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Much more data when connecting to dataflow than directly to SQL
I've set up a dataflow that pulls selected tables from our ERP SQL. When I connect to the dataflow from PBI Desktop it loads several GB's of data even though I'm selecting only a few 100 lines fr...
Yes. When you use a Dataflow as a source, to get folding, the Enhanced Compute Engine has to be turned on (premium capacity) and you need to use the Dataflows connector (not the Power BI Dataflows one).
Pat
Yes. When you use a Dataflow as a source, to get folding, the Enhanced Compute Engine has to be turned on (premium capacity) and you need to use the Dataflows connector (not the Power BI Dataflows one).
Pat
Thanks. So outside of Premium, Dataflows isn't really a viable option, since any datasets will have to pull entire tables every time.