Power BI service Failing

[NewbieJono]

i am getting this message when i refresh via the service, howver this does not appear via power bi desktop. i do use power query to combine some data sets.

Processing error: Information is needed in order to combine data
Cluster URI: WABI-UK-SOUTH-redirect.analysis.windows.net

Time: 2022-08-09 09:20:50Z

[Luca_Yu · Accepted solution]

Hi @NewbieJono ,

It appears that the error is because you have got two different data sources with two different Privacy Settings.

Please try to reset the permissions on the power bi cloud (service) side by clicking edit credentials and setting the privacy settings and entering the password.

A similar solution can be found below: Solved: Information is needed in order to combine data Tab... - Microsoft Power BI Community

For mor information about privacy level, please read this article: Understand Power BI Desktop privacy levels - Power BI | Microsoft Docs , Privacy Levels for Cloud Data Sources | Microsoft Power BI Blog | Microsoft Power BI

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.