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[BUG]: Can't load Power Platform Center of Excellence Starter Kit Dashboard

See original GitHub issue

There is a dashboard that comes with the Power Platform Center of Excellence Starter Kit and getting the following error message trying to open it in the Power BI desktop. Colleague is also getting the same error when following the same steps:

Something went wrong

Failed to save modifications to the server. Error returned: ‘Expression in partition ‘n/a’ in table ‘n/a’ references an unknown entity.’. Dashboard-PowerPlatformAdminDashboard_2020-09-19

Double click on the Dashboard-PowerPlatformAdminDashboard_2020-09-19.pbit file that comes with the Power Platform Center of Excellence Starter Kit

Expected behavior Dashboard would prompt to enter the URL of the COE site and then fully load the dashboard

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Additional context Feedback Type: Frown (Error)

Error Message: Failed to save modifications to the server. Error returned: 'Expression in partition ‘n/a’ in table ‘n/a’ references an unknown entity. '.

Stack Trace: at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.Storage.FileOpenError.HandleError(IWindowService windowService, LocalizedString title) at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.Services.TemplateManager.TryImportTemplate(IPowerBIWindowService windowService, IQueryServices queryServices, IExceptionHandler exceptionHandler, TelemetryUserActionId entryPoint, Boolean& editQueries, String filePath) at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.Commands.ApplicationCommands.DataImportCommands.ImportTemplate(IPowerBIWindowService windowService, IExceptionHandler exceptionHandler, ImportTemplateParameters parameters) at Microsoft.Mashup.Host.Document.ExceptionHandlerExtensions.HandleExceptions(IExceptionHandler exceptionHandler, Action action)

Stack Trace Message: Failed to save modifications to the server. Error returned: 'Expression in partition ‘n/a’ in table ‘n/a’ references an unknown entity. '.

