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Dax calculated measure name / Dynamic column headers

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Power BI Ideas Admin on 24 Jun 2020 20:02:44

Dax Measure names are currently static and when added to a table or matrix there is no way to dynamically change the measure or column name.

using SELECTEDVALUE a user is able to change the context of a measure to show for example Actuals, Budget or Forecast but the measure name remains static. This is not very user friendly since we are not providing the end-user with a clear context if the measure can be modified by SELECTEDVALUE but the measure name does not provide a matching context.

If the measure name or column name had the ability to be calculated in a similar fashion, Power BI developers would have the ability to dynamically change the display name accordingly and create a smooth and dynamic user experience.

Dynamic column names are available both in Qlik products and Tableau and would be an extremely useful feature to have in Power BI!

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ba13e49c d2c4-ea11-a812-000d3a8ddfb2 on 17 Aug 2020 08:05:05

RE: Dax calculated measure name / Dynamic column headers

Such a basic yet extremely powerful piece of functionality. This would be a huge win if this were to be implemented in Power BI soon.

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a3309361 99be-ea11-a812-000d3a8ddfb2 on 10 Jul 2020 17:22:36

RE: Dax calculated measure name / Dynamic column headers

This will immensely help us. There is no way for us to show dynamic headers and clients have been requesting this from us for a while now.

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bf7a6a93 5b88-ea11-a812-000d3a579c38 on 10 Jul 2020 17:22:09

RE: Dax calculated measure name / Dynamic column headers

As someone who uses dynamic columns constantly, this would be a huge step forward. My users are likely getting tired of seeing columns named "Selected Metric", etc.

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afc70292 fce6-473e-8598-90a47bda821a on 10 Jul 2020 17:21:38

RE: Dax calculated measure name / Dynamic column headers

Perhaps this could be achieved by assigning an ALIAS to the measure field