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Abhaykumar
Microsoft Employee
8 years ago
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Dynamic column name

By passing parameters and renaming using power query, I am setting the column name dynamically:

    #"Renamed Columns" = Table.RenameColumns(ModelOutput1,{{"Dimension1", Dimension1}, {"Dimension2", Dimension2}})

However visuals associated with this column name are giving error if I change the parameter value (from what was its initial value):

 

 

Is there a way that I can use parameters for a column name and still have the column consumed in a visual?

  • No, thats not possible. 

    The column name is the identifier of your column. Different name -> different column. The data model has no idea/connection to what has been done in the query editor.

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  • ImkeF's avatar
    ImkeF
    Community Champion

    No, thats not possible. 

    The column name is the identifier of your column. Different name -> different column. The data model has no idea/connection to what has been done in the query editor.