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J_Castro
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1 year ago
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Create a Dataflow vs Connecting to a published Semantic Model

What is the advantage(s) of a dataflow in the service compared to creating a semantic model/dataset in the Desktop, publishing it to the service and later creating multiple reports pointing to it?  ...
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  • lbendlin's avatar
    lbendlin
    1 year ago

    Remember that a dataflow is an intermediate entity. You cannot consume it directly.

     

    Occam's Razor is a good guide when you need to decide between re-usability and storage size reduction, between de-coupling the developer from a slow data source  and the overall fastest processing etc.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    1 year ago

    Hi lbendlin ,

    Hi J_Castro ,

    Regarding your question, data flow is not limited to Power BI; it can be created and used in other services, such as Power Platform (Power Apps).Using semantic models, you can reuse DAX calculations and relationships created for a model in other Power BI files.

     


    Best Regards,
    Wenbin Zhou

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lbendlin
Super User
1 year ago

Remember that a dataflow is an intermediate entity. You cannot consume it directly.

 

Occam's Razor is a good guide when you need to decide between re-usability and storage size reduction, between de-coupling the developer from a slow data source  and the overall fastest processing etc.