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Switch Import to Direct Query
After many hours of putting together a report exactly to specs in Import mode, the requirements changed and now it must be a Direct Query.
Can someone please advise the way to do this? I have not been able to find any documentation on the subject.
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Anonymous,
According to Microsoft, you can't switch from Import to DirectQuery:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/desktop-use-directquery
"You can't change from import to DirectQuery mode. While it's possible to switch a model from DirectQuery mode to use import mode, all the necessary data must be imported. It's also not possible to switch back, primarily because of the set of features not supported in DirectQuery mode. DirectQuery models over multidimensional sources, like SAP BW, also can't be switched from DirectQuery to import, because of the different treatment of external measures."
