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maverick512
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9 years ago
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Dynamics 365 operations reporting

We are deploying D365 operations /AX7.  I downloaded content packs for D365 operations from LCS. Yet it seems the content packs only support direct query mode, which means I have to develop reports o...
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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Hi maverick512,

    In Power BI Desktop, when using DirectQuery mode to connect to SQL Server data source, all the data must come from same database, and we are not able to combine DirectQuery mode and import mode in a single PBIX file.

    If you want to combine data from different SQL Server databases in a single PBIX file, you can switch DirectQuery mode to Import mode by clicking “Direct Query: Enabled (click to change)” on the status bar bottom right corner.


    Thanks,
    Lydia Zhang

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ssnapir
New Member
9 years ago

This is not a good solution because then the online reports are not refreshed.

To make the reports work with Direct query you need to do the following:

- Open the report on BI desktop

- go directly to Edit Queries

- From the Edit Queries change the Data Source Settings to the correct one: .\axDW.

- Do Refresh Preview on all queries.

- Apply and close. then the reports will work with direct query mode.

Any other route I've tried of changing the data source ended with errors. this is the only way that worked.

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Rvn86
Helper I
9 years ago

I found this thread looking for an answer to another question, but you may have some input to me. 

 

What is the update frequency of the content packs? With direct query against an entity in D365FO, is it close to live data?

 

Thank you :)