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MeghanDeWet
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Auto Refresh Error - Invalid Query Locator

Hi there,

 

I was hoping to get some help on the below error.

My data is from salesforce and refreshes perfectly in the desktop app, but for some reason I get this reason online more and more frequently now.

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 I would appreciate any insight into this error. Thanks so much 🙂 

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MeghanDeWet
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Hi @Anonymous thank you for your help.

 

I have checked all merges I have and it doesn't seem to have any issues as mentioned above. My next step is to stagger my refreshes, I am hoping this is the case as I do have a few dashboards refreshing at the same time.

 

 

Anonymous
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Hi @MeghanDeWet ,

 

Did you encounter any more errors after the staggered refresh? Or has the problem been solved?

 

Best regards,

Community Support Team Selina zhu

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Hi @Anonymous 

 

Yes, staggering the refreshes has helped a lot. It still fails every now and again but its definitely better than what it was. 

 

Thanks for your help!

Anonymous
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Hi @MeghanDeWet ,

 

Based on the above information, if you are a Power BI Pro licensee, you can create a support ticket for free and a dedicated Microsoft engineer will come to solve the problem for you.
It would be great if you continue to share in this issue to help others with similar problems after you know the root cause or solution.

 

The link of Power BI Support: Support | Microsoft Power BI

For how to create a support ticket, please refer to How to create a support ticket in Power BI - Microsoft Power BI Community

 

Best regards,

Community Support Team Selina zhu

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

Anonymous
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Hi @MeghanDeWet ,

 

In the error screenshot you provided, there is an obvious error message "invalid query locator", so I focused on this error to investigate some cases similar to yours. Fortunately, you are not the only one with this error, in this link the same error is raised by salsforce (which is the same as your data source):'INVALID_QUERY_LOCATOR ' error (salesforce.com)

 

At the same time, I found a post related to this error that also occurs when the data source is refreshed. In this post, may be this answer can help you:

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For more detailed information, you can view these post:

Receiving intermittent "invalid query locator" whe... - Microsoft Power BI Community

invalid query locator - salesforce - Microsoft Power BI Community

 

Best regards,

Community Support Team Selina zhu

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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