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Ability to create a DirectQuery in a semantic model created/edited online in Power BI Service
Creating semantic models online in Power BI Service is a big step forward and enables easier ways to collaborate, and manage versions/source. And no publishing step. Also, no local installs and updat...
Hii darrellkilian
DirectQuery cannot be created or enabled yet in semantic models that are built or edited directly in Power BI Service. Online modeling currently supports only Import mode, so if you need DirectQuery, the model still has to be created in Power BI Desktop first and then published. Microsoft has stated that DirectQuery for online semantic models is planned, but not available today.
Hi darrellkilian ,
Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Fabric Community Forum.
Could you please let us know if the issue has been resolved? I wanted to check if you had the opportunity to review the information provided by ChielFaber and rohit1991 . If you still require support, please let us know, we are happy to assist you.
Thank you.