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Anonymous
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Dealing with huge database

‎05-31-2018 03:35 AM

Hi,

 

I'm dealing with a 2tb database and have tried few times to load it but end up unsuccess. What can i do with it?

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‎06-01-2018 02:16 AM

@Anonymous,

Do you need all the columns of your database? I would recommend you specify required columns using SQL statement like "select col1,col2 from mydata.link_bi_betslips limit 5", and enter timeout value.

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Lydia

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‎05-31-2018 06:34 AM

I would recommend a Direct Query (Live) connection to that large of a database.



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‎05-31-2018 06:50 PM

@Greg_Deckler, my database is in MySQL. I can't find the option for me to perform Direct Query. Below is my view:

 

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‎05-31-2018 07:20 PM

@Anonymous,

There is no DirectQuery option for MySQL, in your scenario, I would recommend you write specific SQL statement to import required columns and rows.

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Lydia

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‎05-31-2018 07:25 PM

@Anonymous, can you show me where and how to write the SQL statement in Power BI to import required columns and rows?

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‎05-31-2018 07:50 PM

@Anonymous,

You can input SQL statement in the highlighted textbox. You can firstly test the SQL statement in MySQL workbench,

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Lydia

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‎06-01-2018 12:35 AM

@Anonymous,

 

I was still unable to extract any data with my sql statement belowsql statement.JPGUnable to connect.JPG

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‎06-01-2018 02:16 AM

@Anonymous,

Do you need all the columns of your database? I would recommend you specify required columns using SQL statement like "select col1,col2 from mydata.link_bi_betslips limit 5", and enter timeout value.

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Regards,
Lydia

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