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Hi,
I have created a dataflow and when I try to refresh it, I am getting Error.
| Run time | Dataflow name | Dataflow refresh status | Entity name | Start time | End time | Entity refresh status | Error |
| 19/08/2019 22:25:11 | Checking2 | Failed | Sheet1 | 19/08/2019 22:25:11 | 19/08/2019 22:25:13 | Failed | Error: An error happened while reading data from the provider: 'Value cannot be null. |
| Parameter name: uriString'.. RootActivityId = b6a12b12-79be-4e98-8434-29fbbeca50b6.Param1 = An error happened while reading data from the provider: 'Value cannot be null. | |||||||
| Parameter name: uriString' Request ID: e36a4f8f-45a5-8093-8cb6-e05cd1e93479. |
Hi Gilbert,
Thanks for taking your time to reply to my question.
However there is no null value as I have tried on sample dataset as well.
Here is the sample data which I am using.
| S.no. | Survey Comments |
| 1 | Salary is low, worst canteen |
| 2 | Pomoni ei ole hyvä |
| 3 | Realizacja jest gorsza |
| 4 | hyvä ilmapiiri |
| 5 | FIS is a great place to learn and grow! |
| 6 | De administratie is niet goed |
| 7 | Tvångssamhället |
| 8 | Very helpful. Nice place |
| 9 | god stämning |
| 10 | Empresa impressionante |
Hi there
Thanks for the details
Is your data going through a Gateway and if so, is it running on the latest version?
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