Understanding The “A cyclic reference was encountered during evaluation” Error In Power Query In Power BI Or Excel Why the "cyclic reference" error in Power Query in Excel or Power BI occurs Published on: January 22, 2023 Learn more Chris Webb's BI Blog Chris Webb's BI Blog A blog about Power BI, SQL Server Analysis Services (Multidimensional and Tabular), MDX, DAX, Power Pivot, Power Query, M, Power Map and Excel for BI Share post: