Reading Sql Server tables and getting Invalid Object Name errors

[roboskoog]

I am trying to Read to a Sql Server DB using Power BI Desktop.  I have successfully connected and read other SQL Server DB’s with Power BI.  I can connect to this DB and see the tables in the DB but when I try to read any table, I get the following Error messages and no data is returned.

Invalid object name 'sys.objects'.

Invalid object name 'sys.schemas'.

Invalid object name 'sys.columns'.

Invalid object name 'sys.types'.

Invalid object name 'sys.types'.

Details:

    DataSourceKind=SQL

    DataSourcePath=144.10.139.184;QODB

    Message=Invalid object name 'sys.objects'.

Invalid object name 'sys.schemas'.

Invalid object name 'sys.columns'.

Invalid object name 'sys.types'.

Invalid object name 'sys.types'.

    Number=208

    Class=16

Anyone else getting this or know how to fix it??

[Seth_C_Bauer]

@roboskoog Is this SQL database different than others? Version, edition, etc?

Do you get the same error if write a query to select the information from the tables?

[roboskoog]

I believe it is the same version of Sql Server.  I just tried to write a query and that seemed to work, but if I select a view in the database, I get the same error.

[Seth_C_Bauer]

@roboskoog I've never seen the error, but a quick search brought up a similiar looking error written about by Adam Saxton here

The other thing I would check is that you have the same permissions on this database that you have on the other.

[roboskoog]

I checked at the one I am having issues with is a SQL Server 2003 DB.  The one I can read is 2008, following your post from Adam, it looks like that's the underlying issue.  I have the same permissions, so it must be due to the version of the DB. I'll have to write the SQL and use that rather than link to the tables.

Thanks for the info.  it was helpful in debugging..