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saadat_rda
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Adding column to SQL view breaks powerbi visual

Hi,

 

I am using powerBi along with SQL server studio in direct querry mode.

 

I added a column to one of my SQL views that I'm using in the powerbi report. But when I drag the new column into one of my exisiting visuals, the report crashes.

 

I know if I delete the table in powerBI and then connect to SQL server again and download it, it will work fine but that table has a lot of measures which I will then have to recreate and I would really like to avoid that.

 

Any one know why this happens and how to fix without deleting the table?

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lbendlin
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Refresh that table (data source) in Power BI Desktop.  It will both reload the data and apply the meta data changes.

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