The data source page can show a lot of fields at once. View settings tune how that list is displayed — without changing the data source itself. The settings are local: they only affect what you see while editing this data source in this browser.
Open view settings #
On the create or edit form, select the gear icon next to the search box at the top of the entities area.
Available options #
- Table visibility — quick buttons to expand or collapse every entity panel at once.
- Table sorting — either the default order (the order the SAP service exposes entities) or Selected first (entities you’ve ticked appear at the top).
- Field details — Show technical name reveals the raw OData property name in parentheses under each field; Show type adds the EDM type.
Effect on the field list #
With both Show technical name and Show type enabled, each field is rendered with three lines: display label, (TechnicalName), and (Edm.Type).
View settings change only the rendering. The technical name and type are always sent to Power BI regardless of these toggles; you just see less or more of them in the editor.
