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Hi mh2587 ,
Duplicate and Reference are two different actions, and they are also different from Copy and Paste of a query. Duplicate will give you an exact copy of the query with all steps, Reference will create a reference to the original query instead as a new query. Duplicate is a good option to choose when you want the two copies to be isolated from each other, Reference is a good option when you create different branches from one original query.
Here's a similar thread and a blog that will hopefully help you answer this question better：
Reference vs Duplicate in Power BI （Also mentioned above.）
Difference between Reference and Duplicate
Hope it helps,
Community Support Team _ CaitlynIf this post helps then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Hi mh2587 ,
Duplicate and Reference are two different actions, and they are also different from Copy and Paste of a query. Duplicate will give you an exact copy of the query with all steps, Reference will create a reference to the original query instead as a new query. Duplicate is a good option to choose when you want the two copies to be isolated from each other, Reference is a good option when you create different branches from one original query.
Here's a similar thread and a blog that will hopefully help you answer this question better：
Reference vs Duplicate in Power BI （Also mentioned above.）
Difference between Reference and Duplicate
Hope it helps,
Community Support Team _ Caitlyn
If this post helps then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.