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Dataflow - column name change
Hi All,
I published a dataflow then changed the column name right after.
The report that use the dataflow perceived the update (new column name) after refresh; but then for some unknown reason, the column that the report refer to from Dataflow switched back to old name, despite the fact that Dataflow column changed is still valid in Power Query online.
Has anyone experienced such issue before?
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Hi Xiao Tang,
I tried changing column name again today and noticed the following:
If column name change done on upstream dataflow, all downstream dataset and dataflow didn't receive the update of reference, as the matter of fact, the flow will stop due to column reference mismatched.
Hi rdnguyen
"the column that the report refer to from Dataflow switched back to old name", can this behavior always be reproduced or only
once?
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Hi Xiao Tang,
I can only say it happened first time at my first try change the column name of upstream dataflow. Since the error come up, I was nervous to repeat the name change as the downstream dataflow is not able to be saved.
Hi rdnguyen
Thanks for your reply. Will the issue happen again if you create a new dataflow? Just want to confirm if that behavior could be reproduce.
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Hi Xiao Tang,
I did create a new dataflow. Name change on dataflow work well. Haven't tried to change column name yet. Would it be something messed up at the underlying table caching the dataflow data?
