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duplicating table fails
Hi
I have a stored procedure inside SQL that generates a #temptable
i can load this procedure intio powerbi and i get my table
for other task i need to unpivot this table and i tried to reference and duplicate the original table using powerquery editor
When refreshing dataset i get error on generating duplicate table that it can not find #temtable. IT seems the duplicate or reference or if i script directly to get the table copy using M anyway inokes sql procedure and i have no idea why it says it can not find this #temptable?
One strange thing i have in this setup is that when calling this procedure from powerbi in front i need to script drop #temptable else powerbi screams the object already exists.
What am i doing wrong in this scenario? maybe there is a way to clone and unpivot loaded table without calling the source sql procedure?
I found how to solve the issue. IT was wrong choice in sql procedure to use global temp tables. I switched to local temp tables and then i can run the procedure twice in data enquery
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- jjaHelper III
I found how to solve the issue. IT was wrong choice in sql procedure to use global temp tables. I switched to local temp tables and then i can run the procedure twice in data enquery
- AnonymousNot applicable
Please share the code so we can see what happens in your model.
You may read this article see if helps: Chris Webb's BI Blog: Why Is Power BI Running My SQL Query Twice? Chris Webb's BI Blog (crossjoin.co.uk)
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