Power BI value errors? Fix them with our solutions

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Power BIis a great tool for many people who want to organize and visualize their data efficiently. However, the program is plagued by many problems

Some of the most well-known issues are value errors. There are different types of value errors in Power BI and today we will show you how to fix them.

One userreportedthe following on the official forum:

there is some UIerrorin PBI Desktop. I am connected to internal analysis services. Whenever I want to create New Measure and don’t select the dimension where to put the new measure and start creating the new measure, I immediately get thiserror:

Also, you cannot delete the new measure created, nor you can create a new measure until you remove the faulty one.

Anothererrorencountered by quite a few users refers to “the value is not a cube” message. A userdescribedthe issue in this way:

I created a report based on local CSV-files and SAP BW queries. When I refresh data in Desktop, it works totally fine. However, when I schedule a data refresh in the Service, I get notified that ‘The value is not a cube’ and it relates to a table (“Lijst met afnemers”) that is based on a SAP query. This is theerror:

So, this is an issue that appeared only inPower BIService while refreshing data. However, theerrordid not appear inPower BIDesktop.

Many people encountered a problem with duplicate values as well, as one usersaid on the official forum:

I’m having an issue refreshing my data and get the followingerror: “…..contains a duplicate value….and this is not allowed for columns on the one side of a many-to-one relationship or for columns that are used as the primary key of a table.”

The data does contain duplicate reference numbers, but this issue shouldn’t appear.

Today, we will show you how to get rid of these problems permanently.

Here’s how to fix Power BI value errors

1. Unexpected error value cannot be null

The “Unexpectederrorvalue cannot be null” is a message that appears on older versions ofPower BIDesktop. Update your program to get rid of this issue for good.

2. The value is not a cube

If you encounter “The value is not a cube” error message, then yourPower BIis outdated. Update the app to the latest version to solve the issue.

Install the latest version and learn everything there is to know about Power BI from our detailed guide!

3. Duplicate value error

To fix this issue, you need to manage the relationships.

Conclusion

As you can see, these issues can be severe, but there are simple ways to avoid them. KeepPower Biupdated to the latest version and choose the right settings for your project.

Did our solutions help you? Do let us know in the comments section below!

Power BI value errors? Fix them with our solutions#

Here’s how to fix Power BI value errors#

1. Unexpected error value cannot be null#

2. The value is not a cube#

3. Duplicate value error#

Conclusion#