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dataflows vs push dataset refreshes
hello im looking at these two articles https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/service-dataflows-overview https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/service-real-time-streaming and im tryin...
Hi toy
Some summary as below, hope it helps
index function/features push dataset refreshes dataflow 1 stream data and update dashboards in real-time Y N 2 support to connect to real-time datasets Y N 3 connect to push or streaming datasets in Power BI Desktop N N 4 extend the Common Data Model (CDM) N Y 5 leverage powerful Azure products N Y 6 use dataflow in Power BI Desktop N Y 7 Use Power Query Online N Y In addition, this third part article1 and article 2 introduce dataflow more clearly.
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Hi toy
Some summary as below, hope it helps
| index | function/features | push dataset refreshes | dataflow |
| 1 | stream data and update dashboards in real-time | Y | N |
| 2 | support to connect to real-time datasets | Y | N |
| 3 | connect to push or streaming datasets in Power BI Desktop | N | N |
| 4 | extend the Common Data Model (CDM) | N | Y |
| 5 | leverage powerful Azure products | N | Y |
| 6 | use dataflow in Power BI Desktop | N | Y |
| 7 | Use Power Query Online | N | Y |
In addition, this third part article1 and article 2 introduce dataflow more clearly.
Best Regards
Maggie
Community Support Team _ Maggie Li
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
thank you so much
this gives me a good place to start