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Hi,   I am using HANA view as a data source for my Direct Query Power BI Desktop Report. HANA View works on mandatory variables that need to be passed such as 'UNIT' in which the data will be calc...
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    Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Anonymous,

    You have created a parameter named Unit, and define some values for it , right? If so, change {Cube.ApplyParameter,"UNIT",{'"&Unit&"'}} to the following:

    {Cube.ApplyParameter,"UNIT",{""&Unit&""}}

    Regards,
    Lydia

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Anonymous
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8 years ago

Anonymous,

You have created a parameter named Unit, and define some values for it , right? If so, change {Cube.ApplyParameter,"UNIT",{'"&Unit&"'}} to the following:

{Cube.ApplyParameter,"UNIT",{""&Unit&""}}

Regards,
Lydia

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8 years ago

Thanks a lot Lydia.

 

This solution worked for me :).

 

One of my Parameter is of type integer.

 

I am using the following syntax for passing parameter Year_Start

{Cube.ApplyParameter,"Year_Start",{"&Year_Start&"}},

 

This statement throws the following error below :

 

Can you please suggest

 

Regards

Power BI User

 

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    Anonymous
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    8 years ago

    Anonymous，

    Please check my second reply in this thread. Create the Year_Start parameter in Text type, then use Number. FromText() function.

    Regards,
    Lydia