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object reference not set to an instance

Submitted by Anonymous on ‎10-23-2021 04:19 AM

Dear Folks,

Getting below error while connecting Sharepoint link to powerBI. Tried all methods availble online on this forus but still the same issue Persists.

Kindly Help us on Priority Basis.

@power bi help

 

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v-robertq-msft
Community Support
Community Support
‎10-24-2021 06:44 PM

Hi,

Please start Power BI desktop as administrator, then click on File -> Open to see if the same issue occurs. Also please ensure the pbix file is saved in local drive rather than network drive. 

You can also refer to this solution:

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/PowerBI-desktop-64Bit-oracle-connection-error-Object-refere...

 

Best Regards,

Community Support Team _Robert Qin

v-robertq-msft
Community Support
Community Support
‎10-24-2021 06:45 PM
Status changed to: Investigating
 
Anonymous
Not applicable
‎10-25-2021 01:27 AM

I am facing the same issue !! Power BI is down for my entire team. We are all getting the same error. 

Anonymous
Not applicable
‎10-25-2021 02:09 AM

@v-robertq-msft the link you provided is for Oracle. I am facing this issue with SharePoint. Could you provide an update on that please ?

Anonymous
Not applicable
‎10-25-2021 02:13 AM

I am facing the same issue as well since last Monday 

v-robertq-msft
Community Support
Community Support
‎10-25-2021 02:22 AM

Hi,

According to my research, a similar issue has been reported internally, ICM: 268045992

In the latest updated information, the engineers haven’t found the root cause.

 

I will update here once I get any information.

 

Best Regards,

Community Support Team _Robert Qin

v-robertq-msft
Community Support
Community Support
‎10-25-2021 02:23 AM
Status changed to: Accepted
 
Anonymous
Not applicable
‎10-27-2021 06:18 AM

@v-robertq-msft any update on this error ?

Anonymous
Not applicable
‎11-16-2021 12:37 AM

@v-robertq-msft : Hi, i got the same error with the last version :

Version : 2.99.621.0 64-bit (novembre 2021)

 

Do you know any by-pass ?

Anonymous
Not applicable
‎11-16-2021 06:25 AM

@Anonymous ok so how this issue was resolved for me was by uninstalling Power BI desktop from my system and clearing all cache, cookies and restarting my system. During the uninstalling process what I found was somehow there were two versions of Power BI installed in my windows system. Once through the app store and one through the Power BI website downloads page. I would recommend uninstalling all versions and download the september vr of Power BI. I am using the sep vr, this error has not come back. Hope it helps. You can find previous vrs here https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/fundamentals/desktop-latest-update-archive?tabs=powerbi-desktop

 

hope this helps! Good luck!

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