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JGG
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Rename column

Hi, I can see this topic has been discussed before but I don't find a solution for it. I needed to update a column name in my source file (I have multiple file in Sharepoint as source files) and did so i Power query, saved and closed and I see new column name i Desktop. Updating however returns error message missing column referring to the old column name. 

 

Why is Power BI searching for an assumingly not existing column name? Any solution for this?

 

JG

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Icey
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Hi @JGG ,

 

Could my suggestions solve your problem?

 

If it could, please accept my reply as solution to your question so that people who may have the same question can get the solution directly.

 

If not, please let me know.

 

 

Best Regards,

Icey

Icey
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Community Support

Hi @JGG ,

 

1. Please check if the column name in all steps has been updated to the new name.

 

2. Please try to use Table.Buffer function after the rename step to buffer the table in memory, isolating it from external changes during evaluation.

ex: 

 

= Table.Buffer(#"Renamed Columns" as table)

 

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Best Regards,

Icey

 

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

edhans
Super User
Super User

Possibly. But your image of the table you are renaming a column on is blury so I cannot read it, and I cannot read the error messages in that language, so it is difficult to help. One thing you can try though is if that field is used in a relationship as a key, remove the relationship, then rename the column, then put the name back.

 

Otherwise, please post a clear image of what you are referring to and the errors in English, or wait until someone comes along that can read that language and understand the error message.



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