Exporting a data to EDF or publishing data fails with "Could not find a referenced Connection" Error

When you’ve received an EDF file from a co-worker, then try to export and publish it, you might get the “Could not find a referenced Connection” error.

To workaround this, you can quickly set a valid data connection to the imported data source. Here’s how to do it:

Open the Data Source Step

Click on the Data Source step to open it.
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Select a New Connection

From the Connection dropdown, select the data connection you’d like to use.

Run the Query

After selecting the new connection, run the query to refresh and apply it.