and upwards. I've got a report suite to build.

 

Thanks again

 

Mark

Greg_Deckler
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Yes, when you connect to a SQL Server, click on Advanced. There you can paste in SQL code. It does allow you to use EXEC to execute a stored query.



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