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Anonymous
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Power Query Syntax Error

Good afternoon,

 

I am using the logic below to create a new table in PBI. 

 

let
Source = Sql.Database("scsanalyticsreporting.cbb8550b3a59.database.windows.net",

"Analytics", [Query ="SELECT DISTINCT [Load Number]
,[RSD Reason Code]
,[RDD Reason Code]
FROM TMLEX.LEX_Manual_RC
LEFT JOIN [TMLEX].[LEX_Reason_Code].[Reason Description] = [RDD Reason Code] --where archive_flg = 'N'"])
in
Source

 

However, I keep getting this syntax error everytime I try to update and establish a connection to SQL server. Any help in fixing this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. 

 

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CNENFRNL
Community Champion
Community Champion

Refer to some sql syntax handbooks if you're not familiar with LEFT JOIN,

SELECT table1.column1, table2.column2...
FROM table1
LEFT JOIN table2
ON table1.common_field = table2.common_field;

Thanks to the great efforts by MS engineers to simplify syntax of DAX! Most beginners are SUCCESSFULLY MISLED to think that they could easily master DAX; but it turns out that the intricacy of the most frequently used RANKX() is still way beyond their comprehension!

DAX is simple, but NOT EASY!

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CNENFRNL
Community Champion
Community Champion

Refer to some sql syntax handbooks if you're not familiar with LEFT JOIN,

SELECT table1.column1, table2.column2...
FROM table1
LEFT JOIN table2
ON table1.common_field = table2.common_field;

Thanks to the great efforts by MS engineers to simplify syntax of DAX! Most beginners are SUCCESSFULLY MISLED to think that they could easily master DAX; but it turns out that the intricacy of the most frequently used RANKX() is still way beyond their comprehension!

DAX is simple, but NOT EASY!

Anonymous
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that worked. Thank you so much for your help. 

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