Power BI dataset refresh error: "We cannot convert the value "[Function]" to type Function

[jmdh]

I have a number of functions running fine on the Desktop .
I access several Excel files on OneDrive Pro and SharePoint .

Everything works well on the desktop (with Options set to No privacy to allow my Refersh to work well since some tables depend on other tables etc)

When i publish to the service i get this crypticc error messsage:

Power BI dataset refresh error: "We cannot convert the value "[Function]" to type Function.

[v-sihou-msft]

@jmdh

I can't reproduce your issue.

Since you connect those files in Power BI Desktop and publish the .pbix onto Power BI Service, it supposes take the Personal Gateway. I have seen issues related to data refresh with Personal Gateway when connecting OneDrive or SharePoint.

Can you switch it to On-premise Gateway or directly connect from Power BI Service?

Regards,

[jmdh]

Thank you.
I have just publsihed a detailed analysis under "Bug in a Query that Reffers to an other Query"

My data (stored on OneDrive for Business) is accessed via Get Data > Web (in the desktop) so it does not require a Gateway, provided I edit Credentials after publish.

The issue is due to the fact that my Query calls a Function which itself accesses on of the data sets above.

On the desktop I have the error message:

Formula.Firewall: Query 'Test Query with Bug' (step 'Rename') references other queries or steps, so it may not directly access a data source. Please rebuild this data combination.

Which I overcome with File>Options > Privacy > Ignore the privacy levels…

But when I publish, edit the Dataset credentials, and try to refresh I have :

Data source type:
Processing error:	We cannot convert the value "[Function]" to type Function.
Cluster URI:	WABI-NORTH-EUROPE-redirect.analysis.windows.net

(Please note that when I remove the call to the function in my Query, Refresh works fine )

So the Bug comes from this sort of Query in Query thing.

Test files available.

[jameslo30]

Assuming you have a column or measure called "Function", perhaps it's worth removing it and re-adding it again?