SQL Query CTE – Power BI Optimized version for Report Server

[Anonymous]

I create reports with live data (Direct Query) connect them to the Power BI Report Server, on many of my reports I use CTE’s in my query, Power BI lets me retrieve data into the Power Query Editor which looks great and next moment I click on ‘Close and Apply’ which is supposed to load the dataset on Power BI Desktop I get an error message.

Work-around using an Import query is not an option because reports need live data. I’ve observed this issue is on-going for some years now, needs a fix as soon as possible, as all the reports created are for the Report Server. 

Are there any suggestions to work with CTEs and Direct Query?

The Query uses CTE’s with Direct Query

data retrieved successfully into Power Query Editor,

This is the error message I receive on the Power BI Desktop workspace. No further details to this message.

[az38]

@Anonymous 

why dont you create a view in your origin SQL DB?

I see there are a lot of issues with CTE in Direct Query mode, like

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Custom-query-with-CTE-not-supported-bug/td-p/41395

also, please, vote for idea here

https://ideas.powerbi.com/ideas/idea/?ideaid=c0f672db-981d-45f2-982d-36bbf39b16f6

[Anonymous]

Microsoft does not allow the SCCM DB to be edited,