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Anonymous
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2 years ago
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Two columns with different names but same source column

Has this changed by any chance or is it a bug? Is there a workaround?

 

The requirement is to have the same source column in the visual, but give it different names. 

 

 

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    2 years ago

    Hi Anonymous ,

     

    This is due to the design.
    You can create a measure and then modify the name by placing the source column and measure on the visual object.

     

    sales measure = MAX('Table'[sales])

     

    Best Regards,

    Neeko Tang

    If this post  helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution  to help the other members find it more quickly. 

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  • PhilipTreacy's avatar
    PhilipTreacy
    Super User
    2 years ago

    Hi Anonymous 

     

    I don't understand what the problem is.

     

    You have added the column twice, if you double click one of the coumn names under Column in the Visualizations panel, you can rename it.

     

    Phil

     

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
      Not applicable
      2 years ago

      PhilipTreacy 

      hi Phil, thank you for the promp response.

       

      When you change the one it automatically changes the other. I am pretty sure was not always the case.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable
    2 years ago

    Hi Anonymous ,

     

    This is due to the design.
    You can create a measure and then modify the name by placing the source column and measure on the visual object.

     

    sales measure = MAX('Table'[sales])

     

    Best Regards,

    Neeko Tang

    If this post  helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution  to help the other members find it more quickly. 

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
      Not applicable
      2 years ago

      hello Anonymous 

      Thank you for the clarity and the workaround.

      I assume this changed because I believe one could have renamed the same field differently before.

      I was hoping that I did not have to create another column which I would have done SQL side in my views.


      I will close the post.