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Anonymous
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6 years ago

Update field names in Service

I'd really like to know if there's a smart way to update column names in the service, once they are already being used in reports/dashboards.

 

So for example, I'd like to remove an underscore from a column name and put it in proper case, without this happening to all my pre-existing reports:

 

 

I find it hard to believe that there isn't some way of using DAX Studio or the Power BI API in order to automate this somehow, but I cannot find any reference for doing so. Does anyone have any guidance?

 

Thanks

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4 Replies

  • GilbertQ's avatar
    GilbertQ
    Super User
    6 years ago
    Hi there

    As far as I know currently the only way to fix this is to update the reports after you have made changes to the field names.

    It is a bit of a hack, but I do not know of any other workaround at the moment.
    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
      Not applicable
      6 years ago

      Thanks Gilbert, I suspected that might be the case.  It's pretty disappointing if so.

      • GilbertQ's avatar
        GilbertQ
        Super User
        6 years ago
        Yeah I guess it comes down to planning and making sure that the initial column names you use are consistent with the business requirements.