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COMPOSITE MODELS EXPLAINED | Combine import sources with Direct Query in Power BI

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ByRuth Pozuelo Martinez

In today’s video we go through what the new composite models are in Power BI after the Power BI team released them in the July 2018 Power BI Desktop Update.
Composite models allow you to combine import sources with Direct query, but there are limitations and privacy issues that you need to take into account before start using them.

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In this video I will go through:
1. What composite models are
2. Explain the privacy issues when using this feature
3. Many to many relationships are needed
4. Performance issues and
5. Limitations.

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COMPOSITE MODELS EXPLAINED | Combine import sources with Direct Query in Power BI
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