Dataflow does not show in PowerBI desktop

Product:

Power BI Workspace and dataflow

Issue:

New created Dataflow does not show up in PowerBi Desktop – when updating a connection.

Suggest solution:

The user credentials is not “refreshed” – you can not see the dataflow or you see the dataflow as a unique number only, instead of the name.

Go into PowerBI desktop – start Transform data.

Click on Data Source Settings.

See that dataflows are selected.
Click on Clear Permissions. Click OK to confirm.

Click on Edit Permissions.

Click on Edit button to login again against your company (active directory)

Click Save.

Click OK.

Try to change the connection to a new dataflow now with the navigation icon.

Here are the other reasons why your dataflow might not appear:

Make sure you are signed in to Power BI Desktop with the same account that has access to the workspace where the dataflow resides.
Check that the workspace is not a personal workspace if you are using organizational dataflows.

Dataflows must be stored in Power BI Service (not in external environments like Azure Data Lake unless properly linked).
If the dataflow uses Linked Entities or Computed Entities, you need Premium capacity or Premium per user (PPU) licensing.

You need at least Contributor or Member access to the workspace to see and connect to its dataflows.
If you only have Viewer access, the dataflow will not appear in Power BI Desktop.

Sometimes the list of dataflows in Power BI Desktop does not refresh immediately. Try:
- Sign out and sign in again in Power BI Desktop.
- Go to Get Data → Power Platform → Dataflows and click Refresh.