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tracytran91
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Difference between Power BI dataFlows and dataFlow?

‎09-12-2021 01:49 AM

Hi guys, 

 

I would like to ask what is the difference between Power BI dataFlows and dataFlow for connector?

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I would like to know which one is faster. 

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AllisonKennedy
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‎09-12-2021 03:22 AM

@tracytran91  When you use both of these, turn on the Formula bar in Power Query Editor (View tab, tick Formula bar) and you'll see the difference in the M function that is called. 

 

See if this post helps answer your question: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Power-BI-dataflows-vs-Power-Platform-dataflows/td-p/863179 


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AllisonKennedy
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‎09-12-2021 03:22 AM

@tracytran91  When you use both of these, turn on the Formula bar in Power Query Editor (View tab, tick Formula bar) and you'll see the difference in the M function that is called. 

 

See if this post helps answer your question: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Power-BI-dataflows-vs-Power-Platform-dataflows/td-p/863179 


Please @mention me in your reply if you want a response.

Copying DAX from this post? Click here for a hack to quickly replace it with your own table names

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