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Struggling with column headers that keep changing every time you refresh your Power Query data? This quick yet powerful Excel tutorial shows you how to dynamically rename columns based on position, so you never have to hardcode again. Using a real Excel example, you'll see how to promote headers, extract column names by position, and reassign them with dynamic M code—ensuring your queries stay robust, clean, and refresh-proof.
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00:00 Introduction
00:12 Why You Can’t Rely on Column Headers
00:24 Starting a New Query in Excel
01:20 The Problem with Hardcoding Column Names
02:00 The Dynamic Header Rename Trick
03:56 Creating Dynamic Variables for Column Names
05:02 Replacing Hardcoded Labels with Dynamic References
06:00 Cleaning & Unpivoting Your Data
07:02 Final Cleanup, Load & Shoutout to Members
🧑🏻🎓Learning Power BI?
Check out our online course
accessanalytic.thinkific.com
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youtube.com/channel/UCvD2rJJrp0aS48-KCk0eMHQ/join
You can download the files I used here
aasolutions.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/PubliclyAvailableContent/EvJ1TfXYKkJLkM8qXhRzpoABL_9LSmJO_enjWQrPkdor7A?e=CAAemz
Struggling with column headers that keep changing every time you refresh your Power Query data? This quick yet powerful Excel tutorial shows you how to dynamically rename columns based on position, so you never have to hardcode again. Using a real Excel example, you'll see how to promote headers, extract column names by position, and reassign them with dynamic M code—ensuring your queries stay robust, clean, and refresh-proof.
📗 Did you know I've written a book "Power BI for the Excel Analyst"?
https://pbi.guide/book/
The team and I at Access Analytic develop Power BI and Excel solutions for clients in Australia and deliver training around the World.
🌐 https://accessanalytic.com.au/
00:00 Introduction
00:12 Why You Can’t Rely on Column Headers
00:24 Starting a New Query in Excel
01:20 The Problem with Hardcoding Column Names
02:00 The Dynamic Header Rename Trick
03:56 Creating Dynamic Variables for Column Names
05:02 Replacing Hardcoded Labels with Dynamic References
06:00 Cleaning & Unpivoting Your Data
07:02 Final Cleanup, Load & Shoutout to Members
