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Translating Workspace Metadata
Hello
Is there a way to create translations for Power BI workspace metadata like the workspace name, report name, report description, etc.? I know metadata within a report or dataset can get translations, but can it be done on the workspace so that if a user goes to the workspace they would see a different workspace name and report names based on their locale?
Byron Clairoux
Analytics and Data Services, Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada
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The workspace name, report names, and descriptions stored in the Service are single-value strings with no locale-aware translation layer, every user sees the same name regardless of their browser or Power BI language setting.
Hello ByronC,
No, Microsoft Power BI does not support translating workspace-level metadata based on user locale.
Translations are only supported at the report and semantic model level (tables, columns, measures). Workspace-level items such as workspace names, report names (in workspaces/apps), dataset names, and descriptions cannot be localized.
Workaround: If different languages are needed, you’ll need separate apps or workspaces per language.
Microsoft docs: Implement a data translation strategyHi ByronC ,
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