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Applicable88
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5 years ago
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Rename tables in datamodel (PowerQuery) without impact your existing visuals/measures/calc. tables

Hello,   I thought this was a given. I just oversee another report where I need to change all complicated and long table names (names of the cloud source). The creator already finished the report ...
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  • HashamNiaz's avatar
    HashamNiaz
    5 years ago

    Hi Applicable88 !

    I have tested this multiple times directly by changing table / column names in Power Query editor for both type of calculations, complex DAX and simple DAX. 

     

    Both got changed and the measure always show the new table / column names, so it never breaks.

     

    I am using Power BI Desktip April 2021 release. May be some other community member might come up with other ideas.

     

    Regards,

    Hasham

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v-xulin-mstf
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5 years ago

Hi Applicable88,

 

It works well in my environment.

Please try the latest version of power bi.

If you still have the problem, please share your sample pbix file, that will be a great help.

 

Best Regards,
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