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AnandNamburi
Helper III
Helper III

Does direct connect support query parameter as a list?

Hi All,

 

I'm using direct query mode to build a report. To create a parameter I'm using query option in that. To enable the query as a list I another query with transformation and when I apply save it throwing error as "Query contains transformation can not be used in Direct Query".

 

How we can eliminate this error.

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Anonymous
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Hi @AnandNamburi ,

 

It is by design, you may consider to submit this as an idea.

https://ideas.powerbi.com/ 

Switch the connect mode to Import will solve this issue.

 

Best Regards,

Jay

amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@AnandNamburi , In direct query mode, transformations are limited to simple column creation etc. You can not do complex transformation

 

refer

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/desktop-directquery-about#modeling-limitation...

 

Power BI Decoding Direct Query: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPaNVDMhUXGbKatyDdOhGbTL3xW2Xy6pA

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