Refresh large datasets on Power BI service

Hi swethabonthu ,

You may following those tips to reduce the size of dataset or optimize the model of dataset based on this document, some tips may not reduce the time of refresh.

• Remove unused tables or columns, where possible. 
• Avoid distinct counts on fields with high cardinality – that is, millions of distinct values.  
• Take steps to avoid fields with unnecessary precision and high cardinality. For example, you could split highly unique datetime values into separate columns – for example, month, year, date, and so on. Or, where possible, use rounding on high-precision fields to lower cardinality – (for example, 13.29889 -> 13.3).
• Use integers instead of strings, where possible.
• Be wary of DAX functions, which need to test every row in a table – for example, RANKX – in the worst case, these functions can exponentially increase run-time and memory requirements given linear increases in table size.
• When connecting to data sources via DirectQuery, consider indexing columns that are commonly filtered or sliced again. Indexing greatly improves report responsiveness.  

Or you can increase the timeout value in connector function.

Best Regards,

Jay

Community Support Team _ Jay Wang

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