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Franky
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10 years ago
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sql server as a datasource, only dbo-tables/views visible

When I want to use data from a sql server database I can only see tables and views which exists in the dbo-schema. tables and views which exist in another schema are not visible. Will this be suppo...
  • Bjoern's avatar
    Bjoern
    10 years ago

    Hi Franky,

     

    interesting. 10k tables are definitely a lot, i do not know how PBI handles that.

     

    Have you tried "crafting" your own connection string without using the "get data" api?

    Take your example database and copy the "advanced options" of the connection. It should look a bit like this (please be aware that i used pseudo-code, so it does not fit 100%).

     

    let
    Source = Sql.Databases("YOURSERVERNAME.database.windows.net"),
    YOURSERVERNAME= Source{[Name="YOURDATABASENAME"]}[Data],
    Schema_TableName = YOURDATABASENAME{[Schema="scheme",Item="TableName"]}[Data]
    in
    Schema_TableName

     

    Try to replace the elements in the string with the elements of the big Navision Database. :)

  • itchyeyeballs's avatar
    itchyeyeballs
    10 years ago

    You could also try using the SQL statement in the "Get Data" box to directly specify the tables and views you want rather than selecting from the list 

Franky's avatar
Franky
Regular Visitor
10 years ago

Hi,

 

thx for the feedback.

 

I'm using powerbi desktop (Version: 2.29.4217.341)

I made a small testdatabase with just a table in the dbo schema and a table and a view in the PBI schema.
All are visible. (dbo.Table1, PBI.Table1 and PBI.vw_Table2)

When I use the filter PBI, I only see PBI.Table1 and PBI.Table2, so this works correct.

 

But when I make a PBI schema and views in that schema in a Navision sql database (over 10 K tables)  I cannot see them.

When I filter on PBI they also do not show, (So it's not a problem that there are to many tables to show)

 

So I would think the amount of tables/views are the problem. (both databases on same server, my laptop)

Bjoern's avatar
Bjoern
Continued Contributor
10 years ago

Hi Franky,

 

interesting. 10k tables are definitely a lot, i do not know how PBI handles that.

 

Have you tried "crafting" your own connection string without using the "get data" api?

Take your example database and copy the "advanced options" of the connection. It should look a bit like this (please be aware that i used pseudo-code, so it does not fit 100%).

 

let
Source = Sql.Databases("YOURSERVERNAME.database.windows.net"),
YOURSERVERNAME= Source{[Name="YOURDATABASENAME"]}[Data],
Schema_TableName = YOURDATABASENAME{[Schema="scheme",Item="TableName"]}[Data]
in
Schema_TableName

 

Try to replace the elements in the string with the elements of the big Navision Database. :)

  • itchyeyeballs's avatar
    itchyeyeballs
    Impactful Individual
    10 years ago

    You could also try using the SQL statement in the "Get Data" box to directly specify the tables and views you want rather than selecting from the list 

  • Franky's avatar
    Franky
    Regular Visitor
    10 years ago

    Hi Bjoern,

     

    thx, this fixes my problem without having to move my views to the dbo schema. (in which exists 1000's of tables and views)

     

     

  • LGF89's avatar
    LGF89
    Frequent Visitor
    9 years ago

    Hello,

     

    Thank you for your answer. What if I wanted more than one database with the same table's name? 

     

    let
    Source = Sql.Databases("YOURSERVERNAME.database.windows.net"),
    YOURSERVERNAME= Source{[Name="MORETHANONEDATABASE"]}[Data],
    Schema_TableName = MORETHANONEDATABASE{[Schema="scheme",Item="SameTableName"]}[Data]
    in
    Schema_TableName

     

    I've done the following to get what I am trying to describe above but I bet there's a way better way of doing it using something similar to what you suggested:

     

    let

    Source = Sql.Databases("YOURSERVERNAME"),
        #"Filtered Rows1" = Table.SelectRows(Source, each ([Name] = "DATABASE1" or [Name] = "DATABASE2" or [Name] = "DATABASE3")),
        #"Expanded Data" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Filtered Rows1", "Data", {"Name", "Data"}, {"Data.Name", "Data.Data"}),
        #"Filtered Rows2" = Table.SelectRows(#"Expanded Data", each ([Data.Name] = "SameTableName")),
        #"Removed Other Columns" = Table.SelectColumns(#"Filtered Rows2",{"Data.Data"}),
        #"Expanded Data.Data" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Removed Other Columns", "Data.Data", {"COLUMN1", "COLUMN2"})

     

    Can you think of a way of doing this?

     

    Thanks a lot!

     

    Laura