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Extract data from published dataset using external tools
Hi everyone, I have a dataset which is published to the Power BI service in a premium workspace. Using Python, I would like to extract all the data from this dataset to further analyze and work ...
yes, it is possible. You can treat the dataset as if it were a SSAS tabular instance.
However, what you are trying to do is a mild red flag. Instead of consuming the Power BI dataset you should probably be consuming its data sources directly.
Thank you! That's what I needed to know.
Why is this a red flag exactly? I understand it would be more efficient to consume the data sources themselves, but due to the large amount of processing steps this would take a long time. Other than efficiency, what are other concerns?
lbendlin
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Super UserYou are taking data out of a multidimensional cube and stuffing it into a flat table. That goes against the idea of what a cube is about.