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6 years ago
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Shared datasets and refreshing

Hai   We have multiple user groups. Each user group (around 15) has its own focus, its own data. But connected to al those different area's is always the dimension 'payment agreements'. I suppose ...
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    gregpetrossian
    6 years ago

    Hey Ron,

     

    That is one purpose of dataflows, but another is to have independent refresh and to break mega-models up into components for efficency. There is a lot to love about dataflows, documentation link here.

     

    Matt Roche provides the best info on his blog about dataflows, this is the most relevant to read up on: link here as well as here for the data refresh: link here

     

    The refresh schedule of the data flow is independent of any downstream report that uses that data flow but the refresh of the report itself needs to be timed, synchronized with the data flow, so that it follows that of the data flow appropriately. Thus, when the dataset is refreshed it doesnt cause the dataflow tables to refresh over and over.

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gregpetrossian
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6 years ago

Have you thought of making that dim a dataflow instead then incorporating that into your dataset? That way you only refresh your dataflow once instead of multiple times.