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Hello everyone,
I am getting the following error:
"error":{"code":"ModelRefresh_ShortMessage_ProcessingError","pbi.error":{"code":"ModelRefresh_ShortMessage_ProcessingError","parameters":{},"details":[{"code":"Message","detail":{"type":1,"value":"Microsoft SQL: Execution Timeout Expired. The timeout period elapsed prior to completion of the operation or the server is not responding."}}],"exceptionCulprit":1}}
Please help us decoding the error message. Can anyone guide us whether this error can be from the SQL or when it fetches the data in Power BI?
Any help would be great.
Thanks
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@rajulshah , Try increasing timeout
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Query-Timeout-on-update/td-p/53459
Hi @rajulshah
The query is taking longer than is allowed. See here
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/quot-Microsoft-SQL-Execution-Timeout-Expired/td-p/831355
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Hi @rajulshah
The query is taking longer than is allowed. See here
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/quot-Microsoft-SQL-Execution-Timeout-Expired/td-p/831355
Phil
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@rajulshah , Try increasing timeout
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Query-Timeout-on-update/td-p/53459
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