Invocation Stack Trace: at Microsoft.Mashup.Host.Document.ExceptionExtensions.GetCurrentInvocationStackTrace() at Microsoft.Mashup.Client.UI.Shared.StackTraceInfo…ctor(String exceptionStackTrace, String invocationStackTrace, String exceptionMessage) at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.Telemetry.PowerBIUserFeedbackServices.GetStackTraceInfo(Exception e) at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.Telemetry.PowerBIUserFeedbackServices.ReportException(IWindowHandle activeWindow, IUIHost uiHost, FeedbackPackageInfo feedbackPackageInfo, Exception e, Boolean useGDICapture) at Microsoft.Mashup.Client.UI.Shared.UnexpectedExceptionHandler.<>c__DisplayClass14_0.<HandleException>b__0() at Microsoft.Mashup.Client.UI.Shared.UnexpectedExceptionHandler.HandleException(Exception e) at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.Utilities.UIBlockingAwareExceptionHandler.HandleException(Exception e) at Microsoft.Mashup.Host.Document.ExceptionHandlerExtensions.HandleExceptions(IExceptionHandler exceptionHandler, Action action) at Microsoft.Practices.Prism.Commands.DelegateCommandBase.<>c__DisplayClass4_0.<.ctor>b__0(Object arg) at Microsoft.Practices.Prism.Commands.DelegateCommandBase.<Execute>d__10.MoveNext() at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.AsyncTaskMethodBuilder.Start[TStateMachine](TStateMachine& stateMachine) at Microsoft.Practices.Prism.Commands.DelegateCommandBase.Execute(Object parameter) at Microsoft.Practices.Prism.Commands.DelegateCommand1.<Execute>d__5.MoveNext() at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.AsyncTaskMethodBuilder.Start[TStateMachine](TStateMachine& stateMachine) at Microsoft.Practices.Prism.Commands.DelegateCommand1.Execute(T parameter) at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.Commands.CompositeCommand1.Execute(ICommand command, Object parameter) at Microsoft.Practices.Prism.Commands.CompositeCommand.Execute(Object parameter) at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.Commands.CompositeCommand1.Execute(T parameter) at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Program.<>c__DisplayClass2_6.<<Main>b__5>d.MoveNext() at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.AsyncTaskMethodBuilder.Start[TStateMachine](TStateMachine& stateMachine) at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Program.<>c__DisplayClass2_6.<Main>b__5(MainWindow mainWindow) at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.MainWindow.<<OnMainWindowInitializationCompleted>b__202_2>d.MoveNext() at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.AsyncTaskMethodBuilder.Start[TStateMachine](TStateMachine& stateMachine) at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.MainWindow.<OnMainWindowInitializationCompleted>b__202_2() at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.IExceptionHandlerExtensions.<HandleAwaitableAsyncExceptions>d__1.MoveNext() at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.AsyncTaskMethodBuilder.Start[TStateMachine](TStateMachine& stateMachine) at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.IExceptionHandlerExtensions.HandleAwaitableAsyncExceptions(IExceptionHandler exceptionHandler, Func1 asyncFunc) at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.IExceptionHandlerExtensions.<HandleAsyncExceptions>d__0.MoveNext() at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.AsyncVoidMethodBuilder.Start[TStateMachine](TStateMachine& stateMachine) at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.IExceptionHandlerExtensions.HandleAsyncExceptions(IExceptionHandler exceptionHandler, Func1 asyncFunc) at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.MainWindow.<OnMainWindowInitializationCompleted>b__202_1() at Microsoft.Mashup.Host.Document.ExceptionHandlerExtensions.HandleExceptions(IExceptionHandler exceptionHandler, Action action) at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Object[] arguments, Signature sig, Boolean constructor) at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.UnsafeInvokeInternal(Object obj, Object[] parameters, Object[] arguments) at System.Delegate.DynamicInvokeImpl(Object[] args) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.InvokeMarshaledCallbackDo(ThreadMethodEntry tme) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.InvokeMarshaledCallbackHelper(Object obj) at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx) at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx) at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.InvokeMarshaledCallback(ThreadMethodEntry tme) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.InvokeMarshaledCallbacks() at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam) at System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessageW(MSG& msg) at System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessageW(MSG& msg) at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ComponentManager.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponentManager.FPushMessageLoop(IntPtr dwComponentID, Int32 reason, Int32 pvLoopData) at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoopInner(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context) at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context) at System.Windows.Forms.Form.ShowDialog(IWin32Window owner) at Microsoft.Mashup.Client.UI.Shared.WebDialogs.WebDialog.<>n__0(IWindowHandle owner) at Microsoft.Mashup.Client.UI.Shared.WindowManager.ShowModal[T](T dialog, Func`1 showModalFunction) at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Program.<>c__DisplayClass2_0.<Main>b__1() at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Windows.IExceptionHandlerExtensions.<>c__DisplayClass3_0.<HandleExceptionsWithNestedTasks>b__0() at Microsoft.Mashup.Host.Document.ExceptionHandlerExtensions.HandleExceptions(IExceptionHandler exceptionHandler, Action action) at Microsoft.PowerBI.Client.Program.Main(String[] args)

Snapshot Trace Logs: C:\Users\kcarr00\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Power BI Desktop\FrownSnapShot1579504671.zip

Model Default Mode: Empty

Model Version: PowerBI_V1

Is Report V3 Models Enabled: False

Performance Trace Logs: C:\Users\kcarr00\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Power BI Desktop\PerformanceTraces.zip

Enabled Preview Features: PBI_showMinervaRibbon PBI_showMinervaViewNavigator

Disabled Preview Features: PBI_shapeMapVisualEnabled PBI_SpanishLinguisticsEnabled PBI_NewWebTableInference PBI_qnaLiveConnect PQ_AIInsightsFunctionBrowser PBI_realTimeRefresh PBI_v3Models PBI_decompositionTree PBI_themeDialog PBI_hierarchicalSlicerCreation

Disabled DirectQuery Options: TreatHanaAsRelationalSource

Cloud: GlobalCloud

PowerBINonFatalError_MethodDefDescription: PFE_M_ENGINE_UNKNOWN_ENTITY_REFERENCED

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