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wjeanes · ‎03-12-2019

Since this morning we are having massive difficulty publishing reports to our workspaces. There are a number of reports, both with live data sources or "presentation" ones based on static spreadsheets over various workspaces. Regardless of the data source or complexity of the models they are taking anywhere between 30 minutes to an hour or more to publish if they publish at all. We have also frequently been receiving an error saying we cannot publish to a workspace please contact the admin/owner (that would be me!) I've check and the workspace login matches my PBI login. Also logged out of both and back in again to make sure it wasn't that, also, my colleague is having the same problems and has done the same thing. The reports we're working on were the same that, yesterday, were publishing in a few minutes (let's say 3 minutes max for the most complex). I spoke to our IT guys and they haven't made any changes or noticed anything out of the ordinary and the changes we've made are little more than cosmetic so should not result in such a sharp increase in upload time. Please could you let us know if there is anything else we can do from our end to identify the cause?

Steffen · ‎11-17-2017

For the last 30 minutes it has not been possible to show reports in the service. They are just loading and never finishes. I have tried with reports from different sources, so the problem is in the Power BI Service. Can someone fix this ASAP? I'm based in northern europe.

chrisu · ‎03-07-2019

Datasets on scheduled refresh fail and give the following error on the schedule refresh page: Before the data import for XXXXXXX finished, its data source timed out. Double-check whether that data source can process import queries, and if it can, try again. There is no error on the refresh history, it just shows failed. It is a different table name every day. Refresh Now works for these datasets when I try them an hour or two later. I believe this started after I updated to the Februrary on-prem gateway.

Sascha1 · ‎03-27-2018

As mentioned in these threads: - http://community.powerbi.com/t5/Integrations-with-Files-and/Date-issues-with-Sharepoint-file-sources/m-p/372661#M16100 - https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Sharepoint-folder-date-problem/m-p/382489/highlight/false#M174044 PowerBI has a bug since the March release when it comes to reading files from Sharepoint and using the date fields provided by Sharepoint. This not only affects the desktop but also the service.

LukeWalker · ‎08-07-2018

Normal behavior for a stepped matrix with more rows than currently displayed is to show the grand total as a floating row at the bottom. However, when stepped layout is turned off, so is this grand total, regardless of subtotal and per row subtotal settings. Here are screenshots showing the current behaviour (pardon the heavy redaction). The ideal behaviour would be to continue showing the grand total even in non-stepped layout. All row subtotals are enabled in both screenshots. Using version 2.60.5169.4101.

Henrik_99 · ‎02-12-2019

Hi I am not able to "Update App" in Power BI Service. Not able to publish today. See error message: Something went wrong Failed to publish app. Please try again later or contact support. If you contact support, please provide these details. Activity ID: 1dd2b208-cd27-47d7-937f-bca59472b561 Request ID: 96e927f9-83b1-a531-8afd-312ca253738e Correlation ID: 1f7d04a7-3eea-ebff-6a66-116bc2acb3e0 Time: Tue Feb 12 2019 16:11:47 GMT+0100 (Central European Standard Time) Version: 13.0.8309.200 Please advice. Thanks Rgds Henrik

DQuigg · ‎11-14-2017

Is the relationships display in Desktop supposed to save the current position. In other words, if I drag the hierarchy the way that I want, isn't it supposed to save it? I seem to get constant issues where I clean up the display only to come back in and it is all hosed up. Sometimes it seems to save it properly. What am I missing? I had the one below all nicely laid out and then come back in later and it is all messed up per below.

Anonymous · ‎07-04-2018

For some reason some of my reports (published about 1,5-2 weeks ago) has suddenly a change in background color on the report canvas from the background color I have set in the PBIX to a dark grey + the background surrounding the report canvas has also gotten this dark grey color. It has also happened to some of the visualizations bakgrounds for one of the published reports. I have not made any changes to the PBIX or in the service since publishing these files, so this seems to be a bug. Background has changed for background surrounding canvas and for two viz on the report page Grey report canvas in PBI service

Coffee · ‎03-13-2018

This is becoming a very big pain point for me.... It is crucial that my colors stay consistent throughout my report, However, the colors will change in the service!! Below image shows what I have set in Desktop. Below shows what is in the Service. Even when I try to re-publish my desktop report. The colors won't match. I have to completely delete the report from my service, then publish. And even then it only lasts a day before the colors are changed. You will notice, it is all the same colors in both charts.... However, they are just taking different priorities.... In Desktop, I have the magenta line as top priority, but in the Service, it doesn't follow that. Please, please, please fix this. There are so many threads about this, that have supposedly been resolved, but the issue is not resolved.

