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mschelah
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Problem with Model View in Power BI

I can't move the relationships in the model view, I also can't expand or collapse the tables. When I add a new file, it locks it on the top left and won't let me move it. I get a circle with a line across. Please help! 

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Syndicate_Admin
Administrator
Administrator

I had the same error, the solution I found is to open the PBI from another pc and when loading the table from there, when I opened it again from the main pc I could connect it. Let's say you enter 1 board through the back door to unlock it hehehe

Syndicate_Admin
Administrator
Administrator

As well as ustdes, I'm having the same problem as ustdes, When I add a new file, it locks it in the top left and won't let me move it. Have you managed to fix it?

MainlineData
Helper I
Helper I

Have encountered this as well now! Hopefully it gets fixed sooner.

 

Deleting the tables that are stuck in the top left does not resolve the issue.

Josh_Boj
Advocate I
Advocate I

How has this not been fixed?  Has this even been acknowledged as a problem?!

Syndicate_Admin
Administrator
Administrator

I have the same problem and it has already happened to me in 2 different files, I could not find a solution, I need help

Josh_Boj
Advocate I
Advocate I

I'm having all the same issues since yesterday.  I created, own, and regularly update the model, but I cannot move a new table from the upper left-hand corner or build relationships.  While my relationships with other tables still exist, I don't see them until I move a previously existing table.

 

Need a resolution ASAP.  My leadership team has made requests I cannot fulfill because of this bug.

Anonymous
Not applicable

I am having the exact same issue with my pbix file. I work continuosly with this file, am signed in daily, and have all the appropriate licenses/permissions.

 

This first happened to me some time last week ~7/20.

Ritaf1983
Super User
Super User

Hi @mschelah 
Can you please attach some screenshots of what you see?

Regards,
Rita Fainshtein | Microsoft MVP
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rita-fainshtein/
Blog : https://www.madeiradata.com/profile/ritaf/profile

First image I can't collapse and second is a picture of me trying to move it. 

mschelah_0-1689961354856.png

 

unable to move.jpg

It seems you don't have access to modify the model ...

Regards,
Rita Fainshtein | Microsoft MVP
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rita-fainshtein/
Blog : https://www.madeiradata.com/profile/ritaf/profile

But I created it 😅

Hhh @mschelah ,
Is this the same pbix that holds a model and not a connection to the dataset that you published? 
Did you sign in at the desktop with your credentials?

Ritaf1983_0-1690042779674.png

 

Regards,
Rita Fainshtein | Microsoft MVP
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rita-fainshtein/
Blog : https://www.madeiradata.com/profile/ritaf/profile

Yes, I only have one set of credentials. I don't understand why this is happening and now is happening to new reports I create in Power BI, but those fix themselves somehow, and later I can move them! By the way, my initial issue persists on that file. 

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