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mmyers2
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Premium dataflow - Incremental Refresh

Do dataflows use query folding when using incremental refresh?

 

I don't see the answer in any of the data flow incremental refresh documentation, and I cannot find a place to check if each step keeps the native query, like you can in desktop, so I wanted to confirm before moving forward.

 

Is a native query even required for dataflow incremental refresh?

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v-cherch-msft
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Hi @mmyers2 

Please check if below article could help you.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/service-dataflows-incremental-refresh

Regards,

Community Support Team _ Cherie Chen
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

@v-cherch-msft 

 

That article does not specifiy if dataflows have the same requirements as the incremental refresh setup in the service (query folding). 

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