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Anonymous
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Can't edit relationships and click on tables in the datamodel (with screenshots).

Hi, 

 

For some reason I can't edit the data models anymore in some PBI desktop files. I have searched on the internet but I couldn't find someone that posted a message with the same problem.

 

The whole data model is greyed out and I can't click on the tables. I can change relationships with the Manage Relationship button. But the relationships are not visible in the data model. When I open a new pop-up screen (like in the right screenshot) it looks very buggy. 

 

Has anyone had this problem before? I already tried to reïnstall PBI but that didn't fix the problem. 

 

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Anonymous
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I have the same problem. I'm not using live connection mode.

 

I have re-installed the february version and in that version it works fine: 

https://docs.microsoft.com/nl-nl/power-bi/desktop-latest-update-archive

v-gizhi-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi,

 

Maybe you have used Live Connection mode to connect to the data source.

See this limitation:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/desktop-directquery-about#power-bi-connectivity-modes 

 

Best Regards,

Giotto Zhi

amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@Anonymous 

There are quite a few faced this in match release.

Check a log a ticket

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Issues/idb-p/Issues

https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/support/

 

One solution was to check connection type.  For one member it became live.

 

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