Today, let's understand the next important Power BI topic: *📊 Power BI: Native Query Explained* 🔍 *What is a Native Query?* A native query is a manually written SQL statement used to pull data directly from the data source. It gives *full control* over what data gets imported. 🧠 *Why Use Native Queries?* ✔️ Optimized performance ✔️ Complex SQL logic ✔️ Filter large data at source ✔️ Transformations happen in the DB, not Power BI ⚙️ *How to Use It in Power BI:* 1️⃣ Home > *Get Data* > Choose your source 2️⃣ Click *Advanced Options* 3️⃣ Paste your SQL query in the *SQL Statement* box 4️⃣ Click OK 🛑 *Things to Remember:* ⚠️ May *break query folding* ⚠️ No filter preview or incremental refresh ⚠️ Avoid hardcoding values 📌 *Example:* ```sql SELECT customer_id, name, total_orders FROM customers WHERE total_orders > 10 ``` ✅ Only customers with more than 10 orders will be loaded – efficient & fast. ✅ *Pros:* + Full control + Supports joins & subqueries + Boosts performance on large datasets ❌ *Cons:* – May block optimizations – Harder to maintain – Less flexible than GUI *React ❤️ for the next topic explanations* Power BI complete topics: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vai1xKf1dAvuk6s1v22c/769