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Gingerjeans88
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Pivot Columns with DirectQuery?

Just checking I am not wrong here - you can't Pivot columns when using DirectQuery mode? 

Is there a generic sub-query I can alter for a workaround? I am clueless with SQL so if this is at all complex I will have to think of another way. 

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v-xuding-msft
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Hi @Gingerjeans88 ,

 

Or you can pivot the columns with SQL.

Using PIVOT and UNPIVOT - SQL Server | Microsoft Docs

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Best Regards,
Xue Ding
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v-xuding-msft
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Hi @Gingerjeans88 ,

 

Or you can pivot the columns with SQL.

Using PIVOT and UNPIVOT - SQL Server | Microsoft Docs

v-xuding-msft_0-1606382145690.png

 

 

v-xuding-msft_1-1606382145694.png

1.png2.png

 

 

Best Regards,
Xue Ding
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amitchandak
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@Gingerjeans88 , No you can not. For that, you need to convert the table to import mode.  But pivot means a new column, you should be able to create a measure with some filters. If you do not need too many

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