Use persist_with under the explore parameter to specify a datagroup caching policy to use for that specific Explore.
To specify a default datagroup for all Explores in a model, you can use the persist_with parameter at the model level.
If you include a persist_with parameter under the explore parameter and also at the model level, the Explore will use the datagroup caching policy specified under the explore parameter.
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