Multiple data tables are often joined using the "Add as columns to" option. Often, the data sets being appended have the same value column names (ex. $, $ YA, Units, Units YA) which results in the subsequent data value columns having ([%C (n)]) or ($ (2), $ YA (2), Units (2), Units YA (2)) using the specific example where n is the data set number appended into the data table. Usually, the data columns being appended have meaningful column names that can be derived by appending a prefix or suffix to the original column names. Using the example measures above ($, $ YA, Units, Units YA), an example solution using the "Concatenate" option in the "Change column names" transformation could be "concatenate(Category," ", [%C])" that will yield the column names Category $, Category $ YA, Category Units, Category Units YA. It seems part of the solution is already in place as the "Concatenate([%C])" expression works but falls apart when modified to include any other character to be concatenated.