Dataset designers should be aware of the global and current file settings available to manage the Power BI Desktop environment. Among other options, these settings include the implementation of the privacy levels described earlier, the DAX functions available to DirectQuery datasets, auto recovery, preview features, and whether M queries will be executed in parallel or not.
Power BI Desktop options can be accessed from the File menu as follows (File | Options and settings | Options):
Power BI Desktop options – GLOBAL Privacy
By setting the global Privacy Levels option to Always combine data according to your Privacy Level settings for each source, the current file privacy setting options are disabled. For all development and project activities, it's recommended to apply the privacy levels established per data source rather than each PBIX file's privacy settings.
It's outside the scope of this chapter to provide details of each Power BI Desktop option, but the following two sections recommend settings that are relevant to dataset design.