Saving then reopening a new blank PBIP gives "Something went wrong" on Dec release with option unset

[andrewpirie]

I believe this is a trivial issue. On Power BI Desktop 2.124.2028.0 64-bit (December 2023), when I attempt to save a new blank report to PBIP while the "Always show the Build a visual menu in the pane switcher" is deselected in Global > Report, and then attempt to open the saved file, I receive the error dialog "Something went wrong ... Sequence contains no elements".

The error that shows when attempting to open the report is

PowerBINonFatalError:
{"AppName":"PBIDesktop","AppVersion":"2.124.2028.0","ModuleName":"Microsoft.PowerBI.Packaging.dll","Component":"Microsoft.PowerBI.Packaging.ExplorationSerializer","Error":"System.InvalidOperationException - Error Reading StorageSection: ReportDocument","MethodDef":"DeserializeExplorationBookmarks","ErrorOffset":"178","ErrorCode":""}

The PBIP folder /<report name>.Report/definition/bookmarks is missing for the blank (empty) pbip folders. Adding a copy of this from a working blank pbip report allows the resulting blank report to be opened.

[v-xiaoyan-msft]

Hi @andrewpirie ,

Please try uninstalling and reinstalling Power BI Desktop. and ensure that the PBIP file isn’t corrupted. If possible, try opening it on a different machine or Power BI account to see if the issue persists.

Best regards.
Community Support Team_Caitlyn

[andrewpirie]

Thanks Team_Caitlyn, it appears it was specific to the computer. After clearing the Power BI configuration on this computer and reinstalling Power BI Desktop, this issue is now resolved.

[v-xiaoyan-msft]

Hi @andrewpirie ,

Thank you for sharing, for other users with similar experiences you can check the comments below. This thread will now be closed.

Best regards.
Community Support Team_ Caitlyn