Skip to main content
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Get Fabric certified for FREE! Don't miss your chance! Learn more

Reply
hrisbud
New Member

An error occurred while processing the semantic model - column does not exist in the rowset

ERROR: Data source error - The '<oii>"Site name"</oii>' column does not exist in the rowset.
there is one column name changed by our data engineer.

i have open the desktop version, fixed and refreshed the power query, cleared cache and re publish. but it seems that the semantic model in the power bi service still have this old column name.

I've triggered a manual refresh to synchronize the updated schema above error still showing and refresh stopped.


Please let me know how to fix this issue

 

This solun do not work https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Service/The-column-does-not-exist-in-the-rowset/m-p/4314930

5 REPLIES 5
v-prasare
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @InsightDriven11 

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 @hrisbud,

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

GilbertQ
Super User
Super User

Hi @hrisbud 

 

When you republish the semantic model, did it ask to overwrite or replace the existing model? If it did do that, I would recommend if you can connecting via tablet editor to see what the column actually is in the Power BI service and potentially corrected there.





Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution!

Proud to be a Super User!







Power BI Blog

Yes I've selected option to overwrite or replace the existing model while publishing this report. But after publishing report when I refresh it, same error is still there.

 

Do you mean tabuler editor to see column name?

Hi @hrisbud,

Tabular Editor we mean the tool used to inspect the semantic model metadata, either in Power BI Desktop or directly against the published semantic model in the Service.

Even though you selected Overwrite / Replace during publishing, this error usually means the semantic model in the Service is still holding a reference to a column that no longer exists in the source. In some cases, overwriting does not fully clean up stale column metadata.

 

Thanks,

Prashanth

Helpful resources

Announcements
Sticker Challenge 2026 Carousel

Join our Community Sticker Challenge 2026

If you love stickers, then you will definitely want to check out our Community Sticker Challenge!

January Power BI Update Carousel

Power BI Monthly Update - January 2026

Check out the January 2026 Power BI update to learn about new features.

FabCon Atlanta 2026 carousel

FabCon Atlanta 2026

Join us at FabCon Atlanta, March 16-20, for the ultimate Fabric, Power BI, AI and SQL community-led event. Save $200 with code FABCOMM.