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Anonymous
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Switching the dataflow from Semantic Model

Hi,

I have created dataflow with Enhanced Engine Settings "ON" for direct query. And I have created report using the dataflow & published the report in Development workspace.  However, I would like to deploy the report for SIT, so I created another dataflow in SIT workspace. Now, when I try to point the report to the dataflow created in SIT using Power Query, the query settings are being changed from DirectQuery to Import. Please find the screenshot attached & advise. Thank you in advance.

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Anonymous
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Hi @Anonymous ,

 

I tested it and found that I encountered the same error at the Source step. But after clicking Close and apply, in the model view I found the table is under DirectQuery mode.

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Please ensure that the enhanced compute engine is enabled in Dataflow under SIT and check that the report refreshes normally. If so, please ignore this error.

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Anonymous
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Thanks you @v-cgao-msft. But, the changes are not being applied & throws the error.

Also, I observed the updated data from Google Big Query is not being reflected on report without refreshing the dataflow, though the report using DirectQuery.

FYI Please - I kept Enhanced Engine "ON" for the dataflow.

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lbendlin
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Dataflow and Direct Query are not compatible.  What you get is a datamart (Azure SQL instance) bolted on in front of the dataflow.  Redesign your process to eliminate unneccesary components.

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