Question 540
A dashboard tile pinned from a DirectQuery-backed report remains stale although the underlying interactive report shows new values when queried. What should be examined?
Explanation
Correct Answer
Check dashboard tile cache refresh separately from DirectQuery report queries. Dashboard tiles can refresh on their own schedule even when interactive reports query current source data.
Incorrect Answers
Expired or incorrect credentials prevent refreshing imported source data. The deciding difference is “its database password rotates” versus “Check dashboard tile cache refresh separately from DirectQuery”.
Scheduled refresh defines when service data ingestion should run. Its application is “00 with an import source”, not the need “Check dashboard tile cache refresh separately from DirectQuery”.
A gateway enables controlled access to private network sources. That is a different operating condition from “Check dashboard tile cache refresh separately from DirectQuery”: “the cloud service cannot reach directly”.