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8 years ago

Keep historical data in the model

Hi,   I am connected to a database that refreshes every 24hrs. The database does not store historical data when it refreshes and only cares about the status quo. I need to keep the historical data ...
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BKirsch12
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8 years ago

While I don't think this is possible in Power BI, there are other tools that can do the 'snapshot' for you.

 

I've run into a similar scenario where I only get a dump of a file 2x a month. I basically created my own table in a DB to run a SSIS append query, simply adding a date field. That table is then my data source for Power BI. Best of luck.

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Enkei
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5 years ago

Hello BKirsch12 ,

Can you provide how you did this