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Queries on refresh history between dataflow and symantic model
Hi All,
I have set up a Power automate flow to refresh a dataflow and a symantic model. Used in the report to trigger refreshing of the underlying data in the App. The refresh is working fine, but one thing I noticed that the symantic model refresh history shows the refreshes triggered via Power Automate as 'Via Api' :
Whereas for the dataflow (gen 1), it says only 'On demand'
Is it because dataflow doesn't recognize the power automate trigger as an api call ?
Its just a visual thing, but if it was consistent it would be better.
Hey, manojprasadk01 ,
It's just a lazy implementation:
You can see here that Datasets have more variety on how it can be refreshed, therefore they distinguish more stuff:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/power-bi/datasets/get-refresh-history#refreshtype
For dataflows I didn't find the list, so everything is either OnDemand or Scheduled.
2 Replies
- vojtechsima
Super User
Hey, manojprasadk01 ,
It's just a lazy implementation:
You can see here that Datasets have more variety on how it can be refreshed, therefore they distinguish more stuff:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/power-bi/datasets/get-refresh-history#refreshtype
For dataflows I didn't find the list, so everything is either OnDemand or Scheduled. 
v-ssriganeshCommunity Support
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