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Export Data - Column Header Name Change
Hi all, I've created a report and uploaded to the service. The report contains 2 tables, each has been recreated using the table visual to facilitate data export. Both tables have a first column ...
Ensure the coulmn names are unique.
In Power BI, you can rename a field (column) by double-clicking the field and typing a new name. Power BI refers to the new name as an alias. It's possible that a Power BI report can end up with duplicate field names, but Excel doesn't allow duplicates. So when Power BI exports the data to Excel, the field aliases revert to their original field (column) names.