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Anonymous
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SQL Query CTE – Power BI Optimized version for Report Server

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?

 

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The Query uses CTE’s with Direct Query

 

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data retrieved successfully into Power Query Editor,

 

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

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az38
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@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


do not hesitate to give a kudo to useful posts and mark solutions as solution
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Anonymous
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Microsoft does not allow the SCCM DB to be edited, 

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