Desktop Refresh Error: Query "references other queries or steps ... "

On nearly every report I have in Power BI Desktop, I refresh the data and get this error message on random tables/queries in my dataset. To 'fix' it, I have to open the Power Query Editor, refresh al...

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Anonymous

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4 years ago

Hi Anonymous

Is it normal to refresh on Desktop before ? Did this error occur suddenly or after you did something ?

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Ailsa Tao

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