- Data caches used by dashboard tiles are updated after refresh operations for import mode datasets (or manually).
- For DirectQuery and SSAS live connection datasets, dashboard tiles are updated hourly (default) or as configured in the settings for the dataset.
- The Power BI Service also caches data for report visuals and updates these caches as datasets are refreshed.
Dashboard tiles can also be refreshed manually in the Power BI Service via the Refresh Dashboard Tiles menu item (top right, via ellipsis). Likewise, reports can be manually refreshed from the Power BI Service, but this is only relevant for DirectQuery and SSAS live connections--this does not initiate a refresh for an import mode dataset. ...