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gusdahu
Helper IV
8 years ago
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Model object names must be non-empty error message

Hi,   I am receiving the following message when using Power BI "Model Objects names must be non-empty". What does this error message mean and how do I correct ir?   Regards, Gus Dahu
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  • v-danhe-msft's avatar
    v-danhe-msft
    8 years ago

    Hi gusdahu,

    Which action do you perform then the error throws out?

    Based on my test, the cause maybe you promote the first row as headers, but in a couple of columns it was empty(like the below picture), so you got the error. I suggest you to rename the missing columns and it will be solved.

    Regards,

    Daniel He

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v-danhe-msft
Microsoft Employee
8 years ago

Hi gusdahu,

Which action do you perform then the error throws out?

Based on my test, the cause maybe you promote the first row as headers, but in a couple of columns it was empty(like the below picture), so you got the error. I suggest you to rename the missing columns and it will be solved.

Regards,

Daniel He

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    gusdahu
    Helper IV
    8 years ago

    Hi Daniel,

     

    The issue was that I had some blank columns in my data set. Once I deleted the blank columns, the error went away.

     

    Thank you for following up!

     

    Gus Dahu

    • v-danhe-msft's avatar
      v-danhe-msft
      Microsoft Employee
      8 years ago

      Hi gusdahu,

      It's pleasant that your problem has been solved, could you please mark my reply as Answered?

       

      Regards,
      Daniel He

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    PatrickWang
    Regular Visitor
    1 year ago

    This is helpful! One of my tables has a column without header that caused by someone mistakenly added a null column in the source file. AI told me almost every possibility but the one you suggested. You are amazing.