Skip to main content
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Get Fabric Certified for FREE during Fabric Data Days. Don't miss your chance! Request now

Reply
Eriksonbh
Regular Visitor

Data export (Excel)

Hi!
I have a certain file that I can't get the export options to appear. I can get all the other files, but my main one, I can't...
All export options are enabled, so much so that the rest work fine.
Does anyone know what could be happening? It is SQL data and is a file created in 2019.

 

Eriksonbh_1-1695394981560.pngEriksonbh_2-1695395034802.png

Eriksonbh_3-1695395127624.png

 

 

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION
Eriksonbh
Regular Visitor

After a lot of searching, I found the problem. It's in the file settings within the Workspace. At some point, it got marked for hiding.

Eriksonbh_0-1695675997143.png

 

View solution in original post

6 REPLIES 6
Eriksonbh
Regular Visitor

After a lot of searching, I found the problem. It's in the file settings within the Workspace. At some point, it got marked for hiding.

Eriksonbh_0-1695675997143.png

 

Eriksonbh
Regular Visitor

That's exactly the problem! The menu does not appear in any of my visuals. I don't even know if it's possible to hide... I've never seen that option.

They're in the "general" tab for the visual - you can toggle all or specific ones piecemeal:

christinepayton_0-1695655479877.png

 

Hi, Cristina!
Icons are not hidden. In PBI Desktop they appear normally.

Could the problem have to do with RLS? We work with this parameter...

Eriksonbh_0-1695666550082.png

 



RLS wouldn't do that, hmmm... you could check in the report settings in the desktop vs in the web - they are not always the same between the two, meaning it could be enabled in the desktop app but disabled in the web report settings.

 

You might also try creating a new table with the same data on a test page and see if you have the same problem there (publish to your personal workspace if you don't want people to see it) - that will tell you if it's a report issue or a visual issue. 

christinepayton
Super User
Super User

Have you hidden the header icons in the visual settings? I don't see the ellipsis menu in your screenshot. The visual export requires the header icon menu to be enabled to get to it-- 

Helpful resources

Announcements
Fabric Data Days Carousel

Fabric Data Days

Advance your Data & AI career with 50 days of live learning, contests, hands-on challenges, study groups & certifications and more!

October Power BI Update Carousel

Power BI Monthly Update - October 2025

Check out the October 2025 Power BI update to learn about new features.

FabCon Atlanta 2026 carousel

FabCon Atlanta 2026

Join us at FabCon Atlanta, March 16-20, for the ultimate Fabric, Power BI, AI and SQL community-led event. Save $200 with code FABCOMM.

Top Solution Authors