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I cannot create any relationships in the model by using direct mode from dataflow, because this causes a shutdown / freeze of PowerBI.
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Hi,
As far as I’m concerned, there are some limitations on the data modeling in the Direct query mode of Power BI, it includes “Defining relationships between tables”.
You can refer to this link:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/desktop-directquery-about#modeling-limitation...
Thank you very much!
Best Regards,
Community Support Team _Robert Qin