Data Model Structure Question #2

Hello,
We are integrating Power BI with Deltek Vantagepoint. My question is regarding the data model and using multiple instances of the same query, versus, using new queries. FYI, I have not been about to use multiple instances of the same query as in SQL. The following slides will document issue.

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Normally, in SQL, I would have added multiple instances of the same table/query. In Power BI, it would not let me do that. The “work-around” I came up with was to replicate the query multiple time and change a few field names.

Question: Is this the best process?

Hi @tmloving. No, load once as a staging table, uncheck “Enable Load”, then reference as many times as necessary, and alter the column names/transformations in each reference as desired.
Greg

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