Forum Discussion
Load vs Transform Data
- 5 years ago
Hi space83 ,
We think there is no best method, only suitable method.
It depends on your requirement.
If you want to create some measures or visuals firstly, you can load the data.
If you want to do some transformations using M query, you can click transform.
But there are some limitations by using Direct Query, so you need to pay attention when you use these two methods.
Please refer this article.
https://radacad.com/directquery-connection-in-power-bi-how-does-it-work-limitations-and-advantages
Best regards,
Community Support Team _ zhenbw
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When you load data you can use data directly as you import on power bi desktop.
If you use transform you can modify the data you already have or importing data.
Eg:
- change column names
- add columns
- change format etc