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The query below takes 30-60 seconds for 10k users, consuming a lot of processor and network bandwith while it runs. Is there a faster way to write this query? I suspect that I am downloading the entire set of tables in #"records" but I am not sure how to select the user table directly.
let
Source = ActiveDirectory.Domains("domain.com"),
#"records" = Source{[Domain="sub.domain.com"]}[#"Object Categories"],
#"select user table" = #"records"{[Category="user"]}[Objects],
#"get principal name" = Table.ExpandRecordColumn(
#"select user table",
"top", {"msDS-PrincipalName"},
{"Principal Name"}),
#"filter principal name" = Table.SelectColumns(
#"get principal name",
{"Principal Name"})
in
#"filter principal name"
Thanks in advance..
Based on my research, it seems that Query Folding is not supported. Try to change the sequence of the last two steps and check if it helps.
let
Source = ActiveDirectory.Domains("domain.com"),
#"records" = Source{[Domain="sub.domain.com"]}[#"Object Categories"],
#"select user table" = #"records"{[Category="user"]}[Objects],
#"filter top" = Table.SelectColumns(
#"select user table",
{"top"}),
#"get principal name" = Table.ExpandRecordColumn(
#"filter top",
"top", {"msDS-PrincipalName"},
{"Principal Name"})
in
#"get principal name"
Thanks for the suggestion, unfortunatelly it didn't appear to load any faster, or if it did the difference smaller than the variation in just running the same query twice.
Isaac
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