Column referenced without its table
"Column referenced without its table" is one of the maintainability checks Auditabi runs on a Power BI semantic model. n expression(s) reference a column as [Column] without the table name. It is a hygiene note: provable, worth fixing, but it never moves the health score. Always qualify columns: Table[Column].
What is detected
n expression(s) reference a column as [Column] without the table name. DAX resolves it against the current row context, which reads like a measure and breaks silently when a measure of the same name is added.
Why it matters
Hygiene and conventions. Reported in its own section and never deducted from the health score.
How to fix it
Always qualify columns: Table[Column]. Reserve the unqualified [Name] syntax for measures.
Reference
Tabular Editor BPA: Column references should be fully qualified
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