Power BI Glossary
Operational definitions for Power BI monitoring, data quality, governance, usage, and Fabric capacity.
Power BI Refresh Failure
A semantic model refresh that terminates with an error before data is fully loaded.
Read definitionPower BI Slow Refresh
A refresh that completes successfully but takes significantly longer than its historical average.
Read definitionPower BI Missing Refresh
A scheduled refresh that was expected to run but never started.
Read definitionPower BI Refresh Succeeded But Data Is Wrong
A refresh that completes successfully but loads incorrect, incomplete, or unexpected data.
Read definitionEnhanced Refresh (Power BI)
An API-driven refresh method that provides per-table timing, selective refresh, and greater control.
Read definitionRow Count Anomaly
An unexpected change in the number of rows loaded into a semantic model table after a refresh.
Read definitionSchema Change (Power BI)
A modification to the structure of a data source or semantic model — columns added, removed, renamed, or retyped.
Read definitionSilent Data Failure
A data issue that occurs without any visible error, alert, or log entry in Power BI.
Read definitionPower BI Usage Metrics Retention
Power BI retains usage activity data for only 30 days. After that, it is permanently deleted.
Read definitionPersonal Gateway Connection
A data gateway installed by an individual user, creating an unmanaged path from corporate data to Power BI.
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