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Expert Data Modeling with Power BI - Second Edition

You're reading from  Expert Data Modeling with Power BI - Second Edition

Product type Book
Published in Apr 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803246246
Pages 698 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
Languages
Author (1):
Soheil Bakhshi Soheil Bakhshi
Profile icon Soheil Bakhshi

Table of Contents (22) Chapters

Preface 1. Section I: Data Modeling in Power BI
2. Introduction to Data Modeling in Power BI 3. Data Analysis eXpressions and Data Modeling 4. Section II: Data Preparation in Query Editor
5. Data Preparation in Power Query Editor 6. Getting Data from Various Sources 7. Common Data Preparation Steps 8. Star Schema Preparation in Power Query Editor 9. Data Preparation Common Best Practices 10. Section III: Data Modeling
11. Data Modeling Components 12. Star Schema and Data Modeling Common Best Practices 13. Section IV: Advanced Data Modeling
14. Advanced Data Modeling Techniques 15. Row-Level and Object-Level Security 16. Dealing with More Advanced Data Warehousing Concepts in Power BI 17. Introduction to Dataflows 18. DirectQuery Connections to Power BI Datasets and Analysis Services in Composite Models 19. New Options, Features, and DAX Functions 20. Other Books You May Enjoy
21. Index

Working with connection modes

When we connect to a data source, the query connection mode falls into one of the following three different categories:

  • Data Import
  • DirectQuery
  • Connect Live

Every query connecting to one or more data sources in the Power Query Editor has one of the preceding connection modes, except Connect Live. When the connection mode is Connect Live, a Power BI model cannot currently connect to more than one instance of SSAS or AAS, or a Power BI dataset. As mentioned earlier, in December 2020, Microsoft released the preview of the new version of the composite models in which we can connect to multiple Power BI Datasets or AAS/SSAS tabular 2022 models when using the DirectQuery mode. We discuss composite models in more detail in Chapter 14, DirectQuery Connections to Power BI Datasets and Analysis Services in Composite Models.

This section looks at the connection modes, their applications, and their limitations.

Data Import

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