Old BUG is back - Unable to connect: Can't open report after deleting / replacing dataset

[Geoff_Ellis]

Data Source published in Power BI Service deleted,... - Microsoft Fabric Community

Re: Cant open my pbix file after deleting dataset ... - Microsoft Fabric Community

Solved: please contact the owner of the dataset after dele... - Microsoft Fabric Community

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And I'm certain there are more the issue is that this issue was previoulsy resolved and it's happening again.  When the data set online is deleted and then replaced the reports the point to it can't be opened.  You get 

and you can hit retry all you like it just comes back to the same dialog and then when you hit Edit you get 

the same outcome occurs if you open file directly or open power bi connect to the data source then try to open the report that needs to reconnect to the "new" data source with the same name.

Feedback Type:
Frown (Error)

Timestamp:
2024-02-22T17:59:10.6131218Z

Local Time:
2024-02-22T09:59:10.6131218-08:00

Session ID:
8d1ae484-2fc8-4967-8faa-6769186c468d

Release:
October 2023

Product Version:
2.122.746.0 (23.10) (x64)

Stack Trace:
Host:System.NullReferenceException
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.DataModelHostService.<GetClientDataModelCore>d__6.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.HostServiceDispatcher.<>c__DisplayClass9_0`1.<<ExecuteAndHandlePromise>b__0>d.MoveNext()

Javascript&colon;HostPromiseError
at PromiseStoreService.create (https://ms-pbi.pbi.microsoft.com/minerva/scripts/desktopDialogHost.js:402257:50)
at HostProxyService.get (https://ms-pbi.pbi.microsoft.com/minerva/scripts/desktopDialogHost.js:403904:107)
at DataModelService.getClientDataModelAsync (https://ms-pbi.pbi.microsoft.com/minerva/scripts/desktopDialogHost.js:401074:50)
at DataModelService.<anonymous> (https://ms-pbi.pbi.microsoft.com/minerva/scripts/desktopDialogHost.js:400971:64)
at https://ms-pbi.pbi.microsoft.com/minerva/scripts/desktopDialogHost.js:106559:43
at Object.next (https://ms-pbi.pbi.microsoft.com/minerva/scripts/desktopDialogHost.js:106570:26)
at https://ms-pbi.pbi.microsoft.com/minerva/scripts/desktopDialogHost.js:106492:83
at new ZoneAwarePromise (https://ms-pbi.pbi.microsoft.com/minerva/scripts/desktopDialogHost.js:121720:45)
at __awaiter (https://ms-pbi.pbi.microsoft.com/minerva/scripts/desktopDialogHost.js:106471:24)
at DataModelService.refreshClientDataModel (https://ms-pbi.pbi.microsoft.com/minerva/scripts/desktopDialogHost.js:400966:45)

PowerBINonFatalError:
{"AppName":"PBIDesktop","AppVersion":"2.122.746.0","ModuleName":"Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.dll","Component":"Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.DataModelHostService+<GetClientDataModelCore>d__6","Error":"System.NullReferenceException","MethodDef":"MoveNext","ErrorOffset":"26","ErrorCode":""}

OS Version:
Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.19045.0 (x64 en-US)

CLR Version:
4.8 or later [Release Number = 528372]

Peak Virtual Memory:
70 GB

Private Memory:
287 MB

Peak Working Set:
797 MB

IE Version:
11.3636.19041.0

User ID:
6274d290-3b45-480c-912b-58039ca4c8da

Workbook Package Info:
None

Telemetry Enabled:
True

DPI Scale:
100%

Supported Services:
Power BI

[Anonymous]

Hi  @Geoff_Ellis 

So normally, when you delete this semantic model and then connect to this semantic model in Power BI Desktop, you're going to get that can't connect, and then go through edit, and change it to another semantic model that exists, right?

Following the steps you mentioned, I tested it and when I clicked edit, the page to select a new semantic model popped up. My test version is Version: 2.126.927.0 64-bit (February 2024). You can update your Power BI Desktop to the latest version and try again .

Download Power BI Desktop from Official Microsoft Download Center

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Ailsa Tao

[Geoff_Ellis]

Found a resolution on current version. Launched PowerBI with administrator rights then when presented with the edit button it went to a dialog to choose the new data source instead of the error page.