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Jaxidian
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9 years ago
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Need a leading zero on a Month with DirectQuery

So I have a table that looks like this: ID int [Value] decimal(29,9) DateForSearching datetime YearNumber int MonthNumber int DayNumber int HourNumber int   I want to do a bunch of visua...
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  • v-huizhn-msft's avatar
    v-huizhn-msft
    9 years ago

    Hi Jaxidian,

    First, you should click File -> Options and then Settings -> Options -> DirectQuery, then selecting the option "Allow unrestricted measures in DirectQuery mode" shown in following screenshot. When that option is selected, you can create calculated column and measures.



    As I tested, If function can be used in DirectQuery Model. I reproduce your scenario(connect to SQL Server database) and get the expected result. Create a column using th following formula, please see the result in screenshot below.

    Year-month = IF('HumanResources vEmployeeDepartment'[Month]<=10,CONCATENATE('HumanResources vEmployeeDepartment'[Year],CONCATENATE("-0",'HumanResources vEmployeeDepartment'[Month])),CONCATENATE('HumanResources vEmployeeDepartment'[Year],CONCATENATE("-",'HumanResources vEmployeeDepartment'[Month])))






    Please ckeck if you invoke creating calculated columns and measures as the solution above. If you have any question, please let me know.

    Best Regards,
    Angelia

Jaxidian's avatar
Jaxidian
Frequent Visitor
9 years ago
It tells me I cannot use an IF in a DirectQuery report.
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parry2k
Super User
9 years ago

I just used the formula on direct query.

 

What is your data source for direct query? Are you using Live COnnection?

  • Jaxidian's avatar
    Jaxidian
    Frequent Visitor
    9 years ago
    It's direct-to-Azure SQL Database (no caching/syncing).

    I thought "DirectQuery" was synonymous with a "live connection". If that's untrue then my terminology is mixed up.
    • v-huizhn-msft's avatar
      v-huizhn-msft
      Microsoft Employee
      9 years ago

      Hi Jaxidian,

      First, you should click File -> Options and then Settings -> Options -> DirectQuery, then selecting the option "Allow unrestricted measures in DirectQuery mode" shown in following screenshot. When that option is selected, you can create calculated column and measures.



      As I tested, If function can be used in DirectQuery Model. I reproduce your scenario(connect to SQL Server database) and get the expected result. Create a column using th following formula, please see the result in screenshot below.

      Year-month = IF('HumanResources vEmployeeDepartment'[Month]<=10,CONCATENATE('HumanResources vEmployeeDepartment'[Year],CONCATENATE("-0",'HumanResources vEmployeeDepartment'[Month])),CONCATENATE('HumanResources vEmployeeDepartment'[Year],CONCATENATE("-",'HumanResources vEmployeeDepartment'[Month])))






      Please ckeck if you invoke creating calculated columns and measures as the solution above. If you have any question, please let me know.

      Best Regards,
      Angelia

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        Jaxidian
        Frequent Visitor
        9 years ago

        That solved the problem! And I just deployed the pbix as a Power BI Embedded report and there were no issues with that kind of deployment, either. Thanks for the help!!