CDF & Power BI: Implementing Incremental Refresh

Learn how to handle a big set of CDF data in Power BI by implementing incremental refresh.

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About this course

Knowing how to refresh the data and applying best practices is crucial in delivering accurate results. Incremental refresh is one of the best practices to get the most out of the Cognite Power BI connector.

In this course, the instructors first explain when to use incremental refresh, then they show you how to set it up in four steps.

At the end of the course, you'll be able to:

  • Explain the importance of incremental refresh.
  • Identify the steps in configuring incremental refresh.
  • Set up incremental refresh.

This course is for Power BI users who want to be guided to gain hands-on experience with working with CDF. We recommend this course for intermediate users of Power BI.

Before starting this course, please complete the following: CDF & Power BI courses; Introduction to CDF & Power BI; CDF & Power BI: Solving a Use Case


This course was developed by Cognite Academy, with subject matter experts:

Ankit Kumar | Senior Architect

Kara Meunier | Data Scientist

Andreea Pastinaru | Product Manager

Content45 min

  • Preview
    Welcome
  • How to succeed with this course?
  • Introduction
  • What is incremental refresh?
  • Check your knowledge
  • Configure Incremental Refresh
  • Steps in configuring incremental refresh
  • Step 1: Create parameters
  • Steps to create parameters
  • Step 2: Filter data
  • Steps to filter data
  • Step 3: Define policy
  • Steps to define policy
  • Step 4: Publish and refresh
  • Steps to publish and refresh
  • Check your knowledge
  • Summary
  • Key takeaways
  • Share your feedback

About this course

Knowing how to refresh the data and applying best practices is crucial in delivering accurate results. Incremental refresh is one of the best practices to get the most out of the Cognite Power BI connector.

In this course, the instructors first explain when to use incremental refresh, then they show you how to set it up in four steps.

At the end of the course, you'll be able to:

  • Explain the importance of incremental refresh.
  • Identify the steps in configuring incremental refresh.
  • Set up incremental refresh.

This course is for Power BI users who want to be guided to gain hands-on experience with working with CDF. We recommend this course for intermediate users of Power BI.

Before starting this course, please complete the following: CDF & Power BI courses; Introduction to CDF & Power BI; CDF & Power BI: Solving a Use Case


This course was developed by Cognite Academy, with subject matter experts:

Ankit Kumar | Senior Architect

Kara Meunier | Data Scientist

Andreea Pastinaru | Product Manager

Content45 min

  • Preview
    Welcome
  • How to succeed with this course?
  • Introduction
  • What is incremental refresh?
  • Check your knowledge
  • Configure Incremental Refresh
  • Steps in configuring incremental refresh
  • Step 1: Create parameters
  • Steps to create parameters
  • Step 2: Filter data
  • Steps to filter data
  • Step 3: Define policy
  • Steps to define policy
  • Step 4: Publish and refresh
  • Steps to publish and refresh
  • Check your knowledge
  • Summary
  • Key takeaways
  • Share your feedback