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PL-300 · Question #462

You are creating a new semantic model in Microsoft Power BI Desktop. You connect to a recently used data source and receive an error message indicating that the password is expired. You need to…

The correct answer is A. From Data Source settings, select the data source, and then select Edit Permissions. To update expired credentials for a data source in Power BI Desktop, you must navigate to Data Source settings and select Edit Permissions for the specific data source.

Submitted by deeparc· Apr 18, 2026

Question

You are creating a new semantic model in Microsoft Power BI Desktop. You connect to a recently used data source and receive an error message indicating that the password is expired. You need to update the credentials for the data source. What should you do?

Options

  • AFrom Data Source settings, select the data source, and then select Edit Permissions.
  • BFrom Options, select Data Load, and then select Clear Cache.
  • CFrom Power Query Editor, select Refresh Preview.
  • DFrom the Modeling tab, select Manage Roles, and then add a role.

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To update expired credentials for a data source in Power BI Desktop, you must navigate to Data Source settings and select Edit Permissions for the specific data source.

AFrom Data Source settings, select the data source, and then select Edit Permissions.Correct

When a data source's credentials expire in Power BI Desktop, the correct action is to go to "Data Source settings." From there, select the specific data source that has the issue and choose "Edit Permissions" to update the username, password, or other authentication details required to re-establish the connection. This directly addresses credential management for established connections.

BFrom Options, select Data Load, and then select Clear Cache.

Clearing the cache only removes cached data from Power BI Desktop and does not update or manage connection credentials for data sources.

CFrom Power Query Editor, select Refresh Preview.

Refreshing the preview in Power Query Editor attempts to reload data using existing credentials and will not provide an option to update expired passwords.

DFrom the Modeling tab, select Manage Roles, and then add a role.

Managing roles from the Modeling tab is used for row-level security within the semantic model, not for updating data source connection credentials.

Concept tested: Updating Power BI data source credentials

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/transform-model/desktop-data-sources-settings

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