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STA
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Get data from a pbi file error

Hi, from a powerbi desktop file I want t o get data from an existing pbi file but an error is appering. If I am doing exactly the same steps but getting data from a blank power bi file - the connection is working perfect. Any ideas how to solve this issue?

 

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STA
Frequent Visitor

Hi, yes, I am getting data from datasets, maybe the problem is that I am getting the data to an existing pbi, and I should get the data from the beggining?

amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@STA , do You want to get data from a dataset using the power bi dataset ?

 

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