Skip to main content
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Calling all Data Engineers! Fabric Data Engineer (Exam DP-700) live sessions are back! Starting October 16th. Sign up.

Reply
Digger
Post Patron
Post Patron

Refresh error wrong

I got error on refresh

 

Data source error: {"error":{"code":"ModelRefresh_ShortMessage_ProcessingError","pbi.error":{"code":"ModelRefresh_ShortMessage_ProcessingError","parameters":{},"details":[{"code":"Message","detail":{"type":1,"value":"The column 'total_sale_amount' of the table wasn't found."}}],"exceptionCulprit":1}}}

But in desktop version i dont have any errors, also error does not show me where it raised.

 

So how to fix this error if i dont know where to find it?

As i chechked each table and each step, and everything is good there.

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION
v-kelly-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi  @Digger ,

 

If desktop works fine,then try to republish the dataset to another workspace with a new name and check whether this error still exists.

If not,then back to the oringinal workspace,delete the dataset and republish it again.

 

Best Regards,
Kelly

Did I answer your question? Mark my reply as a solution!

View solution in original post

14 REPLIES 14
v-kelly-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi  @Digger ,

 

If desktop works fine,then try to republish the dataset to another workspace with a new name and check whether this error still exists.

If not,then back to the oringinal workspace,delete the dataset and republish it again.

 

Best Regards,
Kelly

Did I answer your question? Mark my reply as a solution!

edhans
Super User
Super User

@Digger can you verify your gateway is on the latest version? I've seen weird errors like this when the gateway is 2-3 months behind. 



Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution!
Did my answers help arrive at a solution? Give it a kudos by clicking the Thumbs Up!

DAX is for Analysis. Power Query is for Data Modeling


Proud to be a Super User!

MCSA: BI Reporting

@edhans all latest versions

Pragati11
Super User
Super User

Hi @Digger ,

 

The error below clealry says, one of the column is missing from your table:

 

Data source error: {"error":{"code":"ModelRefresh_ShortMessage_ProcessingError","pbi.error":{"code":"ModelRefresh_ShortMessage_ProcessingError","parameters":{},"details":[{"code":"Message","detail":{"type":1,"value":"The column 'total_sale_amount' of the table wasn't found."}}],"exceptionCulprit":1}}}

 

I would suggest you check your table if this column is missing or not.

 

Thanks,

Pragati

Best Regards,

Pragati Jain


MVP logo


LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog YouTube 

Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution! This will help others on the forum!

Appreciate your Kudos!!

Proud to be a Super User!!

@Pragati11 not clearly it not say in which place, As i checked each table and each step, and everything is good there. no missed columns!!!

Hi @Digger ,

 

How many tables have you got in Power BI?

The error seems very straight forward, just that you will have to check which one is missing this column.

Have you got any previous versions of this report, where this error never appeared?

You can do a quick search under FIELDS PANE for this column in the previous report.

 

Also just checking spplied steps in Query editor doesn't confirm everything is fine as this column may have been deleted in the source from where you are accessing these tables.

 

Thanks,

Pragati

Best Regards,

Pragati Jain


MVP logo


LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog YouTube 

Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution! This will help others on the forum!

Appreciate your Kudos!!

Proud to be a Super User!!

@Pragati11  it is near 100 tables, 60 has this column, but no errors in desktop file, it first time published to web, there are no version without errors

@Digger 

If you do a refresh on your powerbi desktop file to re-pull all the data from the sources, does that give any error?  Is it possible there was a column in a source when you originally connected to it by now it is missing so the errors when the web tries to refresh perhaps?

No error at all in desktop version, i guest what problem with 

Table.PromoteHeaders(#"Removed Top Rows1", [PromoteAllScalars=true])

as only this step produce column names

HI @Digger ,

 

I would suggest then checking all the visuals on the report specially the filters - if there are any filters on any of the visuals with this missing column.

I am hoping this should be doable.

 

Also, what datasource are you using to connect to these tables? Are you sure that nothing has changed in the source side regarding the structure of these tables?

In such errors, 99% the issue is in the source from where the data is coming in Power BI if no columns have been removed specifically in Power BI.

 

Thanks,

Pragati

Best Regards,

Pragati Jain


MVP logo


LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog YouTube 

Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution! This will help others on the forum!

Appreciate your Kudos!!

Proud to be a Super User!!

@Pragati11 how i can find if i didnt see any error in desktop file?

Hi @Digger ,

 

I think I mentioned in my previous response - 

"I would suggest then checking all the visuals on the report specially the filters - if there are any filters on any of the visuals with this missing column." (visual level filters)

 

Visual level filter erros are sometimes not shown.

 

Thanks,

Pragati

 

Best Regards,

Pragati Jain


MVP logo


LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog YouTube 

Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution! This will help others on the forum!

Appreciate your Kudos!!

Proud to be a Super User!!

@Pragati11  me too "As i chechked each table and each step, and everything is good there." and visual too

Hi @Digger ,

 

So you have checked all the visual level filters in Power BI Desktop?

I am assuming you are also confident with the source data that nothing has changed there.

 

Then it is tricky. Can you try re-publishing the report as I can't think of any other way of identifying this issue.

 

Thanks,

Pragati

Best Regards,

Pragati Jain


MVP logo


LinkedIn | Twitter | Blog YouTube 

Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution! This will help others on the forum!

Appreciate your Kudos!!

Proud to be a Super User!!

Helpful resources

Announcements
FabCon Global Hackathon Carousel

FabCon Global Hackathon

Join the Fabric FabCon Global Hackathon—running virtually through Nov 3. Open to all skill levels. $10,000 in prizes!

October Power BI Update Carousel

Power BI Monthly Update - October 2025

Check out the October 2025 Power BI update to learn about new features.

FabCon Atlanta 2026 carousel

FabCon Atlanta 2026

Join us at FabCon Atlanta, March 16-20, for the ultimate Fabric, Power BI, AI and SQL community-led event. Save $200 with code FABCOMM.