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DSmith4
Helper II
7 years ago
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How does scheduled refresh work?

Hi, I have my reports set to auto refresh at 4am every morning. In the web, I can clearly see this happening,   I'm wondering why though, when I open my file in PBI Desktop, I dont see the refresh...
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  • TomMartens's avatar
    TomMartens
    7 years ago

    Hey,

     

    please be aware that the Power BI data model contained in the PBI Desktop file is not the same that you pbulished to the Power BI Services.

     

    There are two data models, one inside your Power BI Desktop and one in Power BI Service. The data model inside Power BI Service will be refreshed automatically be the defined refresh schedule.

    The refresh of a data model inside Power BI Service will not affect the model inside the Poewer BI Desktop file. Data models inside a Power BI Desktop file have to refreshed manually.

    This is how Power BI works.

     

    Regards,

    To

DSmith4's avatar
DSmith4
Helper II
7 years ago

I have a follow-up question,

 

If I make a change in desktop version, save it, do I need to re-publish it?

Or will the auto refresh pickup the changes made?

TomMartens's avatar
TomMartens
Super User
7 years ago

Hey,

 

whenever you make change to the pbix file (PBI Desktop), you have to republish the file to the Power BI Service.

 

Regards,

Tom