Power BI Model Refresher

Refresh a Power BI Semantic Model to ensure that its data is up to date. The refresh is always executed as a transaction.

The refreshing capabilities may be limited in some cases.

Canceling this node will also cancel the refresh.

Options

Workspace
The workspace which contains the Semantic Models. The first option, “My Workspace”, always refers to the private user workspace. (The workspace is referenced by its ID.)
Semantic model
The Semantic model (also known as dataset) to read. (The model is referenced by its ID.)
Type
The type of refresh to perform. The refresh types are documented here
  • Automatic: Refresh the data and recalculate dependencies only if needed.
  • Calculate: Recalculates the data only if needed.
  • Data Only: Refresh the data and clear dependencies.
  • Defragment: Defragment the data by removing data that has been removed from the columns.
  • Full: Refresh the data and recalculate the dependencies every time.
  • Clear Values: Clears all values in the table(s) and their dependencies!
Tables
The tables to refresh. If no elements are provided, all tables will be refreshed.
  • Table: Name of the table to refresh.
  • Partition: Name of the table to refresh.
Refresh timeout (minutes)
How long to wait for the refresh operation to complete in minutes. The refresh in Power BI will be cancelled if it takes longer.

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Microsoft/Azure credential (access token)

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Installation

To use this node in KNIME, install the extension KNIME Power BI Integration from the below update site following our NodePit Product and Node Installation Guide:

v5.5

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Plugin provider: KNIME AG, Zurich, Switzerland
Plugin version: 5.5.0.v202506201104
On NodePit since: 2025-07-02
Last update: 2025-07-26
Tags: Streamable
KNIME versions: Since v5.5

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