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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!
Solved! Go to Solution.
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.
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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