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michaelsh
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5 years ago

Access to dataflows automatic snapshots

I understand that Dataflows automatically create a snapshot in ADLS Gen2 each time they run. Do I need a separate Azure license to access these snapshots? **Edit** If I do not need Azure license, ...
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selimovd
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5 years ago

Hey michaelsh ,

 

you load the data with a dataflow like you would load a regular Query in PowerQuery. The result is a table and physically it's stored in a data lake.

This table you can access in Power BI with data flow as a source. So if you load the data as snapshot with a load date or something similar, then you can query the data flow and select by MAX snapshot date. But that's up to you how you create that.

 

If you need any help please let me know.
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Best regards
Denis
 
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michaelsh
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5 years ago

selimovd 

I still don't understand.

I work with Dataflows for two years. I also connect to the tables that are created by Dtaflows from within Power BI desktop using Power BI Dataflow as a source.

But where do I see snapshots?

By snaphots I mean copies of tables that were being created from previous runs.

I understand that it is possible to see them when connected to organizational ADLS Gen2, but if I don't have Azure ADLS separate license, is it possible to see the snapshots without it? And how?