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AliT
Frequent Visitor
5 years ago
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live connection problem

I have exported a report to my account on the powerBI Plateform on the cloud, report and its dataset.  I tried to create a live connection to the exported dataset but i get this message "We couldn't ...
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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Hi AliT ,

    I can get the same error message when I connect to dataset with the version 2.88.XXX.Recently, the new version(Version: 2.90.782.0 64-bit (February 2021)) has been published, please try to upgrade the version of your Power BI Desktop to latest one and check whether the problem still persist. I just test it with latest version, it works in my side...

    Best Regards

lbendlin's avatar
lbendlin
Super User
5 years ago

Users need build permission on your original dataset.

AliT's avatar
AliT
Frequent Visitor
5 years ago

As I stated in the original problem statement, I am using the same account at the power BI desktop and at the Power BI service, so this account that I am using to create the live connection is the owner of the dataset, which is, to my knowledege, the highest permission level. I also tried another user and gave him the build permission on the dataset, but still got the same message.  I am wondering if you have tried the live connection on the latest power BI Desktop version (Version: 2.88.1682.0 64-bit (décembre 2020)) ? Thanks.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable
    5 years ago

    Hi AliT ,

    I can get the same error message when I connect to dataset with the version 2.88.XXX.Recently, the new version(Version: 2.90.782.0 64-bit (February 2021)) has been published, please try to upgrade the version of your Power BI Desktop to latest one and check whether the problem still persist. I just test it with latest version, it works in my side...

    Best Regards