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I_LOVE_POWER_BI
Helper III
4 years ago

Linked Entities disable load - effect on data storage

Hi guys, I searched the whole internet, but didn't find a very precise answer here: Using linked dataflows, what is actually going to happen if I uncheck the "enable load" option in that linked que...
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4 years ago

Hi I_LOVE_POWER_BI ,

 

Enable Load outputs the Data into the data lake ( dataflows ) Power BI desktop ( Model/dataset )
If Enable Load is disabled the query will not run or else is being referenced by any of the Enable Load Entities.

 

A user has asked a question similar to yours in the past, you can check out this original thread：

Disabling load on linked entity - what is effect on computed entity ? 

 

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Community Support Team _ Caitlyn

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I_LOVE_POWER_BI
Helper III
4 years ago

Thanks you Anonymous , glad to see your reply.

 

However, the answers in that post, which I read before, aren't formulated precise enough, so that I can for sure destinguish whether they talk about the referenced query or the linked entity.

 

So let me put it again in very simple words with screenshots:

  • Data Load for the LINKED ENTITY is enabled

 

  • Data Load for the LINKED ENTITY is disable and with it the reference that this is (or was?) a linked entity

So question is: Shall I or shall I not disable the load of the linked entity? I don't want to lose the benefit of the linked entity (=the be only loaded once in the orignal dataflow). So...?