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CrhIT
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Error trying to do an incremental refresh with DateTime data type

Hello, I'm trying to do an incremental refresh on my DataFlow Gen2. I'm using a column that is DateTime format. So what I do is sort descending the date column, then create make a drill down for the...
  • lbendlin's avatar
    2 years ago
    So what I do is sort descending the date column

    Sorting operations in Power Query are very likely to break folding. Avoid at all cost.

     

    Incremental Refresh in Dataflows is fully automated. You are not allowed to provide your own filter statement. All you can do is indicate the datetime column that should be used.  The Power BI service then adds the required M code at the end (!!!) .

     

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