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Direct Lake Calculated Columns (Preview)

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VivienneVereen
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1 month ago
Calculated columns are now available in preview for Direct Lake on OneLake semantic models. This has been one of the most requested capabilities since Direct Lake launched and closes a long-standing ...
Figure: Creating an Age calculated column in a Direct Lake semantic model.
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4 hours ago

arpost​, thank you for your comment. Direct Lake calculated columns will only be available for Direct Lake on OneLake. Currently, there are no plans to support this for Direct Lake on SQL. There are paths to migrate to DL/OL to take advantage of many other features, such as OneLake Security, multiple sources, composite models, conversion to Import, calculated tables/columns.