Product:

Microsoft Azure
Dataflow in Workspace

Issue:

The dataflow update have failed, and you get a message like “Error: We encountered an error while performing the refresh. Please try again. If the issue persists contact Support”

Solution:

Please try to refresh the dataflow again.

It looks like when you use the “free” or “pro” license for the workspace, the resource to update dataset or dataflow are shared by all the other users.

License limits:

More Information:

Power BI Pro is a paid license extending Free with collaboration and sharing features in the cloud, suitable for business users. It is intended for business users who need to share reports and collaborate within a team or across the organization.

Pro includes:

  • Publishing reports and dashboards to the Power BI service.
  • Sharing (as part of Power BI Service) content with other Pro users within your organization.
  • Organizing and managing content in team Workspaces.
  • Scheduling automatic data refreshes.
  • Schedule up to 8 automatic data refreshes for the datasets underpinning each report.
  • Create data models up to 1 GB per report, with a total storage capacity of 10 GB per user.

Price: $14 per user/month

It is worth noting that Power BI Pro is included in the Microsoft 365 E5 license, so no additional cost is required if you’re already covered by it.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/products/power-bi/pricing

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/consumer/end-user-license 

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/collaborate-share/end-user-subscribe?tabs=creator 

https://antdata.eu/power-bi-license-and-subscription-types-what-to-choose/ 

https://www.metisbi.co.uk/blog/navigating-powerbi-and-fabric-licensing 

https://www.syskit.com/blog/power-bi-license-types/

https://www.ccslearningacademy.com/power-bi-pro-vs-premium/

https://www.phdata.io/blog/implementing-power-bi-premium-capacity/  

https://blog.coeo.com/power-bi-15-ways-to-share-data 

https://visualitics.it/power-bi-licensing-guide/?lang=en