Element rename

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ravi
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Element rename

Post by ravi »

Hi All,

I have a requirement rename dimension element-I am not sure we have element rename option is available. Do I need to delete the existing dim element and then add back?
But - I have data available-present and previous. In this case do i need to export the existing element data and then load back to NEW dim element?

Please suggest best practice.

Thanks
Ravi
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Re: Element rename

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Re: Element rename

Post by declanr »

Those links are a bit old so could be quite misleading.
Generally nowadays people just use the SwapAliasWithPrincipalName function.
You create a new alias, populate with your replacement name/s and then the function via TI overwrites the principal names with the alias. You can then delete the alias or keep it as it will now contain the old names.
Declan Rodger
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