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jamesholland198
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ShowAsVariationsOnly property set to '1' must be a target of a variation

Hi,

 

I have a number of reports which connect to a PowerBI dataset via DirectQuery.

 

Whenever I try to refresh these reports in Desktop (to pull in any new fields I add to the main dataset) I get the error:

 

DirectQuery to AS - BI Master Dataset
Failed to save modifications to the server. Error returned: 'Table 'LocalDateTable_db4877ee-c5af-4962-9ebd-c4047ab8df00' with ShowAsVariationsOnly property set to '1' must be a target of a variation when variation notation is enabled. '.
 
I have tried disabling/re-enabling Auto date/time but it hasn't helped.
 
This is turning into a very big problem as I have about 30 different reports which connect into this dataset.
 
Any help would be hugely appreciated.
 
Thanks,
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amitchandak
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@jamesholland198 , Hope you have tried the steps in this order

 

Make a backup of your Power BI file
Navigate to Options -> Data Load -> Untick "Auto Date/Time".
Refresh all data
Navigate to Options -> Data Load -> tick "Auto Date/Time".
Refresh all data

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