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Wangfl
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Connected to SharePoint: Unexpected error: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Hi anyone know how to fix this errors? I have encountered this error since September 2023. I think something wrong with the connection to sharepoint. Hope someone could help me out!

 

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Unexpected error: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Details:
Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.Interface.ErrorException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. ---> System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. ---> System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at Microsoft.Mashup.Engine1.Runtime.TextValue.New(String value)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Engine1.Runtime.ValueException.DuplicateField(String field)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Engine1.Runtime.Keys.StringKeys4..ctor(String key0, String key1, String key2, String key3)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Engine1.Runtime.Keys.New(String[] keys)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Engine1.Library.Excel.ExcelReaderOpenXml.CreateTableValue(ExcelWorksheet sheet, String dimension, Boolean useFirstRowAsHeader)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Engine1.Library.Excel.ExcelReaderOpenXml.WorksheetTableValueReference.get_Value()
at Microsoft.Mashup.Engine1.Runtime.RecordValue.ReferenceArrayRecordValue.get_Item(Int32 index)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Engine1.Runtime.RecordValue.TryGetValue(String key, Value& value)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Engine1.Runtime.OptionalFieldAccessValueReference.GetValue()
at Microsoft.Mashup.Engine1.Runtime.FieldAccessValueReference.get_Value()
at Microsoft.Mashup.Engine1.Runtime.RecordValue.ReferenceArrayRecordValue.get_Item(Int32 index)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.Services.ValueSerializer.<>c__DisplayClass109_0.<WritePreviewFieldValue>b__0()
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.Services.ValueSerializer.HandleErrors(Action action, Action`1 handler)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.Services.ValueSerializer.<>c__DisplayClass100_2.<WritePreviewTable>b__3()
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.Services.ValueSerializer.HandleErrors(Action action, Action`1 handler)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.Services.ValueSerializer.<>c__DisplayClass100_1.<WritePreviewTable>b__2()
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.Services.ValueSerializer.HandleErrors(Action action, Action`1 handler)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.Services.ValueSerializer.HandleErrors(Action action, Action`1 handler)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.Services.ValueSerializer.WritePreviewTable(IValue value)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.Services.ValueSerializer.HandleErrors(Action action, Action`1 handler)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.Services.ValueSerializer.WritePreviewValue(IValue value, Int32 serializeStructuredValueDepth)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.Services.ValueSerializer.SerializePreviewValue(IEngine engine, IValue value, Action`2 rowCountCallback, Nullable`1 options)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.SimpleDocumentEvaluator.ValuePreviewValueSource.TableValuePreviewValueSource.SerializeRows(Int32 count)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.SimpleDocumentEvaluator.ValuePreviewValueSource.TableValuePreviewValueSource.get_SmallValue()
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.Interface.TracingPreviewValueSource.get_SmallValue()
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.RemotePreviewValueSource.<>c__DisplayClass0_0.<RunStub>b__0()
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.EvaluationHost.ReportExceptions(String entryName, IEngineHost engineHost, IMessageChannel channel, Action action)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.EvaluationHost.<>c__DisplayClass17_0.<TryReportException>b__1()
at Microsoft.Mashup.Common.SafeExceptions.IgnoreSafeExceptions(IEngineHost host, IHostTrace trace, Action action)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.EvaluationHost.TryReportException(IHostTrace trace, IEngineHost engineHost, IMessageChannel channel, Exception exception)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.EvaluationHost.ReportExceptions(String entryName, IEngineHost engineHost, IMessageChannel channel, Action action)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.RemoteDocumentEvaluator.Service.<>c__DisplayClass12_0`1.<OnBeginGetResult>b__0()
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.EvaluationHost.ReportExceptions(IHostTrace trace, IEngineHost engineHost, IMessageChannel channel, Action action)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.RemoteDocumentEvaluator.Service.OnBeginGetResult[T](IMessageChannel channel, BeginGetResultMessage message, Action`1 action)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.RemoteDocumentEvaluator.Service.OnBeginGetPreviewValueSource(IMessageChannel channel, BeginGetPreviewValueSourceMessage message)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.MessageHandlers.TryDispatch(IMessageChannel channel, Message message)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.ChannelMessenger.ChannelMessageHandlers.TryDispatch(IMessageChannel channel, Message message)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.MessageHandlers.Dispatch(IMessageChannel channel, Message message)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.ChannelMessenger.OnMessageWithUnknownChannel(IMessageChannel baseChannel, MessageWithUnknownChannel messageWithUnknownChannel)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.MessageHandlers.TryDispatch(IMessageChannel channel, Message message)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.ChannelMessenger.ChannelMessageHandlers.TryDispatch(IMessageChannel channel, Message message)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.MessageHandlers.Dispatch(IMessageChannel channel, Message message)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.EvaluationHost.Run()
at Microsoft.Mashup.Container.EvaluationContainerMain.Run(Object args)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.SafeThread2.<>c__DisplayClass9_0.<CreateAction>b__0(Object o)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Container.EvaluationContainerMain.SafeRun(String[] args)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Container.EvaluationContainerMain.Main(String[] args)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.EvaluationHost.OnException(IEngineHost engineHost, IMessageChannel channel, ExceptionMessage message)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.MessageHandlers.TryDispatch(IMessageChannel channel, Message message)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.MessageHandlers.Dispatch(IMessageChannel channel, Message message)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.ChannelMessenger.ChannelMessageHandlers.TryDispatch(IMessageChannel channel, Message message)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.MessageHandlers.Dispatch(IMessageChannel channel, Message message)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.Interface.IMessageChannelExtensions.WaitFor[T](IMessageChannel channel)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.RemotePreviewValueSource.PreviewValueSource.WaitFor(Func`1 condition, Boolean disposing)
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.RemotePreviewValueSource.PreviewValueSource.get_SmallValue()
at Microsoft.Mashup.Evaluator.Interface.TracingPreviewValueSource.get_SmallValue()
at Microsoft.Mashup.Host.Document.Analysis.PackageDocumentAnalysisInfo.PackagePartitionAnalysisInfo.SetPreviewValue(EvaluationResult2`1 result, Func`1 getStaleSince, Func`1 getSampled)

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lbendlin
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You can raise an issue at https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Issues/idb-p/Issues . If you have a Pro license you can consider raising a Pro ticket at https://admin.powerplatform.microsoft.com/newsupportticket/powerbi

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