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DaveAl
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Determine if Incremental Refresh is enabled?

Hi All,

 

I've recently inherited responsibility for a group of dashboards from a previous employee (who left on bad terms). 

 

I want to ensure they're using the incremental refresh. Typically, I would just check the PBIX file in Desktop... but I don't have the PBIX files (again, bad terms). 

 

I tried to download them, but I can't due to "You can't download this file right now because it has been designated as a large model."

 

It is my understanding (but I may be wrong) that Large Model doesn't necessarily require incremental refresh, it's just a best practice.

 

So, is there any other way I can determine if these reports as using incremental refresh?

 

Thanks for your help!

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DaveAl
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Replying to myself here, just in case anyone else has a similar problem: 

 

You can turn off Large Model in the dataset configuration options, and then download the PBIX. 

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DaveAl
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Replying to myself here, just in case anyone else has a similar problem: 

 

You can turn off Large Model in the dataset configuration options, and then download the PBIX. 

Hi @DaveAl ,

Has your problem been solved?

A similar thread for your reference: Incremental Refresh | How to test if it is working? - Online Service - Enterprise

 

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ kalyj

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