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ArchStanton's avatar
ArchStanton
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5 hours ago

Refresh Failed

I recently connected an Excel file to one of my PowerBI reports and now the automatic overnight refreshes have stopped working. I had previously done the same thing with a different report and it ...
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v-sathmakuri
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5 hours ago

Hi ArchStanton​ ,

Thank you for reaching out to fabric comunity.

  1. Open Power BI Desktop and go to Transform data -> Data source settings.
  2. Check whether the Excel file is connected using a local OneDrive path (e.g., C:\Users\....\OneDrive).
  3. Reconnect using the Excel file's cloud location in OneDrive or SharePoint Online.
  4. Republish the report.
  5. In Power BI Service, open Semantic model settings -> Data source credentials and sign in again.
  6. Test the refresh and reconfigure scheduled refresh.

Refresh a semantic model created from an Excel workbook - cloud - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

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ArchStanton
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5 hours ago

I've added a screenshot below