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New-PowerBIColumn

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Creates a new Power BI column object.

Quick start script

# New-PowerBIColumn — quick start (serv365.ai)
# 1. Connect (app-only shown; interactive: omit the certificate parameters)
Connect-PowerBIServiceAccount -ServicePrincipal -CertificateThumbprint $thumb -ApplicationId $appId -Tenant $tenantId

# 2. Capture the current state first — you cannot roll back what you never recorded
$before = Get-PowerBIColumn
$before | Format-List

# 3. Make the change
New-PowerBIColumn -DataType <PowerBIDataType> -Name <String>

# 4. Verify and diff
$after = Get-PowerBIColumn
Compare-Object ($before | Out-String) ($after | Out-String)

Syntax

New-PowerBIColumn -Name <String> -DataType <PowerBIDataType> [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (2)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-DataType	PowerBIDataType	yes	A type of the column.
-Name	String	yes	A column name.

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