Medium severitydata source
Power BI Refresh Error:
DM_ErrorDetailNameCode_ExecutionContext
What does this error mean?
An error occurred within a specific execution context of the Power BI data processing pipeline. This error is often seen as part of a larger error chain and provides context about where in the pipeline the failure occurred.
Common causes
- 1An error in a child query or subquery that propagates up through the execution context stack
- 2A parameter binding failure where a query parameter cannot be resolved at execution time
- 3A mashup container process was terminated unexpectedly during evaluation
- 4Resource limits (CPU, memory) were hit within a specific processing context
How to fix it
- 1Look at the full error chain — ExecutionContext errors almost always wrap a more specific inner error
- 2Find the innermost error message and address that specific issue first
- 3In Power BI Desktop, enable verbose logging to see the complete error trace
- 4Simplify complex multi-step queries to identify which specific step triggers the context failure
- 5Check the gateway logs for the corresponding timestamp to find additional error detail