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SSAS tabular import converts measures to fields
My experience when connecting to a tabular Analysis Services data source is that if I choose import, all measures in the model are converted to fields in Power BI. I have seen a comment in a post on ...
Hi markduffill,
As you know, to get SSAS measures as Power BI desktop measures, live connection is required, but live connection limits connect to another cube database. In your scenario, you can try to use DirectQuery to connect to underlying database, retrieve tables and perform data modeling in desktop instead of SSAS side.
Meanwhile, you can post a idea in Power BI Ideas forum.
Best Regards,
Qiuyun Yu