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Show the source of the Datasets and Prevent same Dataset names

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Marc.Lim on 04 Jun 2015 21:49:44

Show the source of datasets and enforce diff. dataset names

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Rob Duke on 05 Jul 2020 22:37:34

RE: Show the source of the Datasets and Prevent same Dataset names

Agreed, as our datasets have grown we have lost track of how they were created. Was a spreadsheet uploaded, or is it managed through a PBIX file?!

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Larry Steinle on 05 Jul 2020 22:28:07

RE: Show the source of the Datasets and Prevent same Dataset names

Give users the chance to confuse themselves and they will...

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Mynda Treacy on 05 Jul 2020 22:25:36

RE: Show the source of the Datasets and Prevent same Dataset names

I can't believe this hasn't had more votes. I must have spent an hour trying to find information about the dataset source, only to find out there's no way of knowing, which to me is ridiculous.

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Tonio Lora on 05 Jul 2020 22:25:10

RE: Show the source of the Datasets and Prevent same Dataset names

Just like Power BI Desktop, the online version should not allow to have Datasets with the same name