🚀 What is “Query Folding” and why does it matter in Power BI? In Power BI, Query Folding is the ability to push the transformations we make in Power Query directly to the database.
This means the server does the heavy lifting 💪 instead of your computer.
- 🔍 Why is it important?
- ⚡ Speeds up data refreshes.
- 🧠 Reduces resource consumption on your machine.
- 📊 It is key for Incremental Refresh and for working with large volumes of data.
👶 Explanation for beginners Imagine you have to sort thousands of papers.
- If you sort them yourself, it takes a long time.
- But if you give them with clear instructions to someone who has a super-fast machine… the job is done in seconds.
- That’s Query Folding: letting the database do the work.
🧩 Important Tip Not all transformations “fold”. Some break the process. That’s why it’s key to know which steps are compatible.
More information at the link 👇
Also published on LinkedIn.
