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Why does Power BI Desktop change case?
My data is case-sensitive:
DATABASE_NAME ARCHIVED_DATE
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EPCD13D 17-DEC-2017 12:00:00
epcd13d 25-DEC-2017 12:00:00
epcd13p 17-DEC-2017 12:00:00
epcd13p 25-DEC-2017 12:00:00
epcd13sby 17-DEC-2017 12:00:00
epcd13sby 25-DEC-2017 12:00:00
epcd13t 17-DEC-2017 12:00:00
epcd13t 25-DEC-2017 12:00:00
When I pull this into a table visualizaion:
Is this a BUG, FEATURE, or PEBKAC?
Solved! Go to Solution.
Hi @stokercw,
I have consult the same issue from PG team before. This is by design. Data model isn't case sensitive.
You can also find the same issue has been talked in forum many times, see: http://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Creating-Case-Sensitive-Table-Relationships/td-p/18210
Best Regards,
Qiuyun Yu
hi,
As you have different date for the same DATABASE_NAME lines appear this way.
In case you want to see by date apply an appropriate training.
If you use some aggregation function you can see by YEAR, MONTH, DAY, etc.
Hi @stokercw,
I have consult the same issue from PG team before. This is by design. Data model isn't case sensitive.
You can also find the same issue has been talked in forum many times, see: http://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Creating-Case-Sensitive-Table-Relationships/td-p/18210
Best Regards,
Qiuyun Yu
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