Cascading refresh schedule for linked Dataflows

[rdnguyen]

Hi All,

May I have your suggestion in setting refresh schedule for a series of linked Dataflows?

It's clearly that the Dataflows close to upstream gotta be refreshed first before the linked downstream one. Currently the Schedule time is every 1/2 hour, are you using that standard slot or are you using a different way?

Thanks,

Rich

[rdnguyen]

Thanks Tutu

Your suggestion is helpful.

[Tutu_in_YYC · Accepted solution]

Hey Rich, 

Are the dataflows in the same workspace or different? If the same, it triggers refreshes for all dependant entities. If not, then you need to set a schedule.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-query/dataflows/linked-entities#refresh-logic-in-power-bi

For scheduled, I try to leave as much buffer (typically 1hr) between downstream and upstream, because even though if a refresh is scheduled at 8.30am, it might run later than that due to various reasons such as resource queing (less of an issue if you have Premium Gen2). And of course I also consider the refresh duration of the upstream one. I am also open to other suggestions if the community has any.  

Another option is to use Power BI rest API in azure automation runbook to trigger refresh after the other refresh is done. This requires more work to set up.