Draft of SQL query article

Author: mgblythe

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     | Data connectivity mode | *DirectQuery* | Determines whether Power BI imports the data or connects directly to the data source. |
     | | | |
 
-1. If you don't already have a connection to the help cluster, sign in. Use an organizational account or a Microsoft account, then select **Connect**.
+1. If you don't already have a connection to the help cluster, sign in. Sign in with an organizational account, then select **Connect**.
 
     ![Sign in](media/power-bi-connector/sign-in.png)
 

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-title: 'Quickstart: Visualize data using the Azure Data Explorer connector for Power BI'
-description: 'In this quickstart, you learn how to use one of the three options for visualizing data in Power BI: the Power BI connector for Azure Data Explorer.'
+title: 'Quickstart: Visualize data using a SQL query in Power BI'
+description: 'In this quickstart, you learn how to use one of the three options for visualizing data in Power BI: a SQL query against an Azure Data Explorer cluster.'
 services: data-explorer
 author: orspod
 ms.author: v-orspod
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ ms.date: 11/14/2018
 
 Azure Data Explorer is a fast and highly scalable data exploration service for log and telemetry data. Power BI is a business analytics solution that lets you visualize your data and share the results across your organization.
 
-Azure Data Explorer provides three options for connecting to data in Power BI: use the built-in connector, import a query from Azure Data Explorer, or use a SQL query. This quickstart shows you how to use the built-in connector to get data and visualize it in a Power BI report.
+Azure Data Explorer provides three options for connecting to data in Power BI: use the built-in connector, import a query from Azure Data Explorer, or use a SQL query. This quickstart shows you how to use a SQL query to get data and visualize it in a Power BI report.
 
 If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free Azure account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/) before you begin.
 
@@ -32,6 +32,46 @@ You need the following to complete this quickstart:
 
 First, you connect to the Azure Data Explorer help cluster, then you bring in a subset of the data from the *StormEvents* table. [!INCLUDE [data-explorer-storm-events](../../includes/data-explorer-storm-events.md)]
 
+You typically use the native query language with Azure Data Explorer, but it also supports SQL queries, which you'll use here. Azure Data Explorer translates the SQL query into a native query for you.
+
+1. In Power BI Desktop, on the **Home** tab, select **Get Data** then **More**.
+
+    ![Get data](media/power-bi-sql-query/get-data-more.png)
+
+1. Search for *Azure SQL Database*, select **Azure SQL Database** then **Connect**.
+
+    ![Search and get data](media/power-bi-sql-query/search-get-data.png)
+
+1. On the **SQL Server database** screen, fill out the form with the following information.
+
+    ![Database, table, query options](media/power-bi-sql-query/database-table-query.png)
+
+    **Setting** | **Value** | **Field description**
+    |---|---|---|
+    | Server | *help.kusto.windows.net* | The URL for the help cluster (without *https://*). For other clusters, the URL is in the form *\<ClusterName\>.\<Region\>.kusto.windows.net*. |
+    | Database | *Samples* | The sample database that is hosted on the cluster you're connecting to. |
+    | Data connectivity mode | *Import* | Determines whether Power BI imports the data or connects directly to the data source. |
+    | Command timeout | Leave blank | How long the query runs before it throws a timeout error. |
+    | SQL statement | Copy the query below this table | The SQL statement that Azure Data Explorer translates into a native query. |
+    | Other options | Leave as default values | Options aren't applicable to Azure Data Explorer clusters. |
+    | | | |
+
+    ```SQL
+    SELECT TOP 1000 *
+    FROM StormEvents
+    ORDER BY DamageCrops DESC
+    ```
+
+1. If you don't already have a connection to the help cluster, sign in. Sign in with a Microsoft account, then select **Connect**.
+
+    ![Sign in](media/power-bi-sql-query/sign-in.png)
+
+1. On the **help.kusto.windows.net: Samples** screen, select **Load**.
+
+    ![Load data](media/power-bi-sql-query/load-data.png)
+
+    The table opens in the main Power BI window, in report view, where you can create reports based on the sample data.
+
 ## Visualize data in a report
 
 [!INCLUDE [data-explorer-power-bi-visualize-basic](../../includes/data-explorer-power-bi-visualize-basic.md)]

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 Now that you have data in Power BI Desktop, you can create reports based on that data. You'll create a simple report with a column chart that shows crop damage by state.
 
-1. On the left side of the main window, select the report view.
+1. On the left side of the main Power BI window, select the report view.
 
     ![Report view](media/data-explorer-power-bi-visualize-basic/report-view.png)