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A business intelligence (Bl) developer creates a dataflow in Power Bl that uses DirectQuery to access tables from an on premises Microsoft SQL server. The Enhanced Dataflows Compute Engine is turned o

The correct answer is A. Create a dataflows connection that has Import mode selected and schedule a daily refresh.. One of the requirements is 'Minimize online processing operations'. Although the dataflow uses DirectQuery, the Dataset can be refreshed with Import. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/transform-model/dataflows/dataflows-directquery

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A business intelligence (Bl) developer creates a dataflow in Power Bl that uses DirectQuery to access tables from an on premises Microsoft SQL server. The Enhanced Dataflows Compute Engine is turned on for the dataflow. You need to use the dataflow in a report. The solution must meet the following requirements:

  • Minimize online processing operations.
  • Minimize calculation times and render times for visuals.
  • Include data from the current year, up to and including the previous

day. What should you do?

Options

  • ACreate a dataflows connection that has Import mode selected and schedule a daily refresh.
  • BCreate a dataflows connection that has DirectQuery mode selected.
  • CCreate a dataflows connection that has DirectQuery mode selected and configure a gateway
  • DCreate a dataflows connection that has Import mode selected and create a Microsoft Power

How the community answered

(38 responses)
  • A
    79% (30)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    5% (2)
  • D
    13% (5)

Explanation

One of the requirements is 'Minimize online processing operations'. Although the dataflow uses DirectQuery, the Dataset can be refreshed with Import. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/transform-model/dataflows/dataflows-directquery

Topics

#Dataflows#Import Mode#DirectQuery#Data Refresh

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