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More detailed information on Dataset refresh failure email

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Luke on 24 Jan 2019 14:48:49

The current email that 'alerts's the dataset owner of a failed scheduled refresh is nice. However, it doesn't contain the specific error information that is available in the Dataset refresh history and via the API.

This idea is to add the detailed reason for the failure, called the "Data source error"
e.g. Data source error: Scheduled refresh is disabled because at least one data source is missing credentials. To start the refresh again, go to this dataset's settings page and enter credentials for all data sources. Then reactivate scheduled refresh.

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f29d911d 54c5-481c-8374-43a9b9379ef1 on 05 Jul 2020 23:58:53

RE: More detailed information on Dataset refresh failure email

I totally agree on this. The e-mail doesn't contain the relevant information to be able to take action without having to log into Power BI services to check the error. I don't see a reason why the error displayed online could not be displayed in the Refresh failed e-mail.