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4 years ago
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Measure Name already exists while no double names

Hello,   I keep getting the following message when I refresh my Power BI dataset in the desktop version: I get the message 'The name <MeasureName> is already used for a measure on table <Tab...
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    Anonymous
    4 years ago

    v-luwang-msft Thanks for your time testing it. I was able to solve the problem. In PowerQuery Editor, I changed the columns name from ColumnA to ColumnAHidden (so that it matches the renamed col name in the reporting view). This solved the problem.

     

    Still feels very strange that I only got the error when adding a non-related table. Seems like a bug.

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v-luwang-msft
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4 years ago

Hi Anonymous ，

I tried to restore your scenario, but no such problem occurred.

base table:

Close and apply:

 

create measure:

visual:

And has your problem been solved, if so, please  share your own solution to help others find it.

Best Regards
Lucien

 

 

 

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
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    4 years ago

    v-luwang-msft Thanks for your time testing it. I was able to solve the problem. In PowerQuery Editor, I changed the columns name from ColumnA to ColumnAHidden (so that it matches the renamed col name in the reporting view). This solved the problem.

     

    Still feels very strange that I only got the error when adding a non-related table. Seems like a bug.