How to see changes made in data view - specifically column name?

Hi klev28,
Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft fabric community forum. Thank you pankajnamekar25, for your inputs on this issue. After reviewing the details you provided, I have identified few workarounds that may help resolve the issue. Please follow these steps:

Power BI doesn’t maintain a log of renames made in Data View. Tracking renames requires manual methods like Power Query Applied Steps, DAX, or external documentation. Once renamed in Data View, the original column name from Power Query may not be obvious.

To access the Power Query Editor, navigate to Transform Data > Power Query Editor. If the column was renamed in Power Query, click on the Applied Steps pane on the right. Locate the Renamed Columns step and click on it to view the original column name before renaming. If the column name is not listed here, it was likely renamed after being imported in the Model or Data View.

Open Model View, select the table that contains the renamed column. In the Properties pane, check the Description or Column Name Mapping (if available). Sometimes, Power BI retains metadata from the original source, which may still be visible.

Check if there are relationships involving the column in Model View. Often, relationships are created based on the original column names and might provide clues about its initial name. If column names were overridden, consider going back to Power Query: Disable "Use Friendly Names" (if applicable in your version). Manually revert column names by checking the data source and reloading it.

You should rely on Power Query history, model properties, and relationships to back track column names. If the issue stems from Power BI overriding column names with friendly names, consider checking if there’s an option to disable that behaviour in your version.

I hope this could resolve your issue, if you need any further assistance, feel free to reach out. If this post helps, then please give us ‘Kudos’ and consider Accept it as a solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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