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SalvaC
Advocate III
1 year ago
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Excel Power BI AddIn shows wrong refresh date

Dear fellows   I encountered a strange behaviour in Excel when accessing Power BI models. I start with "Get Data" -> "From Power Platform" -> "From Power BI". Then I get a list of Power BI Datase...
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  • freginier's avatar
    freginier
    1 year ago

     

    • Verify directly in Power BI Service: Confirm the actual latest refresh time for the dataset in app.powerbi.com.
    • Wait and Retry: After a refresh, wait 5-10 minutes before re-checking in Excel to allow for propagation.
    • Update Software: Ensure both Power BI Desktop (if used to publish) and Excel are fully updated.
    • Consider Temporary Glitch: It might be a transient issue; retry later.

    If consistently reproducible even after waiting, it might be worth reporting to Microsoft Power BI support

     

freginier's avatar
freginier
Solution Sage
1 year ago

 

  • Verify directly in Power BI Service: Confirm the actual latest refresh time for the dataset in app.powerbi.com.
  • Wait and Retry: After a refresh, wait 5-10 minutes before re-checking in Excel to allow for propagation.
  • Update Software: Ensure both Power BI Desktop (if used to publish) and Excel are fully updated.
  • Consider Temporary Glitch: It might be a transient issue; retry later.

If consistently reproducible even after waiting, it might be worth reporting to Microsoft Power BI support