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Live Data Source - add columns?
hi, lk5683
When you use Live connection, you can not add columns or table, it can only create a report level measure. If you need to add columns, you need to do these in the datasource.
When connecting to SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS), there is an option to either import data from, or connect live to, the selected data model. If you select import, then you define a query against that external SSAS source, and the data is imported as normal. If you select to connect live then there is no query defined, and the entire external model is shown in the field list. If you select DirectQuery, as visuals are built, queries are sent to the external SSAS source. However, unlike DirectQuery, there is no sense in which a new model is being created; in other words, it's not possible to define new calculated columns, hierarchies, relationships, and so on. Instead you are simply connecting directly to the external SSAS model.
Reference:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/desktop-directquery-about
Best Regards,
Lin
hi, lk5683
Sorry for my carelessness, I have corrected the error in my reply. it is "you cannot add columns or tables". Thank you.
Best Regards,
Lin
It is a shame as we are talking about report feature and not about data..
It does not make any sense adding specific report attributes into the tabular model. It's not about semantics or data..
A good example : translations (male='M') or something like that...