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

Hi Anonymous ,

this is definitely a bug, I have exactly this same behavior in PBI Desktop. This never used to be the case before, but started happening a couple of updates ago. Unfortunately I don't know exactly which was the last "stable" version.

I have absolutely no references to external queries or steps, the error just occurs at random. I believe it has to do with the cached data, because in my experience the older the report is that I open, the more likely it is to throw this error. Indeed, the solution is to open the editor and refresh all and just wait until it is done. After that, a regular refresh will work again.

It would be very nice if this bug could be solved, because it is taking up a lot of unnecessary time.

Cheers,

Niels