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geblerj
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Empty error: You can't schedule refresh

Hello,

 

(I've seen many similar posts to this one, but none that solve exactly what I'm experiencing which is why I'm making another one.)

I have a report with a dataset that is connected to SQL Server that I have published to Power BI Service. I'm trying to schedule refresh for it, but I am getting an error many others have gotten:

 

"You can't schedule refresh for this dataset because the following data sources currently don't support refresh:"

 

The problem is that it is empty:

RefreshErrorBar.png

 I followed this process to find the source of my dataset (SQL (more precisely, SQL Server)), checked here to make sure SQL Server is allowed to refresh from Service (it is), and went here (you might have to scroll down a little) to make sure I don't have any dynamic data sources (I don't). Also, my credentials in the gateway manager are all accurate and good. Refreshing from Desktop works just fine. I'm not sure what is going wrong.

 

More info that might be useful: my dataset is comprised of DirectQueries and Imports, both of which connect to the same database on SQL Server. The data is pulled from views, not tables.

 

Thanks!

-James

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otravers
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We've discussed this exact empty error you're showing in a couple other threads in recent days, it's a bug that seems to randomly come on and off. I started seeing this last week, I saw it again earlier today. It goes away after a while, sometime just after a browser refresh.

 

I have seen that with a SQL via gateway source too, so maybe that's a common denominator.

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geblerj
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Thank you!

otravers
Community Champion
Community Champion

We've discussed this exact empty error you're showing in a couple other threads in recent days, it's a bug that seems to randomly come on and off. I started seeing this last week, I saw it again earlier today. It goes away after a while, sometime just after a browser refresh.

 

I have seen that with a SQL via gateway source too, so maybe that's a common denominator.

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1. How to get your question answered quickly - good questions get good answers!
2. Learning how to fish > being spoon-fed without active thinking.
3. Please accept as a solution posts that resolve your questions.
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BI Blog: Datamarts | RLS/OLS | Dev Tools | Languages | Aggregations | XMLA/APIs | Field Parameters | Custom Visuals

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