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    Ron Pooters on 20 Dec 2014 03:25:40

    The Power BI Desktopis missing integration with the Data Catalog and there is no online search functionality. The data catalog is a core component of the reporting solution so let me use it with the Power BI Designer

    Administrator on 20 Aug 2020 01:24:05

    Checking w/ the team where this is at.

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    Lynn Gregory on 16 Aug 2020 04:09:53

    RE: Data Catalog integration in PowerBI Designer

    We need this as well. Why is there no update??

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    Jeroen Habets on 16 Aug 2020 04:09:53

    RE: Data Catalog integration in PowerBI Designer

    Will this idea cover my urgent need to be able to use Azure Data Catalog to discover and connect to (objects in) sources.

    I couldn't find this specific use case in the Azure Data Catalog ideas so logged a new idea:
    https://feedback.azure.com/forums/906052-data-catalog/suggestions/36444655-power-bi-connector-get-data-via-azure-data-catal

    Like other commenters I am very unhappy about the lack of integration between Azure Data Catalog and Power BI.

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    Stan on 16 Aug 2020 04:09:12

    RE: Data Catalog integration in PowerBI Designer

    Now that this idea is about to celebrate its 4th birthday, an official response is long overdue. What are the reasons for delay? Does MS have required priorities that must be met before the AZURE Data Catalog and PowerBI Desktop are allowed to talk with one another? Was painting the filter blade white truly more important? There are more than 500 very confused customers that would appreciate an explanation. Love what you're doing. Just eager to understand. Please. Thank you.

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    Olivier Travers on 16 Aug 2020 04:06:49

    RE: Data Catalog integration in PowerBI Designer

    Here's the related Azure Data Catalog ticket:
    https://feedback.azure.com/forums/906052-data-catalog/suggestions/31919092-power-bi-integration#comments

    It's bizarre that this has still not been done in PBI Desktop when browsing the Data Catalog in Excel shows a dialog box dubbed "Power BI"!

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    Kell Aurisch on 16 Aug 2020 04:05:57

    RE: Data Catalog integration in PowerBI Designer

    Hi there
    Can you please let me know if we have a resolution on this? Currently just copy and paste from the Advance editor is the quickest option but being able to share the queries with others in the company would be more than "handy". Cheers

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    Lisa on 16 Aug 2020 04:02:01

    RE: Data Catalog integration in PowerBI Designer

    Any progress?

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    RCrav on 16 Aug 2020 04:01:27

    RE: Data Catalog integration in PowerBI Designer

    Any official Microsoft response to this? Is it on your Roadmap? If yes, is there an ETA? Thanks!

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    Ed H-B on 16 Aug 2020 04:01:15

    RE: Data Catalog integration in PowerBI Designer

    I just came back to this same issue after posting an initial comment 2 years ago to find that a user friendly solution to this fundamental daftness still hasn't been implemented by Microsoft. So we're off to find another non-MS product that will deliver, which is a shame as PQ and PBI are both good products (independently of themselves!)

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    Marwan Jubran on 16 Aug 2020 04:01:13

    RE: Data Catalog integration in PowerBI Designer

    PBI should support consuming queries from data catalog, the underlying M language source code is identical!

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    Adam Harper on 16 Aug 2020 04:00:58

    RE: Data Catalog integration in PowerBI Designer

    Hi Chuck - any updates on where the team is with this?