Semantic model Refresh Time Setup

Hii Koritala 

The timeout limits are predefined by the service: Shared capacity (Pro) refresh can run up to 2 hours, while Premium capacity allows up to 5 hours per refresh. If a refresh exceeds these limits, it is automatically aborted. There is no configurable setting in the Power BI Service UI to modify this timeout; optimization of the dataset or use of Premium capacity is the typical approach if refresh duration is an issue.

You could achieve this by using Pipelines for refreshing your semantic models. If the process time exceeds timeout limit the refresh activity would be failed

Hi Koritala ,

Thanks for reaching out to the Microsoft fabric community forum.

Power BI Service does not offer a configurable setting for execution timeout during semantic model refreshes. The platform manages refresh duration limits, which cannot be adjusted via dataset, workspace, or gateway settings. In shared capacity, refreshes may run for up to two hours, while Premium capacity and Premium Per User workspaces allow up to five hours. If these limits are exceeded, the service will automatically terminate the refresh process.

To address refresh duration issues, it is recommended to optimize the semantic model or Power Query transformations, or to implement incremental refresh to process only recent data. For larger datasets or extended processing needs, Premium capacity provides a longer refresh window and additional resources.

Thank you.