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OLE DB or ODBC Error: [Expression.Error] We couldn't fold the expression to the data source.

Submitted by Anonymous on ‎02-24-2019 05:36 PM

I cannot get the most simplest measures or visuals to execute using Direct Queries with Redshift. An example query is getting the count of the primary key of a table while filtering on a column of type boolean. The measures/visuals work just fine through import.

 

Is this a known issue with the Redshift connector? Are there any workarounds to this issue? Is there an ETA on when a fix to this issue can be released? Help resolving this would be greatly appreciated.

 

Power BI Desktop Version: 2.66.5376.2521 64-bit (February, 2019)

Status: Investigating
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v-yuezhe-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee
‎02-24-2019 11:29 PM

@Anonymous ,

I have contacted this issue internally, I will post back once I get any feedback.

Regards,
Lydia

v-yuezhe-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee
‎02-24-2019 11:30 PM
Status changed to: Investigating
 
SamTrexler
Helper IV
Helper IV
‎03-21-2019 01:18 PM

@v-yuezhe-msft , I am experiencing the same issue with the Amazon Redshift connector in Direct Query mode. Including any Text column in a visual causes this error - for a slicer, table or matrix visual. Number columns seem to work fine.

 

I am also using the Feburary 2019 Power BI Desktop, 64-bit.

SamTrexler
Helper IV
Helper IV
‎03-21-2019 01:40 PM

The problem still exists in 

 

Version: 2.67.5404.801 64-bit (March 2019)

 

Anonymous
Not applicable
‎05-23-2019 12:14 PM

@v-yuezhe-msft  I'm in the same boat, we have this same issue when working with Redshift in DirectQuery and it's frustrating.

Anonymous
Not applicable
‎11-20-2019 06:40 AM

We have the same issue here and I have the November 2019 update

Anonymous
Not applicable
‎12-08-2019 12:40 AM

Turned out that the data types used in Athena must be one of the supported data types in Redshift

 

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/dg/c_Supported_data_types.html

 

Changing strings to varchar and integers to decimal data types got the direct queries working in Power BI against Redshift spectrum.

rafaelruivo
Regular Visitor
‎11-26-2020 01:09 AM

Hi youssef_youssef, I'm having the same issue here in November 2020, only number fields works in Redshift Spectrum -> Power BI. Can you elaborate on those string/varchar changes? 

youssefyoussef
Frequent Visitor
‎11-26-2020 03:21 AM

Hi rafaelruivo,

 

I didn't have issues with Redshift Spectrum as long as you are sticking to the data type supported by Redshift. For strings, you need to define the columns as varchar or nvarchar in Athena/AWS Glue data catalog. string data type is not understood by redshift spectrum.

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