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Pankaj2001
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Power bi Table takes too long to display the data from MS SQL

How can I optimize the performance of my Power BI dashboard, which visualizes data in a table format from MS SQL in Direct Query mode, I am currently encountering delays in displaying data due to the dataset comprising over 2 million rows. I would appreciate any recommendations or strategies to enhance the efficiency of this process and reduce loading times. Thank you.

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Anonymous
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Hi @Pankaj2001 ,

 

For direct query mode, there are many ways to optimize it, such as turning off visual object interaction, etc. For more details you can check this link to optimize it appropriately for your model:DirectQuery model guidance in Power BI Desktop - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

Hope it helps!

 

Best regards,
Community Support Team_ Scott Chang

 

If this post helps then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

 

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Anonymous
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Hi @Pankaj2001 ,

 

For direct query mode, there are many ways to optimize it, such as turning off visual object interaction, etc. For more details you can check this link to optimize it appropriately for your model:DirectQuery model guidance in Power BI Desktop - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

Hope it helps!

 

Best regards,
Community Support Team_ Scott Chang

 

If this post helps then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

 

MNedix
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Heya,

Can you use a WHERE statement and bring in only the data you're interested in?

 

 



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