Power BI is a tool introduced by Microsoft. It's a Business intelligence tool that allows you to put your data into the Reporting layer and get business insights from it. Power BI offers certain connectors to connect with the different sources, and Direct query and Import Mode are two different modes of data connectivity.
Here is the difference which tells you which mode should be picked up. Both the modes are having their own uniqueness and capabilities and their usage depends upon the requirement.
Path to open Direct Query Or Import Mode. Following are the steps:
1. Open the Power BI Desktop.
2. Click On the Home Tab.
3. In the Home tab Get Data Option is available. Click on the Get Data Option.
4. After Selecting a source (like SQL server), it will ask for the Option.
Below is the image which shows the availability of Direct Query and Import Mode.
|
Capabilities |
Direct Query |
Import Mode |
|
Size |
Direct Query
has no limitation. |
Import mode
allows only 1GB/dataset. |
|
Source of
Data |
There should
be a single source of data in a direct query. |
In import
mode, data can be imported from multiple sources. |
|
Performance |
Performance
of direct always depends upon the response of source query. |
Import is
considered an excellent performance query. |
|
Schedule
Refresh |
The most common
schedule is 15 minutes. |
Import mode
can be refreshed 8 times a day. |
|
Power BI Gateway |
Must have
data from an On-premise source. |
Must have the latest data from On-premise Sources. |
|
Data
Modelling |
It has few
limitations in the relationship among tables. |
No
Limitation. |
|
Clustering |
Clustering is
not available in direct query |
Clustering is
available in Import Mode. |
|
Quick
Insights |
Quick
insights are not available in direct queries. |
Quick
insights are available in Import Mode. |
|
Calculated
tables |
Not Supported |
Available. |
Checkout Limitations of Direct Query Here:
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