Downloading or Exporting a linked report creates a new data source and...
I have a large report (500 MB) that imports data, and many other reports that link to that dataset to perform various types of analysis. If I modify one of the analytic reports (one that does not have...
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Hi @GilbertQ. Thanks for the prompt explanation and the link. I am doing exactly what this blog post suggests - building a few reports that contain datasets against different underlying tables, and...
View ArticleRe: Downloading or Exporting a linked report creates a new data source and...
Okay, thanks. I'll be interested to see what shared datasets offers and will watch for that. Thanks again for your help, Sam
View ArticleRe: ODBC and Large Data Sets
I found this old post while trying to move my reports to use Athena/Parquet for a new client. I,too, and having performance issues with large datasets - and utilizing large datasetds is part of the...
View ArticleRe: OLE DB or ODBC error: [Expression.Error] We couldn't fold the expression...
I am having the same issue with the Amazon Redshift connector in Direct Query mode. Including any text column in the query produces this error when I try to create a slicer, table or matrix visual....
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@v-yuezhe-msft , I am experiencing the same issue with the Amazon Redshift connector in Direct Query mode. Including any Text column in a visual causes this error - for a slicer, table or matrix...
View ArticleRe: OLE DB or ODBC Error: [Expression.Error] We couldn't fold the expression...
The problem still exists in Version: 2.67.5404.801 64-bit (March 2019)
View ArticleUnable to scale an Azure node
I am attempting to use the Zero-Downtime-Capacity-Scale.ps1 script from the Power BI Powershell Samples repository, as described here. I have downloaded the script, obtained the Client ID, logged in to...
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Update: Since the script created the "temporary capacity" and then crashed before doing anything with it, the temporary capacity gets left out there in Azure with no workspaces assigned to it. So I...
View ArticleRe: Link to report with values for query parameters?
We are in the process of implementing cross-report drill-through, even though it's only recently introduced and still in preview. It lloks like it will do exactly what we need, and works great in our...
View ArticleRe: Executed query is not folded like View Native Query shows, preventing...
Hi @Anonymous No, there was never really an answer other than trying to wotk through the steps of the query to see what I could do to optimize what was sent to SQL Server. Since that time, Microsoft...
View ArticleRe: Power BI Desktop canvas resolution issue
@Alex_Ooi I agree, it's messed up in the September 2019 release. It worked fine in the June 2019 release, installed using the msi file (x64, English). But using the exe installer with the July 2019...
View ArticleNew DAX table forces Mixed Mode
I have a report with a Fact table and several dimensions, all of which are in DirectQuery mode. So the report Storage Mode is DirectQuery. However, as soon as I add a new table using DAX...
View ArticleRe: Power BI helps Homeless and Troubled Youth
This is awesome! Way to go, Greg! I am also involved with a couple of non-profits, and would love some ideas and examples of how they apply Power BI to these charities.
View ArticleRe: New DAX table forces Mixed Mode
@v-lili6-msft , thanks for the reply. Those are interesting, but neither addresses my issue.The Fact table and ten dimensions are Direct Query, and this works great. The data is always queried when the...
View ArticleRe: New DAX table forces Mixed Mode
Hi, @sturlaws , thanks for your reply. My data source is also SQL Server. I hadn't considered querying the numbers from SQL Server - seems like a lot of unnecessary overhead to go out and get such...
View ArticleRe: Power BI Desktop canvas resolution issue
@Anonymous thanks for replying. That looks exactly like mine. Very unreadable. I hope there's a solution for this, I'd like to get the newer version of Desktop.
View ArticleRe: September 2019 Update Blurry on 2nd Monitor Screen
Same issue here. I can confirm it is related to scaling. I have returned to the June 2019 version, installed using the msi (64-bit, English), which does not have this problem. The July 2019 version,...
View ArticleRe: September 2019 Update Blurry on 2nd Monitor Screen
@Anonymous , I can confirm that workaround works for me as well. I uninstalled the June 2019 version of Desktop and installed the September one, and gave it a try. Voila, it works. And it is definitely...
View ArticleRe: Power BI Desktop canvas resolution issue
@Alex_Ooi I still had the June 2019 version in my downloads folder. So I just uninstalled the September version and ran the msi file to install the June version. I don't know if there's a place where...
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