Direct Query to Import isn't working

[NumeritasMartin]

Hello good community,

I am having an issue with some code I found online (apologies for not reference the author but I forget now), however I am having an issue with the table, I am getting the below error.

I understand that message but I wasn't expecting this table to be a DirectQuery connection.

Code

let
Source = List.Dates,
#"Invoked FunctionSource" = Source(DateStart, Duration.Days(DateTime.Date(DateTime.FixedLocalNow()) - DateStart), #duration(1, 0, 0, 0)),
#"Table from List" = Table.FromList(#"Invoked FunctionSource", Splitter.SplitByNothing(), null, null, ExtraValues.Error),
#"Added Index" = Table.AddIndexColumn(#"Table from List", "Index", 1, 1),
#"Renamed Columns" = Table.RenameColumns(#"Added Index",{{"Column1", "Date"}}),
#"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Renamed Columns", "Year", each Date.Year([Date])),
#"Added Custom1" = Table.AddColumn(#"Added Custom", "Month Number", each Date.Month([Date])),
#"Added Custom2" = Table.AddColumn(#"Added Custom1", "Day", each Date.Day([Date])),
#"Added Custom3" = Table.AddColumn(#"Added Custom2", "Day Name", each Date.ToText([Date],"ddd")),
#"Added Custom4" = Table.AddColumn(#"Added Custom3", "Month Name", each Date.ToText([Date],"MMM")),
#"Reordered Columns" = Table.ReorderColumns(#"Added Custom4",{"Date", "Index", "Year", "Month Number", "Month Name", "Day", "Day Name"}),
#"Added Custom5" = Table.AddColumn(#"Reordered Columns", "Quarter Number", each Date.QuarterOfYear([Date])),
#"Duplicated Column" = Table.DuplicateColumn(#"Added Custom5", "Year", "Copy of Year"),
#"Renamed Columns1" = Table.RenameColumns(#"Duplicated Column",{{"Copy of Year", "Short Year"}}),
#"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Renamed Columns1",{{"Short Year", type text}}),
#"Split Column by Position" = Table.SplitColumn(#"Changed Type","Short Year",Splitter.SplitTextByRepeatedLengths(2),{"Short Year.1", "Short Year.2"}),
#"Changed Type1" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Split Column by Position",{{"Short Year.1", Int64.Type}, {"Short Year.2", Int64.Type}}),
#"Removed Columns" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Changed Type1",{"Short Year.1"}),
#"Renamed Columns2" = Table.RenameColumns(#"Removed Columns",{{"Short Year.2", "Short Year"}}),
#"Added Custom6" = Table.AddColumn(#"Renamed Columns2", "Quarter Year", each Number.ToText([Short Year]) & "Q" & Number.ToText([Quarter Number],"00")),
#"Reordered Columns1" = Table.ReorderColumns(#"Added Custom6",{"Index", "Date", "Day", "Day Name", "Month Number", "Month Name", "Quarter Number", "Quarter Year", "Short Year", "Year"}),
#"Changed Type2" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Reordered Columns1",{{"Date", type date}, {"Day", Int64.Type}, {"Index", Int64.Type}, {"Month Number", Int64.Type}, {"Quarter Number", Int64.Type}, {"Month Name", type text}, {"Quarter Year", type text}, {"Year", Int64.Type}})
in
#"Changed Type2"

The only change I have made to add a startdate parameter.

Can anyone tell me why this table is a DirectQuery table and also why I can't convert it to Import? Why I click the 'switch all tables to Import mode' nothing happens.

Thanks so much

Martin

[v-piga-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @NumeritasMartin,

If I understand your scenario correctly that you got some M query from online source, but you have issue when apply the query after adding a parameter based on the query?

In addition, based on your information, your data source should be with import mode but is show error with direct query?

If it is, could you share your M code from online so that I can have a test in my site.

Here is a workaround in this similar thread you could have a try.

Best Regards,

Cherry