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Product type Paperback

Published in Mar 2018

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781788297233

Length 638 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Power BI

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Business Intelligence

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Powell

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Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Title Page

Dedication

Packt Upsell

Contributors

Preface

1. Planning Power BI Projects FREE CHAPTER

2. Connecting to Sources and Transforming Data with M

3. Designing Import and DirectQuery Data Models

4. Developing DAX Measures and Security Roles

5. Creating and Formatting Power BI Reports

6. Applying Custom Visuals, Animation, and Analytics

7. Designing Power BI Dashboards and Architectures

8. Managing Application Workspaces and Content

9. Managing the On-Premises Data Gateway

10. Deploying the Power BI Report Server

11. Creating Power BI Apps and Content Distribution

12. Administering Power BI for an Organization

13. Scaling with Premium and Analysis Services

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Index

Scheduled data refresh

The scheduled refresh for an import mode dataset can be configured in the Data Source Settings menu in Power BI. In the following example, a user authorized to use the Frontline Gateway cluster for the source(s) of the dataset configures a daily refresh:

Scheduled data refresh

Import mode datasets that are hosted in a shared capacity (non-premium) are currently limited to eight scheduled refreshes per day. Import datasets hosted in Power BI Premium capacity, however, can be refreshed up to 48 times per day. Each scheduled refresh for both Power BI Premium and the shared capacity dataset is separated by a minimum of 30 minutes.

In addition to the scheduled refreshes configured in the Power BI service interface, the Power BI REST API can be used to trigger a dataset refresh. A sample PowerShell script (manageRefresh.ps1) for executing these refreshes is available for download and further details on the Power BI REST API are included in the Staged deployments section...