Introduction To Power BI Dataflows

What Are Power BI Dataflows?

Power BI Dataflows is Microsoft Power BI’s Self-Service ETL (Extract-Transform-Load) technology designed for all users. You can author Dataflows in the Power BI Service and the technology used to create them is Power Query. If you have experience with Power Query, you will easily recognize the same User Interface and will be able to utilize almost all the same functions as you would in the Power BI Desktop in the Transform data (Power Query) window.

Power BI Dataflows — Power Query Editor

Screenshot for the Power Query Experience in the Power BI Service.

Power BI Desktop — Power Query Editor

Screenshot for the Power Query Editor experience in the Power BI Desktop App.

Where Do Power BI Dataflows Fit In Your Power BI Solution?

Diagram to visually explain where Power BI Dataflows is utilized in a Power BI solution

As displayed in the diagram above, Power BI Dataflows fits in between the data sources that you’re connecting to and…