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Morkil
Helper I
Helper I

Scheduled refresh concerns

Hi,

 

I'm creating some workspaces that contain data sources located on sharepoint. I'd like to set up some scheduled refreshes for these datasets.

 

What happens if the dataset size grows extremely huge in the intermission between a refresh? Will this have an effect (e.g., crash) on the server?

 

Thanks

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christinepayton
Super User
Super User

SharePoint Online will throttle data pulls so as to not break, I'm unsure if SharePoint server does this as well (I'd assume so, but perhaps less). You're more likely to get a timeout error with large SharePoint datasets than anything if they're extremely large. 

Would there be any affect (crashes etc) against the capaccity the dataset is hosted on (e.g., if a workspace is pro or premium capacity)? 

JoeBarry
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

Hi @Morkil 

 

It will have an affect on the refresh time if the dataset size increases so will the refresh time. Refershing datasets can also in some cases affect Report performance if the Power BI capacity is close to max.

 

 

Is there any affect on the capacity hosted on (premium capacity or pro?). Wondering if a refresh of a huge amount of added data can cause some type of crash?

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