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accsel
New Member
8 years ago

semantic layer in Power BI

We currently work in a Business Objects environment looking for ways to improve/enhance our reporting toolkit. there was hardly any information around about this topic, but is there something simila...
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    accsel
    New Member
    8 years ago

    Thanks for the reply, what we´re looking for is if there already are some sort of semantic layer implemented in Power BI, ie. something in between database and the report that allows any kind of modification/ alterations to field without the need of alter the database itself? Or is it true that there is only a direct connection between an Oracle database and a report right now?

     

    Thank you!

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
      Not applicable
      8 years ago

      accsel,

      In Power BI Desktop, you are able to add new fields via creating calculated column based on existing data, and you can rename fields.

      Also you are able to use DirectQuery mode to connect to Oracle in Power BI Desktop.

      Regards,
      Lydia