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markive
10 years agoAdvocate II
Formula.Firewall: Query references other queries, so it may not directly access a data source.
I am getting the following error: Formula.Firewall: Query 'Query1' (step 'Added Custom') references other queries or steps, so it may not directly access a data source. Please rebuild this dat...
- 10 years ago
Ken Puls blogged about this here
http://www.excelguru.ca/blog/2015/03/11/power-query-errors-please-rebuild-this-data-combination/
zuludogm
7 years agoAdvocate II
The error can occur from privacy permissions as well. It may be necessary to take the steps outlined in the solution above and also to change the privacy options. File>Options and settings>Query Options>Privacy
Then choose "Always ignore privacy level settings".
ThLo
2 years agoRegular Visitor
Thanks, this solved my today problem!