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mcornfield
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Lineage show Direct Query or Import

Is there a place in Power BI Service to see whether a connection is a Direct Query or Import? I want to be quickly able to determine the connection type. 

 

I found 2 reports that I know first hand the connections type. I looked at the Lineage of the 2 Reports, one being a Direct Query and the other an Import using a SQL Query, and I don't see anything that points out the difference. Any help would be appreciated.   

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TomMartens
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Hey @mcornfield ,

 

the only place I know that might contain the information you are looking for is the dataset API: Datasets - Get Dataset - REST API (Power BI Power BI REST APIs) | Microsoft Docs

The result might contain a property called targetStoragemode

But to honest, i have no idea what to expect
a dataset in import mode returns: Abf
a dataset in directquery mode returns: PremiumFiles

Hopefully, this provides some new ideas.

Regards,
Tom



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