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Whenever I change anything in the query editor on the desktop, it errors out a specific folder that I didn't touch at all. What I am doing is removing 2017 data from the invoice date, and a folder (item pointer daily) will error out for some reason. When I download the .pbix file and publish it without doing anything it works just fine, but when I make a change in the query editor is when it errors out during a refresh in the web. I am using an on-premises gateway to access the folders with the data
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Underlying error code: -2147467259
Underlying error message: Credentials are required to connect to the Folder source. (Source at \\itserver\power bi connectors\item-inventory file\item pointer\item pointer daily.)
DM_ErrorDetailNameCode_UnderlyingHResult: -2147467259
Microsoft.Data.Mashup.CredentialError.DataSourceKind: Folder
Microsoft.Data.Mashup.CredentialError.DataSourcePath: \\itserver\Power BI Connectors\Item-Inventory File\Item Pointer\Item Pointer Daily
Microsoft.Data.Mashup.CredentialError.Reason: CredentialMissing
Microsoft.Data.Mashup.MashupSecurityException.DataSources: [{"kind":"Folder","path":"\\\\itserver\\Power BI Connectors\\Item-Inventory File\\Item Pointer\\Item Pointer Daily"}]
Microsoft.Data.Mashup.MashupSecurityException.Reason: CredentialMissing
Cluster URI: WABI-US-NORTH-CENTRAL-redirect.analysis.windows.net
Activity ID: 21a5113c-c1a9-4237-b6ed-6dbf40c6b758
Request ID: 6b5fe42a-0315-9642-7ee3-388af7e14aad
Time: 2020-06-27 23:10:53Z
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Hi @Anonymous ,
Do you configure the credentials in Power BI desktop? You could open data source settings to check if it exists.
Hi @Anonymous ,
Do you configure the credentials in Power BI desktop? You could open data source settings to check if it exists.
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