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--The Issue--
Is it known that the manage aggregations feature, for sum, cannot support a decimal number? I can choose my summarization method, the detail table but when I go to choose my detail column all the options are grayed out. I have one version where the field I am attempting to sum is whole another and another that is decimal number, this is why I think its the data type causing this error.
--What I am Trying to Do--
I have 2 concept builds to test out the new aggregations feature. In Build1, I performed all my aggregations in TSQL and utilized Direct Query. Everything worked great.
In Build2, I want to see performance gain/loss if instead of using aggregated tables in TSQL, Direct Query the fine grain fact table and build the aggregations within PowerBI itself (while maintaining query folding).
I cannot utilize manage aggregations in Build2. I am utilizing Direct Query and returning my fact table with total membership, not aggregated. I transform my data to set up to be an aggregated table. I ensure that all my transformation steps is supported by the native query. Everything goes great, except that the group by transformation took a whole number field (123) and converted it to decimal (1.2.) This didnt break query folding so I didnt think it was a big deal.
However, when I go to Report view and click Manage Aggregations, I can choose my summarization method, the detail table but when I go to choose my detail column all the options are grayed out. I am fixated that the data type caused this error,since Build1 works fine, but not sure why / how or how to work around it.
I have tried changing the data type in Edit Queries, but that transformation will break query folding. I would like to maitain direct query so I can utilze Dual Storage Mode.
Any help would be appreciate.
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