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PowerBI DataSet from Excel (Live Connection) data model
Hi powerdell ,
Thanks for your reply. According to your description and screenshot, you are trying to connect to the dataset in Power BI Desktop. If so, you can't create any calculated column, calculated table or make any transformation in Power Query Editor. Only report level measure can be created... You can watch the following video for more details...
Report level measures with Power BI live connections
As you referred, the data source of dataset is SQL Analysis Services database. Which connection mode is using? Import or live connection? If it is import, you can refer the following link to download the pbix file if you have the proper permission. You can open the pbix file in Power BI Desktop and modify it(create calculated column etc.) after get it.
Download a report from the Power BI service to Power BI Desktop
Lastly, for creating dataflow, you can review the following official documentation to know the supported data sources of dataflow. And it doesn't support the dataset... By the way, why you need to create a dataflow? What's the aim? Later we can check if there is any workaround can provide you.
Best Regards
Ok I do not want an Import because it needs to refresh when the data changes in the spreadsheet. So to simplify the use case again:
1. Have refreshing/live connection to a SharePoint hosted Excel file
2. Create calculated column
3. Use in PowerBI Report
Seems incredible that this is not possible?
I was considering Data Flows because I cannot see how to do this using PowerBI DataSet.