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pstanek's avatar
pstanek
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10 years ago

Rename column headers in a table

The header is default to be the column/measure name. But I need to change to a different name without needing to change the column/measure name.   I Create measure profit, But I need name of the co...
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v-sihou-msft's avatar
v-sihou-msft
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10 years ago

pstanek

 

In Power BI Desktop, the header only takes the data field. We can't modify the Column Header in visual format. It only supports changing Font color, Background color and Outline.

 

For your requirement, the best workaround is adding "dummy" measures/columns with expected names as asocorro suggestd.

 

You can also submit a feature request on Ideas: https://support.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi

 

Regards,

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
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    10 years ago

    Hi,

    I dont see any column header property for table in the properties pane.

    I tried selecting whole table.

    is it the property of the table only...?

    is it not there in the version um using, 2.31.4280.361 64-bit (January, 2016)...?

     

    Thanks in advance.