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Hi,
I have just upgraded to the December 2020 release to test out the 'DirectQuery for Power BI datasets and Analysis Services' preview feature.
After connecting to my Dataset and then attempting to connect to a new data source I receive the following error message when adding the dataset as a local model:
Solved! Go to Solution.
Solution provided by @Anonymous
"I also had this problem.
It happens when you have in the dataset tables without columns, only measures.
To workaround it I added a dummy column to those tables."
Solution provided by @Anonymous
"I also had this problem.
It happens when you have in the dataset tables without columns, only measures.
To workaround it I added a dummy column to those tables."
@Anonymous , Log an issue at - https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Issues/idb-p/Issues
if needed a support ticket : https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/support/
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