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Need help to Connect SAP Datasphere view with Prompts to Power BI using Direct Query
- Anonymous6 months ago
Hi ayush_15 ,
Using an Analytical Model instead of a Calculation View can impact visibility. In SAP Datasphere, Analytical Models are not always automatically available at the SQL layer, and Power BI can only access objects exposed to SQL. If the model is not deployed, exposed to the Open SQL schema, and assigned the appropriate SELECT and schema privileges, it will not appear in the Navigator. Typically, a blank folder indicates issues with SQL exposure or permissions in Datasphere.
When it comes to “exposing filter columns,” it is advisable to keep fields such as Year as regular columns within the view rather than using prompts. You can then use a slicer in Power BI based on the Year field. Selecting a value like 2022 prompts Power BI to generate a SQL WHERE clause (example - WHERE Year = 2022), which is pushed down to SAP through query folding. Utilizing slicer values with M parameters or Value.NativeQuery can disrupt query folding in DirectQuery, often resulting in errors after Close & Apply. Therefore, the best practice is to avoid prompts and use slicers for filtering to ensure proper query folding and source execution.
- 2 months ago
Below is the working solution for the same .
https://github.com/AyushKaranwal/powerbi-datasphere-directquery-guide
I cross referenced the minimum requirements for the views access in Power BI but they don't show up.
My aim is to consume (datasphere views with prompts) in Power BI.
Reason : My datasphere analytical model view has >1 Billion rows hence performance with Power BI DQ is laggy.
I tried using SAP connector but as per our conversation the Dynamic M query isn't foldable hence passsing user interaction on slicer as dynamic parameter to views look unrealistic.
Another approach ,
I should be able to access prompts view directly in Power BI as per your comments using SAP HANA connector.
When I try to access the Datasphere analytical view from datasphere , it accepts the creds and moves on to the data display tab. There it shows no views in the drop down . Just show me contents folder and blank.
I have a SAP client installed in my system , any thoughts on what could be breaking.