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EricQuan
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Unable to Delete DataFlow

I am unable to delete 2 dataflows because it says it has a linked table. However, both dataflows are empty (no queries and no tables) as I had removed everything from them and there is no other items in my workspace. Yet, it still is unable to be deleted. Any help would be appreciated. I even tried doing it through the PowerBI REST API but continue to get the same message

 

The message it keeps giving me is "This dataflow can't be deleted because linked tables in this workspace are dependent on it. Please remove any linked tables from dependent dataflows and try again."

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Anonymous
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Hello @v-yiruan-msft 
I have the Same problem too.

Hi @EricQuan , 
Please let me know if you found any solution for this, bcz i have 2 dataflows which are giving error same as yours and they are empty too.

Thanks

v-yiruan-msft
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Hi @EricQuan ,

In order to make the further troubleshooting and give you a solution shortly, could you please provide the following info?

  • Are you trying to delete the dataflow in Power BI Service?
  • Are you the owner of the workspace where the dataflows are located?
  • According to the error message, it seems that there are some other objects are dependent on it. If there are any reports, dashboards, or other dataflows in your workspace that are dependent on the dataflows you’re trying to delete, you’ll need to remove these dependencies first. Data lineage - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

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Best Regards

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

@v-yiruan-msft 

1) Yes I am trying to delete the data flow from the workspace in the Power BI Service

2) Yes I am the owner of the workspace

3) There doesn't seem to be any other dependencies at all. The lineage views show nothing other than the 2 data flows and they are not connected to eachother

 

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I have the same problem, nothing is linked but I'm getting this error message when trying to delete the DataFlow.
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