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Brendan_PBI
Regular Visitor
5 years ago

Help: While using DirectQuery mode, the maximum number of groups is ten.

Hi all,


I am trying to create groups in DirectQuery mode for analysis (connected to a SQL server) and I am limited to 10. I realistically need 20 or so, is there any way around this limitation? I know I can write a big SWITCH statement by pulling the DAX underlying it but the values in the groups will change and whoever updates the report in the future will need to know which values are ungrouped and may not be able to write DAX. It seems a bit rediculous, is there a setting of some sort to increase it, or is someone able to suggest any other method that is user friendly enough that someone can update the report to include new values into groups with simple instructions?

 

Thank you.

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      • Anonymous's avatar
        Anonymous
        Not applicable

        Did you find solution for this as i am also facing same issue

    • Brendan_PBI's avatar
      Brendan_PBI
      Regular Visitor

      Hi,

       

      I am using the default grouping functionality as shown in that link. However, it is limiting me to 10 groups. I am organising different labels into separate groups so that they can be analysed together.

      • v-henryk-mstf's avatar
        v-henryk-mstf
        Community Support

        Hi Brendan_PBI ,

         

        Go to File > Options and Settings > Options. In the Current File section in the left pane, select Published dataset settings.Try to expand the number of max connections.

        related document link:

        Using DirectQuery in Power BI - Power BI | Microsoft Docs


        If the problem is still not resolved, please provide detailed error information and let me know immediately. Looking forward to your reply.


        Best Regards,
        Henry


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  • NemesisMF's avatar
    NemesisMF
    Frequent Visitor

    Is there any update to this? I am running into the same issue. 10 is a ridiculously low limit for the number of groups.