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XchangeVisions
Frequent Visitor
4 years ago

Publish dataset error - set up with cloud refresh

I get an error while trying to publish dataset from desktop to workspace. The error states: "A dataset or report named xxx already exists and is set up with cloud refresh. You can save this file wit...
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collinq
Super User
4 years ago

Hi XchangeVisions ,

 

This is not related to OneDrive.  What this means is that the DATASET name is already in that specific workspace.  Basically, you can't overwrite the name.  If you are unsure look at the workspace itself and look at all of the datasets and see the one that is the same in that workspace.  If you don't want a duplicate, either rename the one in the dataset or the one in desktop and then republish.

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XchangeVisions
Frequent Visitor
4 years ago

Thanks for your response.

I downloaded the pbix from the workspace, did some updates and then tried to publish.

So it should just overwrite the existing dataset with the updated version right?

I just want to publish from Desktop and not upload to the OneDrive anymore and wait for it to replace the workspace version.

I figured the Dataset was initially configured using the cloud sync (by someone who left the company) but it looks like I'm not able to change that?

  • collinq's avatar
    collinq
    Super User
    4 years ago

    Hi XchangeVisions ,

     

    It appears that you do want to overwrite since you brought it down, modified it and want the new version to be available.  When you publish the file, then it is in Power BI Service and available there and should be used rather than a .pbix file in OneDrive.

     

    You can change the datasource for your report if that data is in OneDrive.  There are two aspects here, the data is coming from a location (perhaps OneDrive, perhaps elsewhere) and the report itself is a file that is accessed by the users to see the dataset.  This article might be helpful in breaking down the differences between dataset and report.

    Power BI – Apps, Workspaces, Dashboards, Reports and Datasets Defined : :: Welcome To EPM Strategy ::

     

     

    • XchangeVisions's avatar
      XchangeVisions
      Frequent Visitor
      4 years ago

      Hi collinq 

       

      Thanks for your reply.

      However, it's is not helping me as I know the difference between a report and dataset.

      Hence I find it a bit lame that you plug your own irrelevant blog post to this question.

       

      I just want to know if and how I can fix the cloud refresh error when publishing.

      • steveplatz2's avatar
        steveplatz2
        Frequent Visitor
        4 years ago

        XchangeVisions 
        Were you able to find a solution to your issue? I'm running up against the same problem. I'd like to stop using cloud refresh and just publish directly to the workspace, but can't find a way to disable it on the PBI service side.