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Refresh Now in Power BI Service
Hi Anonymous,
Whenever you refresh data in a dataset, whether by using Refresh Now or by setting up a refresh schedule, Power BI uses information in the dataset to connect to the data sources defined for it, query for updated data, and then loads the updated data into the dataset. You can refer to the online document.
What's more, you can use refreh now to refresh the datset more that 8 times per day. In othe word, that will not consume the times limit.
Regards,
Frank
Anonymousv-frfei-msft
Thank you both for your reply!
After some more research and testing i also answered the below.
Anyone in the Workpsace only has access to the Datasets, hence the Refresh Now button, if this is enable in the 'Edit Workspace' tab. you need to ensure: Memebers can only view Power BI Content. This will automatically disable users from being able to click the Refresh Now button. However, i will explore the Apps more.
In regards to the 'Refresh Now' button consuming the datasets 8 refreses per day. This is not the case, as i have a dataset scheduled to be refreshed 8 times a day, within that i also refreshed multiple times and they all completed successfully:
Scheduled 21/11/2018, 20:30:03 21/11/2018, 20:40:39 Completed Scheduled 21/11/2018, 18:30:03 21/11/2018, 18:37:45 Completed Scheduled 21/11/2018, 17:30:04 21/11/2018, 17:36:50 Completed Scheduled 21/11/2018, 16:30:06 21/11/2018, 16:37:12 Completed On demand 21/11/2018, 16:27:47 21/11/2018, 16:29:04 Completed On demand 21/11/2018, 15:31:34 21/11/2018, 15:33:16 Completed Scheduled 21/11/2018, 14:30:06 21/11/2018, 14:36:48 Completed On demand 21/11/2018, 14:16:50 21/11/2018, 14:18:55 Completed Scheduled 21/11/2018, 13:30:11 21/11/2018, 13:41:16 Completed On demand 21/11/2018, 13:27:02 21/11/2018, 13:28:17 Completed On demand 21/11/2018, 13:21:32 21/11/2018, 13:22:50 Completed Scheduled 21/11/2018, 12:30:12 21/11/2018, 12:40:19 Completed On demand 21/11/2018, 11:49:24 21/11/2018, 11:50:39 Completed On demand 21/11/2018, 11:37:19 21/11/2018, 11:38:51 Completed Scheduled 21/11/2018, 10:30:08 21/11/2018, 10:43:59 Completed Thanks,
Laz
Anyone who is a workspace member has access to the Refresh Now button. If you want people to only have consumer access to your reports, i'd suggest using the Publish App button and giving them access through that area only.
The refresh now button will consume that dataset's 8 per day limit. This limit is extended to 48 times per day with premium.