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Information about a data source is required - Sharepoint list

Hi everyone,    I get an error while updating my dataset in online service :    Information is needed in order to combine data;Information about a data source is required.. The exception was rais...
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    v-deddai1-msft
    5 years ago

    Hi Anonymous ,

     

    It caused by data source settings. the error can happen if the Data Source credential Privacy Settings don’t match in the desktop app and the Dataset settings on the Service.

     

    Please try to change the all privacy level for all data source to Organizational by editting credential in dataset settings. For more details, please refer to https://ppmworks.com/data-source-privacy-level-change-may-resolve-power-bi-scheduled-refresh-error/

     

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

     

    Best Regards,

    Dedmon Dai