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vjnvinod
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Recommended solution for column header changes

Hi,

 

if my column header name keeps changing every month in excel dump, how do i fix that automatically in powerBI?
for instance from Technology to Tech...etc
 
How do i fix this automatically without having my query to crash?
any recommended solutions?
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MFelix
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Hi @vjnvinod ,

 

Without knowing the type of data you are refering but if you have a promote first row to headers (and your columns are always in the same order) I would delete that step, remove the first row and then make the names manually, so you would have column1, column2, and so on and not the actual names.

 


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Miguel Félix


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MFelix
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Hi @vjnvinod ,

 

Without knowing the type of data you are refering but if you have a promote first row to headers (and your columns are always in the same order) I would delete that step, remove the first row and then make the names manually, so you would have column1, column2, and so on and not the actual names.

 


Regards

Miguel Félix


Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution!

Proud to be a Super User!

Check out my blog: Power BI em Português



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