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jessem
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10 years ago
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Does renaming column headings affect refresh data?

 Hi, If I rename a column heading of standard dataset to a custom name, does it affect its ability to refresh and pull in new data?   I'll use MailChimp for example. If I rename the default column...
  • GTR's avatar
    GTR
    10 years ago

    As long as you are doing this in the data model itself, it should not have an impact on the refresh process. I renamed a few of my columns and have had no issues with refresh. 

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    GilesWalker
    10 years ago

    As GTR mentioned, if you change the column names in the Power BI editor then there will be no issue. Power BI will now that the new column Open Rate corresponds to report_summary.open_rate. However if the source data changes names then this can effect your visuals.

     

    Giles

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GilesWalker
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10 years ago

As GTR mentioned, if you change the column names in the Power BI editor then there will be no issue. Power BI will now that the new column Open Rate corresponds to report_summary.open_rate. However if the source data changes names then this can effect your visuals.

 

Giles