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Anonymous
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Referenced tables do not update after changing the data source!

Hello!

 

What I want to do ?

 

Change data source and resynchronize my dataset with the new data source.

 

What I have done :

 

I had a dashbord in power service (premium per user) which worked with data source 1 (postgres), a migration was made to a more recent postgres and I therefore had to change the data source to data source 2 (postgres ).

 

My dataset contains tables that come directly from data source A and B and other tables that I created myself

A1 which is a reference of A and B2 which is a reference of B. All the tables are configured with the incremental refresh and everything worked well.

 

First I changed the data source in power bi desktop then I used ALM toolkit to update my dataset in Power BI service.

 

My problem after changing to data source 2:

 

Tables A and B update without problem but A2 and B2 do not update, I get this error via SSMS :

 

 

 

Erreur de source de données: Information is needed in order to combine data;Information about a data source is required.. The exception was raised by the IDbCommand interface.
URI du cluster: WABI-FRANCE-CENTRAL-A-PRIMARY-redirect.analysis.windows.net
ID d'activité: 1b80197f-a8b4-40fe-b967-7b141b0749f3
ID de demande: 4d076e87-414c-40fe-b7e2-ec7a2dbf946d
Heure: 2022-12-02 01:46:09Z

 

Any idea of the source of the problem please? Why these referenced tables do not update.

 

 

 

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djurecicK2
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Hi @Anonymous ,

 This article might be helpful to you:

https://excel-start.com/power-bi-error-information-is-needed-in-order-to-combine-data

 

Please accept as solution if this answers the question- thanks!

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djurecicK2
Super User
Super User

Hi @Anonymous ,

 This article might be helpful to you:

https://excel-start.com/power-bi-error-information-is-needed-in-order-to-combine-data

 

Please accept as solution if this answers the question- thanks!

Anonymous
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Hi djurecicK2,

 

Thanks a lot.

 

But I'm looking for a solution without re overwriting the report that there is in Power BI service.

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