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Hi Team,
Good Day !
Can Anyone help me optimize refreshing data model if I click the refresh button on pbi desktop it surges my DTU and I can't accomplish anything or refresh any table at all, I already disable the parallel data loading so it won't burden my DTU. However it still can't accomplish anything vs when I manually refresh each data model one by one I can completely refresh all the model.
My data models comprises of reference table and main tables that has mutiple joins. Is it better to have mutiple merge in one model or should I break it down into sub tables then combine it to make one table? whats the best practice in order to optimize data refreshing without surging DTU ?
Thanks !
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Hi, @Anonymous
Suggestions for optimizing the model.
At the datasource layer:
At the model layer:
The size of a Premium capacity determines its available memory and processor resources and limits imposed on the capacity. The number of Premium capacities is also a consideration, as creating multiple Premium capacities can help isolate workloads from each other.
For more information on optimization, please refer to this document. https://docs.microsoft.com/power-bi/admin/service-premium-capacity-optimize
Best Regards,
Community Support Team _Charlotte
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Hi, @Anonymous
Suggestions for optimizing the model.
At the datasource layer:
At the model layer:
The size of a Premium capacity determines its available memory and processor resources and limits imposed on the capacity. The number of Premium capacities is also a consideration, as creating multiple Premium capacities can help isolate workloads from each other.
For more information on optimization, please refer to this document. https://docs.microsoft.com/power-bi/admin/service-premium-capacity-optimize
Best Regards,
Community Support Team _Charlotte
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Don't do any merges in Power Query if you can do them in the Power BI data mode instead.
what is DTU?
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