Power BI visualisations break with special characters
Hi all,
I've encountered a bug when using cross-filtered visualisations on Power BI dashboards where a filter contains special characters (e.g. a European mailing address). When selecting a filter on a table visualisation with special characters, other visualisations that depend on this filter fail to display with the following error:
OLE DB or ODBC error: [Expression.Error] We couldn't fold the expression to the data source. Please try a simpler expression.
When I perform the same action on a filter with only ASCII characters, the dependent visualisations render correctly.
Would it be possible to have this issue fixed in future updates? Thanks!
11 Comments
- v-qiuyu-msft
Community Support
Hi jublair,
Which special characters do you mean?
Please ensure you are running the latest Power BI desktop version.
Please record a video to show the issue, also please capture Power BI desktop trace log and share it with us. You can upload these files to your OneDrive and share the link here or via private message.
Best Regards,
Qiuyun Yu - v-qiuyu-msft
Community Support
Status changed:NewtoNeeds Info - jublairRegular Visitor
Hi Qiuyun,
An example is an address containing the word "Straße", with the ß character.
The problem was occurring on a colleague's computer - I will get their pbix file and attempt to replicate the issue shortly.
- jublairRegular Visitor
I've sent the trace logs to you via private message. I don't have the means to record my screen at this time, but here's a sequence of screenshots:
- jublairRegular Visitor
v-qiuyu-msft Any updates on this?
- v-qiuyu-msft
Community Support
Hi jublair,
The link you sent via private message isn't accessible on my side.
I see the report is in Direct Query/Connect Live mode, which data source do you get data from? If you use import mode, does the same issue occur?
Best Regards,
Qiuyun Yu - v-qiuyu-msft
Community Support
Hi jublair,
I have reported this issue internally: CRI 90765699. Will update here once I get any information.
Best Regards,
Qiuyun Yu - v-qiuyu-msft
Community Support
Status changed:Needs InfotoAccepted - v-qiuyu-msft
Community Support
Hi jublair,
PG team team are working on the issue and currently ETA is not fixed.
Best Regards,
Qiuyun Yu - jublairRegular Visitor
Thanks Qiuyun. I look forward to this issue being addressed.