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bradgarabiles
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Accidentally Republished Semantic Model Live Connection

I accidentally republished a live connection while editing the visuals in the Power Bi desktop as I totally forgot that I'm working on a live connection and unfortunately, I republished it. Now I'm getting this error on my visuals

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There's a pop up box saying Direct Query connection is required and I clicked add to model then I republished the PBI semantic model file and I have these error on my visuals. 

bradgarabiles_1-1757698140426.png

 

I know, I should have edited the visuals on the web service and that's my mistake. Is there a way to restore this please? Thank you so much in advance for you help.

 

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NimaiAhluwalia
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Continued Contributor

Hello @bradgarabiles 

 

If version history is enabled in your workspace:

  • Go to the Power BI Service
  • Navigate to the report
  • Click “Settings” → “Versions”
  • Restore a previous version before the republish

 

If the original report is lost and version history isn’t available:

  • Go to the Power BI Service
  • Open the original semantic model
  • Use “Create Report” from the dataset
  • Rebuild visuals directly in the web interface

 

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v-prasare
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We would like to confirm if our community members answer resolves your query or if you need further help. If you still have any questions or need more support, please feel free to let us know. We are happy to help you.

 

 

 

Thank you for your patience and look forward to hearing from you.
Best Regards,
Prashanth Are
MS Fabric community support

v-prasare
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @bradgarabiles,

We would like to confirm if our community members answer resolves your query or if you need further help. If you still have any questions or need more support, please feel free to let us know. We are happy to help you.


@NimaiAhluwalia ,Thanks for your prompt response

 

 

Thank you for your patience and look forward to hearing from you.
Best Regards,
Prashanth Are
MS Fabric community support

NimaiAhluwalia
Continued Contributor
Continued Contributor

Hello @bradgarabiles 

 

If version history is enabled in your workspace:

  • Go to the Power BI Service
  • Navigate to the report
  • Click “Settings” → “Versions”
  • Restore a previous version before the republish

 

If the original report is lost and version history isn’t available:

  • Go to the Power BI Service
  • Open the original semantic model
  • Use “Create Report” from the dataset
  • Rebuild visuals directly in the web interface

 

signature PBI.png

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