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""Formula.Firewall: Query '442_SOD_EmployeeTime (15)' (step 'Run Python script') is accessing data sources that have privacy levels which cannot be used together. Please rebuild this data combination.""
Above error message is coming while running python script in transform data tab
Solved! Go to Solution.
Hi @INJAMOV ,
The Formula.Firewall error is the result of Power Query’s Data Privacy Firewall (aka the Firewall).
Please check the official document
Behind the scenes of the Data Privacy Firewall - Power Query | Microsoft Docs
The document explains the reason and an example of the solution process.
Best Regards,
Stephen Tao
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Hi @INJAMOV ,
The Formula.Firewall error is the result of Power Query’s Data Privacy Firewall (aka the Firewall).
Please check the official document
Behind the scenes of the Data Privacy Firewall - Power Query | Microsoft Docs
The document explains the reason and an example of the solution process.
Best Regards,
Stephen Tao
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
There are lots of resources available that teach you how to work with the formula firewall. Put your offending code in the same partition as the other source.
Chris Webb's BI Blog: formula firewall Chris Webb's BI Blog (crossjoin.co.uk)
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