User controlled parameter in Kusto Query

[felixcheah]

I have a ADX query that queries an ADX database with Timeseries data. I want the users to be able to define a time range for that query. Is that possible?

For example a Query like:

TimeSeriesData

| where TimeSeriesId  == "NZSiHist;nsu=urn:GEHistorian:HDAServer:BuildingModel;s=Elec_DukeTA3.Tag"

|where Timestamp between(StartTime .. EndTime)

Where StartTime and EndTime are defined in the Power BI Report

[bhanu_gautam · Accepted solution]

@felixcheah , Try using

TimeSeriesData
| where TimeSeriesId == "NZSiHist;nsu=urn:GEHistorian:HDAServer:BuildingModel;s=Elec_DukeTA3.Tag"
| where Timestamp between (datetime({{StartTime}}) .. datetime({{EndTime}}))

[v-menakakota]

Hi @felixcheah ,

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Thank you.

[v-menakakota]

Hi @felixcheah ,

I wanted to check if you had the opportunity to review the information provided by @bhanu_gautam  and @rohit1991 . Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions. If the response has addressed your query, please accept it as a solution and give a 'Kudos' so other members can easily find it.

Thank you.

[v-menakakota]

Hi @felixcheah ,

May I ask if you have resolved this issue? If so, please mark the helpful reply and accept it as the solution. This will be helpful for other community members who have similar problems to solve it faster.

Thank you.

[rohit1991 · Accepted solution]

Hi @felixcheah ,

Yes, it is absolutely possible to allow users to control parameters like StartTime and EndTime in a Kusto Query (ADX) within Power BI by using report-level parameters or Power Query parameters that are passed dynamically into the Kusto query. In Power BI, you can create parameters for StartTime and EndTime, and then use them to construct your KQL query dynamically in Power Query.

Alternatively, if you're using DirectQuery mode, you can bind slicers or date pickers in the report to filter values and use the let statements in your Kusto query to pass those filter values. For example, you can define let StartTime = datetime(@StartTimeParameter); and use that in your query to filter the time range. This approach allows users to interactively select their desired time window, making the report more flexible and user-driven.

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[bhanu_gautam · Accepted solution]

@felixcheah , Try using

TimeSeriesData
| where TimeSeriesId == "NZSiHist;nsu=urn:GEHistorian:HDAServer:BuildingModel;s=Elec_DukeTA3.Tag"
| where Timestamp between (datetime({{StartTime}}) .. datetime({{EndTime}}))