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LinhNguyen
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6 years ago
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Append queries error: Name is already used

 

Hi everyone!

 

I'm trying to append the tables 'Inventory' and 'Intransit'. These tables both have column "Date". When I clicked apply, this message shows up.

Shouldn't PowerBI append the data based on columns? When there are columns with the same name, it should be stacked on top of each other right?

The table "Product" doesn't even have a date column. Could someone tell me why I got this error and how to fix it?

 

Thank you!

 

  • mwegener's avatar
    mwegener
    6 years ago
    Yes, thats the conflict.
    Date comes from Power Query and there is another definition as DAX Column.

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  • mwegener's avatar
    mwegener
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    Hi LinhNguyen ,

     

    please give an overview of your Power Query Steps.

     

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    • LinhNguyen's avatar
      LinhNguyen
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      Hi mwegener ,

      My steps are as below:

      Append Inventory 1010-1020; Inventory 1510-1610; Inventory 3010-3610 into Inventory

      Append In transit 1010-1020; Intransit 1510-3010; In transit remaining into In-Transit

       

      Then append Inventory and Intransit

       

      • mwegener's avatar
        mwegener
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        Hi LinhNguyen ,

         

        could you show a screenshot form Query Inventory, with the Append Step