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I have a dataset that refreshes three times per day in Service (PPU), It has been running succssfully for 18months+ and there have been no changes made in the last few weeks.
Over the last few days, some refreshes failed with the following error:
An unexpected error occurred (file 'xmcolumn.cpp', line 4724, function 'XMColumnSegment::GetLightEnumerator'). An unexpected error occurred (file 'xmcolumn.cpp', line 4724, function 'XMColumnSegment::GetLightEnumerator'). The current operation was cancelled because another operation in the transaction failed.
However today it is failing every time.
I have refreshed the dataset in Desktop (with a shorter date range), and it refreshes successfully. Any clues where to look for the issue or how to resolve?
Thanks in advance
Hi @purple_banana , Could you whether desktop and service data source privacy level is same or not? Info is under the data source settings ( under the transform data section).
Hi @purple_banana ,
Here's a similar problem that this user solved by removing a custom column containing a lot of calculations column and measure, which you can check out:
Solved: Re: Power BI Service not refreshing data - Unexpec... - Microsoft Fabric Community
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Best Regards,
Liu Yang
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Thanks Liu, but that is a different error message, and my problem effects Service, not Desktop, and there have not been any changes (i.e. new columns/measures) since this issue began occuring inconcistently.
I have exactly the same problem
Some days refresh online is ko with this error message.
Some days refresh inline is ok
No problem with the desktop but I don t what happen with the online refresh.
I never got any problem during refresh for the last 18months. But 2 weeks I have this trouble.
An idea?
Regards
Pierre
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