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Regarding Data Load issue
- 2 months ago
Hi Thirumala,
Thanks for reaching out.
"The resultset…has exceeded the maximum allowed size of '1,000,000' rows" is the 1-million-row intermediate limit.Key point: it's not the 15 measures. Aggregations like SUM/COUNT get pushed to the source and return small results. The error means something in the visual makes Power BI pull a pre-aggregation result set of over 1M rows — usually:
- A high-cardinality field on rows/columns (an ID, order number, timestamp) being grouped.
- A measure that needs all distinct values of a high-cardinality / degenerate-dimension column (stored at line grain).
- Measure or Top N filters, which fetch all categories from the source before filtering.
the fix is to reduce the rows returned:
- Find the culprit first. Performance Analyzer → copy the visual's DAX → paste into DAX Studio and check the generated SQL. It shows exactly which column forces the large result. Don't optimise blind.
- Remove or raise the grain of that high-cardinality field (group by month/category, not line-level).
- Filter early so the intermediate set stays under 1M.
- Aggregation table (Import mode) holding just that column's distinct values, if a measure genuinely needs it — facts stay DirectQuery.
References:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/desktop-use-directquery
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/guidance/directquery-model-guidanceBest regards,
Parchitect · Solutions Architect · Microsoft Fabric Specialist
Hi thiru2010,
Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Fabric Community Forum. Also, thanks to krishnakanth240, Parchitect, for those inputs on this thread.
Has your issue been resolved? If the response provided by the community member krishnakanth240, Parchitect, addressed your query, could you please confirm? It helps us ensure that the solutions provided are effective and beneficial for everyone.
Hope this helps clarify things and let me know what you find after giving these steps a try happy to help you investigate this further.
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Hi thiru2010,
Just checking in to see if the issue has been resolved on your end. If the earlier suggestions helped, that’s great to hear! And if you’re still facing challenges, feel free to share more details happy to assist further.
Thank you.