Dataflows
Simply stated, dataflows are Power Query M queries created in the Power BI service. For non-My Workspace workspaces, the Power BI service provides an interface nearly identical to the Power Query Editor in Power BI Desktop for creating and editing Power Query queries.
Dataflows access source systems in the same manner as Power Query queries created in Power Query Editor within Power BI Desktop. However, the data ingested from these queries for import mode dataflows is stored in Dataverse-compliant folders within an Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 instance. Dataflows can also be created for DirectQuery access to source systems.
There are several key advantages to the use of dataflows within enterprise BI. Chief among these advantages is reusability. Once created, a dataflow can be used as a data source within multiple different Power BI Desktop files during dataset design. Power BI dataflows are an option when using the Get data feature in both Power BI Desktop and...