Open PBIP - Value can not be null: Parametername: stringToEscape

[tkiwi]

Hello,

I've got some problems to open an PBIP-File:

I've done the following steps:

1) Open PBI

2) Connect to an PBI Semantic Model

3) Everything works finde

4) Save File as PBIP

5) Close PBI

6) Try to open PBIP file from FileExplorer or direct from PBI and I get the following error:

My report is blank, I only connected to the semantic model.

My PBI Version: 2.128.1380.0 64-bit (April 2024)

I've got this error since the last two releases.

Everyone knows what this error means?

[v-yetao1-msft]

Hi @tkiwi 

Can you show by screenshot how you opened the PBIP file ? If you open this pbip file directly in the documentation, does it report an error?

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Ailsa Tao

[tkiwi]

Hi,

I tried it now several times and now I think I know where the problem is:

If I create a new report based on another semantic layer, everything works fine. I can reopen the file. So the problem depends on my sematic layer.

[v-yetao1-msft]

Hi @tkiwi 

I am so glad that you find the reason . I will change the status to "Delivered" .

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Ailsa Tao

[tkiwi]

Hi, I think I have to reopen this post.

I don't know if it is really a problem with my dataset because, when I connect to my dataset and save the report as "normal" .pbix everything works fine, I can close an reopen the report. But if I then save this report as .pbip close it and try to reopen I get the same error you can see in my first post.

Here is the Feedback error:

Feedback Type:
Frown (Error)

Error Message:
Der Wert darf nicht NULL sein.
Parametername: stringToEscape

Stack Trace:
System.ArgumentNullException
   bei System.Uri.EscapeDataString(String stringToEscape)
   bei Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.LiveConnectHelpers.PowerBIService.PowerBIServiceLiveConnectionProperties.get_ProxyModelsStyleServerName()
   bei Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.Modeling.Extended.DataModel.GetDataSourceIsland()
   bei Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.Modeling.Extended.DataModel..ctor(IAnalysisServicesDatabaseLive database, String schemaId, IReadOnlyList`1 entities, Boolean discourageCompositeModels, IEnumerable`1 extensions)
   bei Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.AnalysisServices.AnalysisServicesDatabaseLive.<GetDataModelAsync>d__33.MoveNext()
--- Ende der Stapelüberwachung vom vorhergehenden Ort, an dem die Ausnahme ausgelöst wurde ---
   bei System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
   bei Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.IExceptionHandlerExtensions.<>c__DisplayClass3_0.<HandleExceptionsWithNestedTasks>b__0()
   bei Microsoft.Mashup.Host.Document.ExceptionHandlerExtensions.HandleExceptions(IExceptionHandler exceptionHandler, Action action)

Stack Trace Message:
Der Wert darf nicht NULL sein.
Parametername: stringToEscape

Invocation Stack Trace:
   bei Microsoft.Mashup.Host.Document.ExceptionExtensions.GetCurrentInvocationStackTrace()
   bei Microsoft.Mashup.Client.UI.Shared.StackTraceInfo..ctor(String exceptionStackTrace, String invocationStackTrace, String exceptionMessage)
   bei Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.Telemetry.PowerBIUserFeedbackServices.GetStackTraceInfo(Exception e)
   bei Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.Telemetry.PowerBIUserFeedbackServices.ReportException(IWindowHandle activeWindow, IUIHost uiHost, FeedbackPackageInfo feedbackPackageInfo, Exception e, Boolean useGDICapture)
   bei Microsoft.Mashup.Client.UI.Shared.UnexpectedExceptionHandler.<>c__DisplayClass14_0.<HandleException>b__0()
   bei Microsoft.Mashup.Client.UI.Shared.UnexpectedExceptionHandler.HandleException(Exception e)
   bei Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.PowerBIUnexpectedExceptionHandler.HandleException(Exception e)
   bei Microsoft.Mashup.Host.Document.ExceptionHandlerExtensions.HandleExceptions(IExceptionHandler exceptionHandler, Action action)
   bei Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Program.RunApplicationLegacy(String[] args)
   bei Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Program.Main(String[] args)


PowerBINonFatalError:
{"AppName":"PBIDesktop","AppVersion":"2.128.1380.0","ModuleName":"Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.dll","Component":"Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.LiveConnectHelpers.PowerBIService.PowerBIServiceLiveConnectionProperties","Error":"System.ArgumentNullException","MethodDef":"get_ProxyModelsStyleServerName","ErrorOffset":"87","ErrorCode":""}

PowerBIUserFeedbackServices_IsReported:
True