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smithaven

Not able to download pbix file

Submitted by on ‎04-27-2021 11:58 AM

Activity ID: 8a8f1f1d-1bfc-4f39-a09e-97d9cfaa7026
Request ID: 23d1304f-0e56-9714-160c-d88bbdcb785c
Correlation ID: d8061e65-e489-6f59-5e84-6715be6aeb3d
Status code: 500
Time: Tue Apr 27 2021 11:53:05 GMT-0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Service version: 13.0.15940.55
Client version: 2104.3.05826-train
Cluster URI: https://wabi-west-us-redirect.analysis.windows.net/

 

I am trying to download the .pbix file that I created and deploy everytime from my desktop. BUt I cant download the .pbix file. I get the above error. Any help is much appreciated

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v-robertq-msft
Community Support
Community Support
‎04-28-2021 01:09 AM

Hi, @smithaven 

Unfortunately, I can’t reproduce the same issue as yours.

First, you should make sure your data connection mode of this pbix file is not “Live connection” then check the important considerations and limitations associated with downloading a .pbix file from the Power BI service:

  • To download the file, you must have edit access to the report.
  • The report must have been created by using Power BI Desktop and published to the Power BI service, or the .pbix file must have been uploaded to the Power BI service.
  • Reports must be published or updated after November 23, 2016. Reports published earlier aren't downloadable.
  • This feature won't work with reports and content packs originally created in the Power BI service.
  • Always use the latest version of Power BI Desktop when you open downloaded files. Downloaded .pbix files might not open in non-current versions of Power BI Desktop.
  • If your administrator has turned off the ability to download data, this feature won't be visible in the Power BI service.
  • Datasets with incremental refresh can't be downloaded to a .pbix file.
  • Datasets enabled for large models can't be downloaded to a .pbix file.
  • Datasets modified by using the XMLA endpoint can't be downloaded to a .pbix file.
  • If you create a Power BI report based on a dataset in one workspace and publish to a different workspace, you and your users won't be able to download it. The download feature is currently not supported in this scenario.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/create-reports/service-export-to-pbix#limitations-and-cons...

If you still have a problem, you can refer to this link:

https://terrychoo.com/why-i-cannot-download-pbix-files-from-powerbi-com/

 

 

Best Regards,

Community Support Team _Robert Qin

Anonymous
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‎10-28-2021 06:46 AM

@v-robertq-msft I'm having the same issue and it's because my dataset is enabled as a large model and I'm using incremental refresh. 

 

I still need to do things to the model like add new tables and create new measures. Previously, I would download the dataset from Power BI Service, make my changes, and re-publish it. Can you explain how I can continue to do this now that I can't download the .pbix file?  

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