Refresh Error Only on Desktop

[IamTDR]

Hi

I am receiving an error message when I try to refresh a BI report via Power BI Desktop.
The error message states "tbl references other queries or steps, so it may not directly access a data source.  Please rebuild this data combination"

Background on this BI report.  This BI report is updated daily for the past 3-4 years.  I rarely download the BI report to desktop to make any changes.  Mostly update datawarehouse tables that then populate this report.  All data is imported and not direct queried.  Not sure why this is now an error.  No changes have been made.  Refreshes on demand and as schedule in Power BI Service.

Any thoughts on what maybe happening here?

THanks

[v-xiaotang · Accepted solution]

Hi @IamTDR 

Go to: File > Options > CURRENT FILE > Privacy > "ignore the privacy levels and potentially improve performance" 

Best Regards,

Community Support Team _ Tang

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[IamTDR]

This method worked thank you.
Strange that I had to select this privacy setting for a BI report thats been used daily for the last 3-4 years.  Wonder what changed?