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ByronC
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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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Olufemi7
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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 strategy  

cengizhanarslan
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Super User

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.

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MFelix
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Hi @ByronC ,

 

To my knowledge that is not possible and the names of the workspaces, reports and so are unique and don't have any metadata attach to it.


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