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Hello,
I am trying to use the Power BI Service to create a data flow. I am adding a linked entity (another data flow) as a data source. The service prompts me to sign in to select the appropriate data flow, but when I click "sign in" and enter my credentials, I get an error "Unexpected Error" as seen below.
What is interesting is that I can use a different account and successfully link to the other data flow. The credentials do not fail. Both users have admin access to the workspace and have a premium per user license.
Thanks in advance,
MCK
Unexpected Error (Session ID: ad6c4813-3e0d-44e3-a13f-e61b7b186f69)
Hi,
Try creating a power BI dataflow on the gateway with your credentials after login on the editor
hope it helps
Hi @Anonymous ,
Actually I need more details such as :
1. In which workspace? New or Classic or both?
2. How do you create the new data flow?
.....
Since everything works fine on my side:
Please make sure the gateway is the latest version and then take a look at the limitations about data flow :
Refer to :
Error when connecting sharepoint list to dataflows | Power BI Exchange
Dataflow: unexpected error - Microsoft Power BI Community
Best Regards,
Eyelyn Qin
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