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dsabsi
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Error: Your data can't be refreshed because the credentials are invalid

Hello gentlemen and ladies, 

 

My Power BI desktop is giving the following error: 

Error your data source can't be freshed because the credentials are invalid  Please update your credentials and try again.jpg

 

Can anyone please help how to solve this?

I read on the community that the solution is to update the desktop version, but only if I created the files in the desktop version. 

This is the case with all the Power Bi files that I created. 

 

This problems occurs when I try to shedule the refresh dates. 

Any help is greatly appreciated. 

 

Kind regards, 

DSabsi

 

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Salvador
Responsive Resident
Responsive Resident

Hi,

 

If this is the first time you are going to refresh the data online, you will need to hit on "edit credentials", since the ones stored in your pbix files wont have effect on power bi online. 

 

Hello Salvador, 

 

Many thanks for your reply. 

I tried to do what you said but it still gives me the following error: 

error lavastorm.JPG

You have any other idea, what I can try?

 

Cheers,

 

Dsabsi 

 

 

Hi @dsabsi,

 

What's your data source? Are you using the personal gateway or on-premise gateway for refresh?

 

In addition, could you post the whole/detailed error message, so that we can help further investigate on this issue? Smiley Happy

 

Regards

Hello @v-ljerr-msft,

 

The data source is Lavastorm, without a gateway. 

My colleagues have access to Lavastorm but I don't, could that be a reason? 

 

Unfortunately, I can't show you the whole error message due to our security rules.

 

Once again, my grattitude for your swift reply, I really appreciate it mate. 

 

Cheers, 

 

DSabsi

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