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JBell1979
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update issues

Team, I'm trying to udate my PBI for the new year but I'm getting this message.

"Column 'Month' in Table 'MSL YTD' contains a duplicate value 'January' and this is not allowed for columns on the one side of a many-to-one relationship or for columns that are used as the primary key of a table." 

I am just adding the data from this year to the data from last. 13 rows of data total

 

Thanks for all the help

 

~J

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AnkitKukreja
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Hi @JBell1979 

 

Try to understand the error, most of the time solution is within: "this is not allowed for columns on the one side of a many-to-one relationship or for columns that are used as the primary key of a table.

This means you have got a relationship on the Month column from the Date table to another table. Which would have duplicates like the Month of January in this case. You should have the relationship with the  Date column instead to avoid such problems in future because the date would be unique in the date table always.

 

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If my response has successfully addressed your question or concern, I kindly request that you mark this post as resolved. Additionally, if you found my assistance helpful, a thumbs-up would be greatly appreciated.

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Ankit Kukreja
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AnkitKukreja
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Super User

Hi @JBell1979 

 

Try to understand the error, most of the time solution is within: "this is not allowed for columns on the one side of a many-to-one relationship or for columns that are used as the primary key of a table.

This means you have got a relationship on the Month column from the Date table to another table. Which would have duplicates like the Month of January in this case. You should have the relationship with the  Date column instead to avoid such problems in future because the date would be unique in the date table always.

 

For Power BI trainings or support dm or reach out to me on LinkedIn.
If my response has successfully addressed your question or concern, I kindly request that you mark this post as resolved. Additionally, if you found my assistance helpful, a thumbs-up would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Ankit Kukreja
www.linkedin.com/in/ankit-kukreja1904

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