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greenguy2012
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5 years ago

Excel Workbook refresh fails

Hi there,   I have a Excel workbook uploaded to powerbi service (with the "Connect" option) that fails to refresh manually (or scheduled) .    The Excel workbook has a super basic powerquery to 1...
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GilbertQ
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5 years ago

Hi greenguy2012 

 

What I would do is to rather connect via Power BI Desktop and see if that works. I have found when working with Excel can be very tricky.

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greenguy2012
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5 years ago

Hi Gilbert, how does this comment help me if my report is in Excel?

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    GilbertQ
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    5 years ago

    Hi greenguy2012 

     

    It provides you with an alternative solution to your error

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      greenguy2012
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      5 years ago

      Telling me to use powerbi is not an alternative answer. My question is specific to excel refreshes.

       

      Using Powerbi does not solve the problem of a failing excel refresh.