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    Rename field name for SSAS cube

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    on 30 Jun 2016 19:37:27

    It would be very helpful to have this feature available for SSAS cube connection reports.

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    Mathias Thierbach on 05 Jul 2020 22:40:16

    RE: Rename field name for SSAS cube

    Absolutely necessary when creating Power BI content based on a live SSAS connection. The metaphor here would be Excel PivotTables - which offer that functionality for both, fields and measures - and even scoped to a particular table/chart ("visual" in Power BI).

    Currently considering creating a dedicated perspective with Power BI friendly names. But even that has the big disadvantage that it only applies globally and can't even be scoped to just a report. In practice, you'll oftentimes need to alias certain members specifically for the context of a given report.

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    Michael Heumann on 05 Jul 2020 22:37:34

    RE: Rename field name for SSAS cube

    Right now we have to duplicate measure to rename. No efficient and creating waste

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    Sunil on 05 Jul 2020 22:30:36

    RE: Rename field name for SSAS cube

    we really need this functionality to use the live cube data. It reduce the manual refresh efforts.