topic Viewing visuals from a Power BI file that has direct query source that no longer exists in Desktop https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Desktop/Viewing-visuals-from-a-Power-BI-file-that-has-direct-query/m-p/3833094#M1237705 <P>I have some PBIX files that were connected to a direct query source that is no longer available.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Is it at all possible to extract the visuals that were in the file without connecting to the source?</P> Fri, 12 Apr 2024 08:08:45 GMT Anonymous 2024-04-12T08:08:45Z Viewing visuals from a Power BI file that has direct query source that no longer exists https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Desktop/Viewing-visuals-from-a-Power-BI-file-that-has-direct-query/m-p/3833094#M1237705 <P>I have some PBIX files that were connected to a direct query source that is no longer available.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Is it at all possible to extract the visuals that were in the file without connecting to the source?</P> Fri, 12 Apr 2024 08:08:45 GMT https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Desktop/Viewing-visuals-from-a-Power-BI-file-that-has-direct-query/m-p/3833094#M1237705 Anonymous 2024-04-12T08:08:45Z Re: Viewing visuals from a Power BI file that has direct query source that no longer exists https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Desktop/Viewing-visuals-from-a-Power-BI-file-that-has-direct-query/m-p/3834926#M1238158 <P>Export the file to PBIP format.</P> Sat, 13 Apr 2024 00:34:53 GMT https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Desktop/Viewing-visuals-from-a-Power-BI-file-that-has-direct-query/m-p/3834926#M1238158 lbendlin 2024-04-13T00:34:53Z Re: Viewing visuals from a Power BI file that has direct query source that no longer exists https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Desktop/Viewing-visuals-from-a-Power-BI-file-that-has-direct-query/m-p/3845279#M1240585 <P>Thank you Ibendlin but the file is not currently connected so will not open. Is there any way of converting to PBIP without having this connection in place.</P> Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:40:41 GMT https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Desktop/Viewing-visuals-from-a-Power-BI-file-that-has-direct-query/m-p/3845279#M1240585 Anonymous 2024-04-17T10:40:41Z Re: Viewing visuals from a Power BI file that has direct query source that no longer exists https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Desktop/Viewing-visuals-from-a-Power-BI-file-that-has-direct-query/m-p/3846731#M1240944 <P>Describe "will not open".&nbsp; What error messages do you get?</P> Wed, 17 Apr 2024 21:52:29 GMT https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Desktop/Viewing-visuals-from-a-Power-BI-file-that-has-direct-query/m-p/3846731#M1240944 lbendlin 2024-04-17T21:52:29Z Re: Viewing visuals from a Power BI file that has direct query source that no longer exists https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Desktop/Viewing-visuals-from-a-Power-BI-file-that-has-direct-query/m-p/3848709#M1241448 <P>It comes up with the option box "Please specify how to connect"</P> Thu, 18 Apr 2024 08:42:30 GMT https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Desktop/Viewing-visuals-from-a-Power-BI-file-that-has-direct-query/m-p/3848709#M1241448 Anonymous 2024-04-18T08:42:30Z