Anonymous · ‎02-12-2019

I seem to be missing the Advanced Controls option in in data colors for all chart types. I have performed an update as well as a reinstall and the option is still not available. Please advise Thanks Jon

Anonymous · ‎05-14-2019

Hello everyone! I am using Power BI Desktops and Power BI Reports Server. Problem occurs when I am sending the link for a report via mobile app: (Ios 12.3 phone, PBI lastest version from the AppStore installed) When I send over a link via email, over Imessenger or sms: User receives a link and report description. If user attempts to open it, the following issues arise: Using computer: user gets into a cloud version of PBI, or gets a list of reports on the server, but the report itself wouldn’t open. Using mobile: The AppStore link opens up, user gets a dialog window “install/open” PBI app and then a list of reports on the server app comes up When link is sent via WhatsApp messenger: only a window screenshot is sent. I would like a screenshot to be sent with a report link attached to it. Also, I would like to open a link and get straight to the report itself, ideally with filters. The situation is similar with Android phone and latest version from PlayMarket. However, in apps I tested so far, screenshot is sent with a link. When clicking the link, the behavior would be identical to IOS, screenshot is sent only. So here I also would like it to do the following: Receive the screenshot with a link and when I hit the link I would like to get straight to the report, preferably with filters.

deepu299 · ‎08-02-2018

When slicer is used to search a text and clicked on Erase, it clears the filter but not the search term. If the slicer is oepned again, it looks like all the values are restricted and adds an extra step to delete the previous search term. Can you please fix this? https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Service/Text-Filter-Visual-Not-Clearing-Search-Term/td-p/436407/highlight/false

Anonymous · ‎04-26-2019

When using a Slicer and toggling the Search functionality, the text typed in the search section should filter the selectable options based the the text typed. This functionality has a bug when using Search on a Slicer for data that is custom sorted and then hidden and shown. If you use type into the slicer search box of custom sorted data, "hide" the slicer, and then"show" the visual, the slicer options will remain filtered based on the text previously typed in the search section, but the text you had typed disappears. Hiding and showing slicers with custom sorts should not lose the text previously typed into the search section of the slicer. It is causing confusion for our users because the slicer is effectively filtered on hidden text.

wildert · ‎11-27-2018

I have not an insane amount of fields, maybe 300 or so, and the search box freezes for like 20 seconds when I put in just a single common letter like s or e. seems like this should be really fast for 300 fields?

KyleWilliamsBMI · ‎06-05-2018

When exporting from a Table in Power BI to Excel, the measure name is returned in the Excel table column header, instead of the friendly name of the column the end user sees in the Power BI report. However, if you export to csv, the friendly name is returned. Any way the friendly name could be returned when exporting to Excel? Seems like this might be an oversight, since the measure isn't actually exported to the Excel table, just the value...

Anonymous · ‎04-16-2019

Created a python script which executes fine in Power BI desktop. The script exports a table called output which I then format. I want to make the dataset available to others in my work group and so am attempting to create a new dataflow starting with a blank query. I coppied and pasted the contents of my desktop files advanced editor into the blank query and recieved the following error that comes up at the 'Run Python script' step. "We encountered an error during evaluation. Details: Expression.Error: The import Python.Execute matches no exports. Did you miss a module reference?" I updated my power bi desktop version and re-tried with the same result. I've coppied and pasted as plain text with the same result. Is this a bug similar to the one when R script was originally released or is there something I can do to fix this error and get the same output as in my desktop file?

osmandfernando · ‎05-06-2018

I am a windows insider and after the latest update last week, my power BI desktop application's menus (File, Home etc etc) not fucntioning, I can add pages do analysis even save using short cut but Menus are not working. Please help

DavidKett · ‎12-13-2018

Hello, I have been using Power BI Desktop and the Service for the last 3 years everyday and over the past week I have noticed that the Power BI Service is much slower than it has ever been. It can take 5-10 seconds per click in our environment in West US and in our customer environment. I noticed the most lag when I enter edit mode and try to change up reports. When I try to drag a new field on to the canvas from the data fields pane, you use to be able to see the field name next to the mouse cursor as you dragged around the canvas however now it seems glitchy and can take up to 5 seconds to appear. We did a webinar last week and have all of this abnormal latency recorded. We do not use Power BI Premium. Has anyone else seen anything similar? Please help us get back to user experience that we are used to! Thanks, David

Tsanka · ‎09-11-2018

There is an issue with the relative date slicer in Power BI service - one cannot select different options. For instance, if you start creating a new report in the service and create a relative date slicer visual, you cannot change its default settings. Or if you have a report developed in Power BI Desktop with a relative date slicer in it, when published to the service, you cannot select a different option for the slicer.

mmyers2 · ‎06-10-2019

Not a huge issue as there is a simple work around, but I wanted to report anyway. I am getting reports from several users that, occasionally, the new custom App navigation links will link to a tab is in a completely different report. I am not able to replicate it myself, but I did have the users share their screen and I was able to confirm the issue. It seems to happen after the user quickly moves between reports and tabs, and only seems to impact 1 of the navigation links. The rest seem to work fine. Having the user reset by going to https://app.powerbi.com/home, then going back into the app fixes the issue.

Share your ideas and vote for future features

Power BI reports taking ages to publish and getting frequent "contact the owner of this workspace"

Reports are not working in the service

Schedule Refresh Issue

Date bug with Sharepoint file sources

Matrix Non-Stepped Layout Removes Overflow Grand Total Row

Not able to publish "Update App"

Relationship Display is not saving changes

Report canvas backgrounds changed when publishing report to service

Data Colors Change in Service vs Desktop (different color priorities)

Data Colors Advanced Controls missing from Formatting pane

Report links

Text Filter Visual Not Clearing Search Term

Slicer Search Text Disappearing for Custom Sorted Data after Hide/Show

slow field search when using common letters like s

Export to Excel - Measure Name Displayed instead of Friendly Name

Python error when creating new Dataflow

Power BI desktop Menus not working

Power BI Service is Very Slow

Relative Date Slicer Issue in Power BI Service

New Custom App Navigation Issue

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