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Posted on by Silva_BR

Hi!
I'm trying to rename a SharePoint column and it appears when I create column but it doesn't appear in SharePoint as renamed and it doesn't create the collection correctly. How should I do?Because I can't call the column I want, so I can't create the collection, it always comes empty.

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Drrickryp Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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@Silva_BR

SharePoint is peculiar with respect to renaming columns. Certain PowerApps functions require the original name but others use the display name. In particular, table shaping functions are the ones that require the original names.

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Ashwin7104 671 on at

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@Silva_BR - To add to @Drrickryp , after renaming/ updating a column in SharePoint, make sure to refresh the data source in PowerApps to use the new column value.

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timl 36,393 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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@Silva_BR - the main problem is that a SharePoint has 2 names - an internal name, and an external/display name. When you rename a SharePoint column, the display name changes but the internal name stays the same, which is the reason for the problem.

The only way around this problem is to delete the column, and to create a new column with your new name.

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