Recent Sources is Disabled

[IanR]

Hi,

I am building a model based on our Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online data. I have two tables in my model already and would like to add some more from the same source but the Recent Sources button is disabled. The existing source is based on an oData connection. This works and I can refresh the model. When I click Get Data I am not offered the option of using my existing source. I suppose I could add another, identical, oData source but this seems inefficient and I wonder if it will cause problems later. I don't know for sure at this point all the tables that I will need in the model so I will probably have to go through this exercise again soon.

Is this the way it us supposed to work or is my model corrupt?

Thanks

Ian

[v-yuezhe-msft]

@IanR,

I am unable to reproduce your issue, when I connect to an OData data source in the latest version of Power BI Desktop(2.47.4766.542), the Recent Sources option is available.

Do you use the latest version of Power BI Desktop? Do you get the same issues when you connect to other data sources?

Regards,
Lydia

[IanR]

Hi,

From help | About I am on Version: 2.47.4766.542 64-bit (June 2017). I have a new laptop so pretty much everything is up to date.

Is there a repair or checkdb equivalent option?

Thanks

Ian

[v-yuezhe-msft]

@IanR,

Do you get same issues when you connect to other data sources(for example, Excel file)? Go to Control panel>Programs>Uninstall a program, right click Power BI Desktop, there is a "Repair" option.

Reagrds,

[IanR]

Hi ,

I have created an entirely new model and I have the same problem. All of yesterday while Power BI Desktop was open the Recent Sources button was enabled and I was able to add additional tables to the model from CRM Online. Today, after closing and re-opening, the Recent Sources button is disabled. That's in both the main report window and the Query Editor window. Is therre a setting somewhere that controls this?

Will things get complicated or inefficient if I add a New Source that points to the same oDate connection? I'm trying hard with this model to be as efficient as possible because the last model was a monster and took far too long to refrtesh.

Thanks

Ian

[IanR]

Hi,

I am building a model based on our Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online data. I have two tables in my model already and would like to add some more from the same source but the Recent Sources button is disabled. The existing source is based on an oData connection. This works and I can refresh the model. When I click Get Data I am not offered the option of using my existing source. I suppose I could add another, identical, oData source but this seems inefficient and I wonder if it will cause problems later. I don't know for sure at this point all the tables that I will need in the model so I will probably have to go through this exercise again soon.

Is this the way it us supposed to work or is my model corrupt?

Thanks

Ian

[IanR]

I've realised that I have put this in the wrong forum area. I have reposted in the 'Integrations with Files and Services' area.