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Power BI: Common Connector Errors, Causes, and Resolutions

Written by Giuseppe
  • When using the Power BI connector, users may encounter various error messages based on specific conditions. Understanding these errors can help in troubleshooting and ensuring a smoother integration experience. Below is a comprehensive list of common error messages associated with the Power BI connector:

S.No.

Connector Name

Condition

Error Message

1

Power BI

If user name is wrong

Unsupported User Type 'Unknown'

2

Power BI

If password is wrong

Error validating credentials due to invalid username or password

3

Power BI

If client ID is wrong

Application with identifier 'ClientID' was not found in the directory 'XYZ'. This can happen if the application...

4

Power BI

If group ID is wrong in URL

Status code does not indicate success: 401 (Unauthorized).

5

Power BI

If report ID is wrong in URL

Response status code does not indicate success: 400 (Bad Request).

6

Power BI

If MFA is enabled

AADSTS50076: Due to a configuration change made by your administrator, or because you moved to a new location, you must use multi-factor authentication...

7

Power BI

If user exporting paginated report with premium Per User (PPU) license without fabric capacity within 5 mins

Error exporting report: {"message":"You have exceeded the amount of requests allowed in the current time frame and further requests will fail. Retry in X seconds."}

8

Power BI

If report does not have dataset refresh history

Reports without a dataset refresh history are not allowed.

9

Power BI

If dashboard has more than one report

Only one report is allowed per dashboard.

10

Power BI

If report size is large to load in a specific time

The file size is too large to generate a snapshot.

11

Power BI

If a valid page number for paginated report is not entered

Please enter a valid report page number.

12

Power BI

If any required input field is missing

Value does not exist for property: (ABC)

13

Power BI

If user exporting paginated report with PRO license without fabric capacity

Report requested for export is not on dedicated capacity.

14

Power BI

If the trial capacity limit of generating embedded tokens is reached or the user does not have fabric capacity

Or if Embed content in apps settings is not enabled in Admin portal - Tenant settings - Developer settings

Unable to generate embedded token.

15

Power BI

If there is any issue with URL (Like some mismatch in url with our system how we read the url.

Guid should contain 32 digits with 4 dashes (xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx).

16

Power BI

If totally invalid URL is provided

Index was outside the bounds of the array.

  • If the datafeed was added, and you see no error message, but you don't have an image of your Power Bi report, this may due do the settings "Export reports as image files" being disabled in your Power BI account. Go to Admin Portal > Tenant settings and update enable this setting to get screenshot

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