Cannot update binned field: query is missing source-metadata

Bug reports
1

Following version update joining existing aggregated queries to a new query doesn't work anymore due to bug message:
"Cannot update binned field: query is missing source-metadata".

2

Share diagnostic info and setup of the queries

3

Pls find diagnostic info and query setup below:

Case 1 Error msg: query is missing source-metadata
Table with customer information joined via customer ID with supporting table in which I group a count of products sold by customer id, resulting in a table indicating the number of products sold per customer. Column structure: Column 1 - distinct count of product IDs, Column 2 - customer ID

Side note: This setup has worked fine before the version upgrade

Case 2 Error msg: query is missing source-metadata
Joining customer table via customer ID with support table that includes a "case " based categorization per customer based on different attributes, e.g. if budget is x and country is y, set value z. Column structure: Column 1 - customer ID, Column 2 - Categorization

Side note: This setup has worked fine before the version upgrade

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4

Can you share a screenshot of the GUI or the SQL query you are running? Would be easier to follow

5

Here you go:
Question 1 with reference to questions 2

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Question 2

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Result

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7

The issue seems to be related to how the question you are joining loses the metadata and fails when you try to join. The only workaround i can offer for now is to turn that question to a model and update the metadata accordingly. You should be able to perform the join

8

Quick update here: Unfortunately turning the joined question into a model results in the same error code.

9

did you try generating the question? Like start form scratch? Can you share the metadata setup as well

10

No, I turned it into a model from the question. Rebuilding every relevant question that way would be quite inconvenient, so I hope that the bug can be resolved soon in general.

What do you exactly need regarding the metadeta setup? When accessing the model I get the metadata interface with the abilitiy to edit metadata per column.

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Update: Problem persists when model is created from scratch.

Was there any update in the meantime regarding a possible upcoming fix?

12

Should be fixed wit the next release 46.2 Metadata is required when trying join on an SQL based questions · Issue #29795 · metabase/metabase · GitHub