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Anonymous
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Can't export to Power BI Desktop format

I can't export my project to Power Bi Desktop

 

Can't export to Power BI Desktop format

This dataset has some features in it that can't be downloaded to a .pbix file.

Please try again later or contact support. If you contact support, please provide these details.

  • Activity ID1ef0dfab-1691-42f4-b779-49cd336576ef
  • Request ID4782e84c-f544-0385-f8ed-db8655bf46cc
  • Correlation ID9cfc6f3c-9446-e7db-bb99-54bb642ff026
  • Status code400
  • TimeFri Sep 11 2020 13:52:58 GMT-0300 (Horário Padrão de Brasília)
  • Service version13.0.14163.65
  • Client version2008.3.02479-train
  • Cluster URIhttps://wabi-north-europe-redirect.analysis.windows.net/
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v-alq-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi, @Anonymous 

 

Here are some considerations and troubleshooting for 'downloading a report as a .pbix file'.

  • To download the file, you must have edit access to the report.
  • The report must have been created by using Power BI Desktop and published to the Power BI service, or the .pbix file must have been uploaded to the Power BI service.
  • Reports must be published or updated after November 23, 2016. Reports published earlier aren't downloadable.
  • This feature won't work with reports and content packs originally created in the Power BI service.
  • Always use the latest version of Power BI Desktop when you open downloaded files. Downloaded .pbix files might not open in non-current versions of Power BI Desktop.
  • If your administrator has turned off the ability to download data, this feature won't be visible in the Power BI service.
  • Datasets with incremental refresh can't be downloaded to a .pbix file.
  • Datasets enabled for large models can't be downloaded to a .pbix file.
  • Datasets modified by using the XMLA endpoint can't be downloaded to a .pbix file.
  • If you create a Power BI report based on a dataset in one workspace and publish to a different workspace, you and your users won't be able to download it. The download feature is currently not supported in this scenario.

For further information, please refer to the document .

 

Best Regards

Allan

 

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

 

Greg_Deckler
Community Champion
Community Champion

@Anonymous If you are using RLS, you cannot download the PBIX if you are not the owner (in the Service). Is it using RLS? Are you a workspace owner?



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@Anonymous , Not very clear, where are you getting this error.

Power BI service ?

 

Are you using the app-specific to power bi service app( Available on apps only)?

 

You can log an issue -https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Issues/idb-p/Issues

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