With large volume of data in SharePoint List, it takes forever for a scheduled/on-demand refresh as it refreshes everything from scratch. It would be nice to support direct query (live query) against SPO List. Customer is expecting to see real-time dashboard change when item is updated in SPO list.
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- ianrericksonNew MemberExactly this. There is a huge market using SharePoint today and connecting visuals to SPO Lists with as close to real-time data as possible will open up a world of use cases. One in particular, a client is looking to see a prioritization matrix change with respect to new data entered in a List to make key business decisions. Having live connectivity to this list is not something Tableau or Qlikview can do today and would stand a significant opportunity for Microsoft.
- nikhilNew Member'+1 Clients increasingly demanding real time data to be fetched. Has there been any update on the this in the last year. Keen to know if Microsoft is working on this request.
- stefan_sainiucNew MemberHow about DirectQuery for SharePoint Online List please?
- scott_allisonNew Member'+1 Considering that PBI and SPO are both cloud apps hosted by MS, why hasn't this happened yet?
- bwarNew Member'+1
- rmyers2New MemberAny update on this?
- yoshihiroNew MemberYes, I want it too. For easy / quick / real-time, I want the DirectQuery to SharePoint List, instead of Import from SharePoint List.
- eivanovNew MemberPlease, provide DirectQuery capability for SharePointOnline lists.
- eivanovNew MemberPlease, provide DirectQuery functionality for SharePoint Online Lists.
- pbiideas1New MemberWould greatly help the PowerApps and Power BI integration. Submit data via PowerApp to Sharepoint List, view data in Power BI without needing a full data refresh.
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