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kbenzakri-lelp
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BigQuery dataset shown empty

Hi,

 

I'm having trouble using BigQuery as a data source because it doesn't detect one of my dataset's content. This dataset contains 502 tables, so I figured that's why tables don't appear unlike other datasets I have. 

Everything works perfectly except for this highly populated dataset.

 

Thanks for your help

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kbenzakri-lelp
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Despite the fact that I couldn't display the tables through the BigQuery connector, I've managed to reach these tables.

What I did was importing a radndom table from another BigQuery dataset in the same GCP project. I then entered the model view in order to edit the table (or more precisely the Table Query). I did that by right clicking on the table I imported, clicked on "Edit query", then on the "Advanced Editor" button (which is located in the "Home" tab, in the "Query" part). There, I could change the table name, the dataset name and other parameters.
everything worked well after that

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kbenzakri-lelp
Frequent Visitor

Despite the fact that I couldn't display the tables through the BigQuery connector, I've managed to reach these tables.

What I did was importing a radndom table from another BigQuery dataset in the same GCP project. I then entered the model view in order to edit the table (or more precisely the Table Query). I did that by right clicking on the table I imported, clicked on "Edit query", then on the "Advanced Editor" button (which is located in the "Home" tab, in the "Query" part). There, I could change the table name, the dataset name and other parameters.
everything worked well after that

Anonymous
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Hi @kbenzakri-lelp ,

Does the table contain a lot of blank rows? Are there any error messages reported? Is the problem still there even after reconnecting?

 

I have also found a similar post, please refer to.

Solved: Connecting data from BigQuery: empty tables - Microsoft Fabric Community

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If it does not help, please provide more details.

 

Best Regards
Community Support Team _ Rongtie

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

Hi @Anonymous,

 

No PowerBI doesnt even show any tables. As I said, it's a dataset in BigQuery that contains 500+ tables. PowerBI shows 0 table.

When I choose another dataset that contains 10 tables for example, everything works perfectly.

 

Best regards,

Kamil B.

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