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adciudad
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combine columns in direct mode

‎10-31-2018 11:11 AM

is it possible to combine columns in direct mode?

 

I need a relationship between two tables, but this relationship is composed of 3 fields

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v-yulgu-msft
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‎11-01-2018 02:08 AM

Hi @adciudad,

 

In DirectQuery mode, combining columns is not supported. As a workaround, you can achieve this by creating a calculated column with DAX function: CONCATENATE

 

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Yuliana Gu

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v-yulgu-msft
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‎11-01-2018 02:08 AM

Hi @adciudad,

 

In DirectQuery mode, combining columns is not supported. As a workaround, you can achieve this by creating a calculated column with DAX function: CONCATENATE

 

Best regards,

Yuliana Gu

Community Support Team _ Yuliana Gu
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‎04-22-2020 09:29 PM

Hi @v-yulgu-msft @adciudad 

This doesn't work for me with BigQuery.

I've created a composite key using CONCATENATE (same happens when I use COMBINEVALUES).

But when I create a visual that includes the composite key, I get this error:
OLE DB or ODBC error: [Expression.Error] We couldn't fold the expression to the data source. Please try a simpler expression..

Can you help?

Best

 

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adciudad
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In response to v-yulgu-msft

‎11-01-2018 05:02 AM

Thanks !

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LivioLanzo
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‎10-31-2018 11:21 AM

Yes, combine them within your query, make sure Query Folding happens

 


 


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adciudad
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In response to LivioLanzo

‎10-31-2018 11:27 AM

sample.png

 

i have 3 fields, PTRABAJO, ABER, NCOMPROB, when i want join to 1 field, power bi tell that not compatible in mode DirectQuery

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‎10-31-2018 11:32 AM

You cannot do TransformColumnTypes in Direct Query

 


 


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