I have a query that loads sample data in to Power Query but does not load any data into Power BI. I used the advanced editor to grab the M code for the query and used it to recreate the query in another Power BI Desktop file. In that file the query loads data into Power BI.
This may or may not be relevant: In the first file (where the query doesn’t work) it is used as a staging table to bring data in which is appended to another table but not actually required in the final model. I therefore thought that I would save some RAM by unticking the query’s Enable Load option. I noticed when I did this that the that the ‘Include in report refresh’ option became greyed out. I could’t think why this should be the case but I didn’t dwell on it at the time. Now, after noticing that the data is missing from the final table I have turned Enable Load back on so that I can look at the staging data. It turns out that that there isn’t any to be seen in either the Data or Report views.
Is it possible that unchecking Enable Load somehow also turned off ‘Include in data refresh’ and that this being turned off is somehow ‘sticky’ and won’t turn back on again despite the tick in the checkbox?
Is my best bet to completely delete this quesry and start again? This is a painful thing to do because the OData connection that I have to use to get at CRM data makes any test refresh take a little over two hours and makes doing anything in the Power Query interface unpleasantly slow (I have a fast internet connection and a high spec machine but just opening Power Query to look at this model is a give up waiting and go make a coffee experience).
Thanks
Ian