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I have ER diagram in MS SQL Server where there are tables and relationships between them. How can I connect this model with direct query to power bi report server (desktop) to load it with table relationships (as one model)
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Hi @Adilet ,
According to your description, for the report server, in direct query mode, it is not friendly to the later operation or maintenance of the data source. In particular, there are certain restrictions on operations such as configuration plan refresh.
For more details, you can read below document:
Power BI report scheduled refresh in Power BI Report Server - Power BI | Microsoft Learn
If the problem is still not resolved, please provide detailed error information and let me know immediately. Looking forward to your reply.
Best Regards,
Henry
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Hi @Adilet ,
According to your description, for the report server, in direct query mode, it is not friendly to the later operation or maintenance of the data source. In particular, there are certain restrictions on operations such as configuration plan refresh.
For more details, you can read below document:
Power BI report scheduled refresh in Power BI Report Server - Power BI | Microsoft Learn
If the problem is still not resolved, please provide detailed error information and let me know immediately. Looking forward to your reply.
Best Regards,
Henry
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
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