Issue
When connecting to and web editing a workbook with Excel data source, the following error is displayed upon clicking data source tab.
"Could not find the referenced file: FAKEPATH-1ayv1ii0uxr2uw10iffo91dgb54q."
Last Modified Date: 08 Jul 2022
Environment
- Tableau Cloud 2020.4.0
- Excel or CSV data source
Resolution
After the error, you will be prompted for the missing file (data source), Click Yes to specify the original file and reupload it from local computer.Cause
This behavior is by design. On Tableau Cloud 2020.4, "datasource tab" was enabled, user is able to edit datasource, when user switches to "datasource tab", datasouce is basically switch to use live connection, so the file-based data source must be accessible, if not, web authoring shows the dialog to ask user upload "External Files" to continue edit datasource.Thank you for providing your feedback on the effectiveness of the article.
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