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uscoove1
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2 years ago
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Refresh Error

Hello, I have been experiencing these refreshing issues since last Monday (11/13). I understand that BI is still experiencing global issues as of this morning. However, my coworker who has access to ...
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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    2 years ago

    Hi uscoove1 ,

     

    This error seems that you don't have access to the data source. Please make sure your machine has access to the data source.

    For example, if your data source is SQL Server and machine don't have access to the database. And you use the windows credentials to authentication, then you will get this error. You can try to use sql credentials to authentication and try again.

     

    Best Regards,
    Rico Zhou

     

    If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

  • uscoove1's avatar
    uscoove1
    2 years ago

    Running Power BI desktop as an administrator seems to have fixed my issues. I believe there was credential issues when running BI as a personal.

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Anonymous
Not applicable
2 years ago

Hi uscoove1 ,

 

This error seems that you don't have access to the data source. Please make sure your machine has access to the data source.

For example, if your data source is SQL Server and machine don't have access to the database. And you use the windows credentials to authentication, then you will get this error. You can try to use sql credentials to authentication and try again.

 

Best Regards,
Rico Zhou

 

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

uscoove1's avatar
uscoove1
Regular Visitor
2 years ago

Running Power BI desktop as an administrator seems to have fixed my issues. I believe there was credential issues when running BI as a personal.