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anilsharma80
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Field name changes automatically when refresh Power BI desktop

Hi ,

 

I am facing issue on desktop file when refresh , i can see some field names automatcially change to key ,key 1, key2 ....so on. Mostly this happen for ID fields . Not sure why it happening . 

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When i check the PBI file in tabular Editor it seems Name and source name differ.Source name is the actual name of the field

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Kindly suggest if need to enable /disable any setting in desktop file

My Power BI desktop version is 

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v-jianboli-msft
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Hi @anilsharma80 ,

 

Please try to roll back your Power BI Desktop and check if this issue still exist.

Previous monthly updates to Power BI Desktop and the Power BI service - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

 

Best Regards,

Jianbo Li

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