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Hi,
Trying to connecto to a PowerBI data source (gateway, SSAS), I'm getting "Cannot load model" followed by a blank error message:
After that, I can't do anything, the message reappears over and over and I have to kill the process to close the app.
I tried running as an administrator, uninstalling and doing a fresh install of the latest version, logging out and back in... I'm lost.
The cache is empty and no credentials are stored locally:
Also I doubled checked the permissions, and my account is the owner of the datasource in the PowerBI Service.
If I open a report, ot try to create one from scratch, I get this, with the same result (had to kill the app):
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
I have the same error, someone has solution if from the power bi desktop, I select as source power dataset whose source is an SSAS, it stays pasted with the same message, can not load the model and the window gets stuck
Hi @SBPFA ,
As the online document: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/desktop-report-lifecycle-datasets#limitations-and-consider...
If you delete the shared dataset in the Power BI service, then other reports based on that dataset will no longer work properly or display their visuals.
So Please have a check whether the dataset has been deleted or not.
Hi, the dataset was not deleted, in fact, Desktop shows it is connected live:
Hi @SBPFA ,
Seemed that you have no access to the dataset any more. Could you please check with the owner of the dataset?
I am the owner of the dataset, that's what makes it weird.
Not sure this is an issue with Desktop itself.
I was hoping for some troubleshooting.
Thanks.
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