Data Model Image (Binary) Support in Reports

[denglishbi1]

I was all excited today that I was finally able to get images (binary) files loaded into my power query in the Power BI Designer. This took a bit getting around the Privacy settings and bugs, but the latest release of the Power BI Designer made it possible. Unfortunately now that I have the binary data and images available in my model I can't do anything with them:'( I want to use them like I can in Power View for Tile By and Datacards... Help!!!

[Anas_Habash2]

Seriously , not yet an option ???

[ltaylor23]

NEEDED STILL - 2021 PowerBI is not DataVault Friendly. We are using Binary(64) values produced by SQL HashBytes('SHA2_512') as table primary and relational keys. These columns are not allowed for linking in PowerBI. Back to the drawing board.

[Arno_Nijhof]

How can we see PowerBI as a state of the art alternative when binary data is still an issue? Fix this!

[Scott_Mummert]

If you are using DataVault, you really need to use the hash concept which would likle require varbinary for efficient storage.

[maria_stramagli]

Seriously , not yet an option ???

[John_J_Turner]

To reiterate from another comment, DataVault methodology uses hash keys, i.e., binary data type as a PK identifier. That PowerBI lacks the ability to relate these binary hash keys as PK columns is a glaring shortcoming of this product and needs to be remedied asap.

[wesley_lowe]

8 years and this still has not been added. Really disappointing.