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

The Power BI Data Visualization World Championships is back! Get ahead of the game and start preparing now! Learn more

Reply
andrewhann
Helper II
Helper II

Desktop model does not refresh

I have a desktop model that no longer refreshes since the July update (although published web version does)

 

It has a mix of SQL tables and excel sheets (although other nodels with a similar mix do refresh correctly)

 

Are we aware of any issues in the July 2018 update that would stop the model refreshing

 

I might add that the model appears to refresh correctly but then incorrect values/zero values are displayed in all tables graphs

 

I have gone through all steps - and it would appear that it is APPEND query that is no longer working..?

 

Is this a known issue.?

3 REPLIES 3
S_M
Helper III
Helper III

Hi,

 

It may seem that this could be related to an ongoing issue on PowerBI related to specific connectors as seen here (2nd point under awareness) : https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/support/

 

 

Does seem to be APPEND that is the issue

 

If I remove all of the append queries - joining excel and SQL tables- then everything is fine

 

Strangely this affects desktop only - service is fine - but it does limit the ability to write new APPEND queries

Hi @andrewhann,

 

Yes, this is a known issue. Currently there is no workaround, Engineering team is working to release new version of July Power BI Desktop. You can keep an eye the status of this issue on Support site: 

 

Capture.PNG

 

Best Regards,

Cherry

Community Support Team _ Cherry Gao
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

Helpful resources

Announcements
Power BI DataViz World Championships

Power BI Dataviz World Championships

The Power BI Data Visualization World Championships is back! Get ahead of the game and start preparing now!

December 2025 Power BI Update Carousel

Power BI Monthly Update - December 2025

Check out the December 2025 Power BI Holiday Recap!

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.