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Refresh issue in desktop

yuktadiya — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:53:06 GMT

hi All

i have lot reports to refresh every day manually.

suppose i refresh a report with giving id and password and refresh the dataset. refresh correctly after that i close the report and open the another report and press resfresh button it throws error

in that report i will go file menu and select new blank report and select options and settings in that select data source setting and clear the permissions and close the report and giving the id and password it will start refresh manually in desktop

it was repating for every report why?

kindly help

Regards

Re: Refresh issue in desktop

Kedar_Pande — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:00:34 GMT

Global credentials cache conflict.

Batch fix:

File → Options → Data Load → Global permissions → Clear All

Power BI Helper (free tool) → Clear credentials all reports at once

Refresh first report → enter creds → Data source settings → Global → Clear unused

Re: Refresh issue in desktop

InsightsByV — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:06:17 GMT

Hi,

Try giving credentials in Data Source settings. Go to Data Source Settings -> Data Source -> Edit Permission ->Credentials -> Edit (choose according to your data source) and set the Privacy Level accordingly and sign in.

You should do this for the reports that are causing issues.

Try this, let us know if that works

Re: Refresh issue in desktop

cengizhanarslan — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:57:47 GMT

In every report, go to:

Home → Transform data → Data source settings → change the source connection to use the exact same server name format, casing, and parameters across all files.

Once all reports point to an identical connection string, credentials entered in one report are reused automatically in subsequent ones.

Re: Refresh issue in desktop

danextian — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:14:36 GMT

Power BI will typically reuse stored credentials when connecting to the same data source, so you shouldn’t need to re-enter your ID and password each time. However, this only works if the source is recognized as the exact same connection. If the data source belongs to a different account (for example, a similar dataflow hosted under another tenant or login), Power BI treats it as a separate source and won’t reuse the existing credentials.

In your case, the issue happens because each report may be tied to slightly different data source definitions or credential scopes. So even if they look identical, Power BI doesn’t always carry over the authentication.

Re: Refresh issue in desktop

v-kpoloju-msft — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:38:21 GMT

Hi @yuktadiya,

Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Fabric Community Forum. Also, thanks to @danextian, @cengizhanarslan, @InsightsByV, @Kedar_Pande, for those inputs on this thread.

Has your issue been resolved? If the response provided by the community member @danextian, @cengizhanarslan, @InsightsByV, @Kedar_Pande, addressed your query, could you please confirm? It helps us ensure that the solutions provided are effective and beneficial for everyone.

Hope this helps clarify things and let me know what you find after giving these steps a try happy to help you investigate this further.

Thank you for using the Microsoft Community Forum.

Re: Refresh issue in desktop

v-kpoloju-msft — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:38:35 GMT

Hi @yuktadiya,

Just checking in to see if the issue has been resolved on your end. If the earlier suggestions helped, that’s great to hear! And if you’re still facing challenges, feel free to share more details happy to assist further.

Thank you.