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CatPhish
7 years agoAdvocate I
Cyclic Reference Error on Initial Refresh
I am getting the dreaded "A Cyclic reference was encountered during evaluation" when I refresh my Power BI desktop report file. However, I only get the error when I kick off the initial refresh after...
- 7 years ago
I solved the problem by uninstalling the Microsoft Store version, and using the regular download. No problems since then.
v-cherch-msft
7 years agoMicrosoft Employee
Hi CatPhish
Based on my test, i cannot reproduce the same issue. I would suggest you update the version of desktop and clear cache for the file. If it is not your case, you may submit a support ticket.
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/support/
Regards,
Cherie
- CatPhish7 years agoAdvocate ICherie, thanks for getting back to me. I've tried clearing the cache a number of time, and it did not fix the error. I'm on the Windows Store version of the desktop so I always have the latest version (currently Version: 2.65.5313.621 64-bit (December, 2018). I'll open a support ticket.
- v-cherch-msft7 years agoMicrosoft Employee
Hi CatPhish
Could you tell me if your problem has been solved? If it is, welcome to share the solution and mark it as solution. More people will benefit from here.
Regards,
Cherie
- CatPhish7 years agoAdvocate I
I solved the problem by uninstalling the Microsoft Store version, and using the regular download. No problems since then.