Formula.Firewall: (step 'Invoked Custom Function') references other queries

[Baskar]

Thanks Advanced.

Dear community friends,

I have spend more then 10 days on this issue, but my badluck still working for solution.

Issue : 

       Formula.Firewall: Query 'Flow Main (2)' (step 'Invoked Custom Function') references other queries or steps, so it may not directly access a data source. Please rebuild this data combination.

Source : 

1. Tabular Cube [ Table1,Table2]

2. OLE BD function.

Pulling dta into OLE DB connection from Tabular cube with paramater to populate data.

Step 1:

  Createing dataset from Tabular with merging Table1 and Table2.

Step 2:

  Created function using OLE DB with paramater.

Step 3:

  Created refrence of the Step 1 and used Invoke function (Step 2 function) to get data.Here is the place am getting this error.

Formula.Firewall: Query 'Flow Main (2)' (step 'Invoked Custom Function') references other queries or steps, so it may not directly access a data source. Please rebuild this data combination.

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@ImkeF @MattAllington 

[v-frfei-msft]

Hi @Baskar,

Based on my test, I can reproduce a similar error as yours. Clearly we cannot combine an external data source with another query. Please check the blog to solve your issue.

At first, I create a parameter that contains file path/name and let the source is equal to the parameter. Then the M code is like this.

let
    Source = Folder.Files(Parameter1),
    #"Invoke Custom Function1" = Table.AddColumn(Source, "Transform File from C (2)", each #"Transform File from C (2)"([Content])),
    #"Renamed Columns1" = Table.RenameColumns(#"Invoke Custom Function1", {"Name", "Source.Name"}),
    #"Removed Other Columns1" = Table.SelectColumns(#"Renamed Columns1", {"Source.Name", "Transform File from C (2)"}),
    #"Expanded Table Column1" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Removed Other Columns1", "Transform File from C (2)", Table.ColumnNames(#"Transform File from C (2)"(#"Sample File (2)"))),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Expanded Table Column1",{{"Source.Name", type text}, {"ID", Int64.Type}, {"name", type text}}),
    #"Merged Queries" = Table.NestedJoin(#"Changed Type",{"name"},#"Transform Sample File from C",{"name"},"Transform Sample File from C",JoinKind.LeftOuter)
in
#"Merged Queries"

And based on the above blog, I take the steps and change the M code as below.

let
    Source = testlist,
    #"Invoke Custom Function1" = Table.AddColumn(Source, "Transform File from C (2)", each #"Transform File from C (2)"([Content])),
    #"Renamed Columns1" = Table.RenameColumns(#"Invoke Custom Function1", {"Name", "Source.Name"}),
    #"Removed Other Columns1" = Table.SelectColumns(#"Renamed Columns1", {"Source.Name", "Transform File from C (2)"}),
    #"Expanded Table Column1" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Removed Other Columns1", "Transform File from C (2)", Table.ColumnNames(#"Transform File from C (2)"(#"Sample File (2)"))),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Expanded Table Column1",{{"Source.Name", type text}, {"ID", Int64.Type}, {"name", type text}}),
    #"Merged Queries" = Table.NestedJoin(#"Changed Type",{"name"},#"Transform Sample File from C",{"name"},"Transform Sample File from C",JoinKind.LeftOuter)
in
#"Merged Queries"

Then we can get the result without no issue. If you still get errors, please share your Power Query code here.

Regards,

Frank

[Baskar]

Thanks for your response @v-frfei-msft.

Here i have to use invoke function to get data from OLE DB connection. It is PI source.

[Baskar]

@ImkeF Any input for this issue.

[ImkeF]

Hi @Baskar,

I can only refer to the link that @v-frfei-msft has given as well: https://www.excelguru.ca/blog/2015/03/11/power-query-errors-please-rebuild-this-data-combination/

You have to re-structure your queries accordingly.

[Baskar]

@ImkeF @v-frfei-msft i have followed the link but still am getting same error.

Here i have attached my flow diagram.

My source is SSAS.

1. CT_1 ans PI Tags are two different DAX code.

2. Mergeing this two dataset to create Merge1 step.

Here am trying to invokle my PI function.

@MarcelBeug can you please help me on this case