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tobny76
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Do bi-directional affect refresh time

‎03-04-2025 01:16 AM

Quick question.
Do or can bi-directional filtering affect refresh time?

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Akash_Varuna
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‎03-04-2025 01:19 AM

Hi @tobny76 Yes, bi-directional filtering can affect refresh time in Power BI. It increases complexity as filters propagate in both directions, requiring more processing during refresh. For large datasets, this can significantly slow performance.
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Akash_Varuna
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‎03-04-2025 01:19 AM

Hi @tobny76 Yes, bi-directional filtering can affect refresh time in Power BI. It increases complexity as filters propagate in both directions, requiring more processing during refresh. For large datasets, this can significantly slow performance.
If this post helped please do give a kudos and accept this as a solution
Thanks In Advance

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