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sandra_p
6 years agoHelper I
Keeping data sources in separate folder and model data only within tables that reference source
I can't recall the resource, but I read once, that it is a good practice to keep datasource tables in a separate folder, don't shape them, and then reference them and do all the data shaping and mode...
amitchandak
6 years agoSuper User
sandra_p , not very clear
do you mean
https://exceleratorbi.com.au/measure-tables-in-power-bi/
Or
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/desktop-report-lifecycle-datasets
- sandra_p6 years agoHelper I
I mean - when you connect to datasource - you get the table.
And you don't do any datashaping in that table.
You create new table, that references that first table and do you data modeling and shaping there, so your original table stays as it was retrieved from data source.