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We have a requirement where Database is MySQL and reporting tool is Power BI Pro, we have connected mysql with Power BI and created some reports based on requirement. Now the client requirement is he...
No, it doesn't, but Apache Impala does. You can connect Mysql to Apache Impala and then Power BI connect to Impala in real time.
Data sources supported by DirectQuery in Power BI
The following data sources support DirectQuery in Power BI:
- Amazon Redshift
- Azure Databricks
- Azure HDInsight Spark (Beta)
- Azure SQL Database
- Azure SQL Data Warehouse
- Google BigQuery (Beta)
- IBM Netezza (Beta)
- Impala (version 2.x)
- Oracle Database (version 12 and above)
- SAP Business Warehouse Application Server
- SAP Business Warehouse Message Server (Beta)
- SAP HANA
- Snowflake
- Spark (Beta) (version 0.9 and above)
- SQL Server
- Teradata Database
- Vertica (Beta)
I know that you are using mysql. What about connecting the data to Apache Impala. https://impala.apache.org/index.html.
That way you can use DirectQuery and have a live connection to the data.
davisk_mnst FYI, MySql doesn't have DirectQuery option.
No, it doesn't, but Apache Impala does. You can connect Mysql to Apache Impala and then Power BI connect to Impala in real time.
Data sources supported by DirectQuery in Power BI
The following data sources support DirectQuery in Power BI:
- Amazon Redshift
- Azure Databricks
- Azure HDInsight Spark (Beta)
- Azure SQL Database
- Azure SQL Data Warehouse
- Google BigQuery (Beta)
- IBM Netezza (Beta)
- Impala (version 2.x)
- Oracle Database (version 12 and above)
- SAP Business Warehouse Application Server
- SAP Business Warehouse Message Server (Beta)
- SAP HANA
- Snowflake
- Spark (Beta) (version 0.9 and above)
- SQL Server
- Teradata Database
- Vertica (Beta)