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tanyad
Advocate III
7 years ago
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Rename a DataFlow does not work

I have created some DataFlows and then decided to rename them due to a better naming convention i thought up!.  Problem being when I go to Properties of the Dataflow and rename it, the dataflow renam...
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  • v-lili6-msft's avatar
    v-lili6-msft
    7 years ago

    hi, tanyad  Anonymous 

    This issue has been fixed, you could try it.  Smiley Very Happy

     

    Best Regards,

    Lin

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v-lili6-msft
Community Support
7 years ago

hi, tanyad  Anonymous 

This issue has been fixed, you could try it.  Smiley Very Happy

 

Best Regards,

Lin

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BaBallero
Helper I
4 years ago

Hi there,

pretty old chat, but I do have the same issue just today. Are there any workarounds?

Thanks in advance!

  • irezax's avatar
    irezax
    Regular Visitor
    4 years ago

    This annoying bug has kept this chat alive for years. I am trying to rename a data flow in Power Platform and I get an error popup with a two GUIDs in it and no description.

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
      Not applicable
      4 years ago

      I had the same today, but I have a workaround. I think it's not official, but it works for me.

      With workflows you have the opportunity to export to json file and import it (with the same name) to another workspace. Creating a dataflow - Power BI | Microsoft Docs
      The emphasis in the previous sentence is on the same name, but it can be rewritten with a little handwork. The steps:
      1. Export the dataflow to a json file.

      2. Open the json file in a text editor e.g. notepad++
      3. Modify the first property, the "name" to the new dataflow name you want. 

      4. Create a new dataflow with "Import Model" possibility.

      5. Delete the old dataflow.

      Good luck

      • Anonymous's avatar
        Anonymous
        Not applicable
        3 years ago

        This worked for me - thanks