Helper ICalculated column to assign numeric code to dates
Hello,
I have a table with data tracking instances of clients contacting a support desk. My table has an instance id that is the unique identifier for each call, then the date of the call and the user who reached out. We have numerous calls on each day and I would like to assign a unique identifier to each date so I can use this as a date identifier and append this data to another table. I believe I can use a calculated column to do this but I don't know how to create a formula for it.
Below is a sample table of what I currently have:
| Date | Instance ID | Username |
| 2025-03-10 | 10001 | anderson_marcus |
| 2025-03-10 | 10002 | bellamy_claire |
| 2025-03-10 | 10003 | chen_oliver |
| 2025-03-10 | 10004 | davidson_priya |
| 2025-03-10 | 10005 | everett_natasha |
| 2025-03-11 | 10006 | fletcher_dominic |
| 2025-03-11 | 10007 | anderson_marcus |
| 2025-03-11 | 10008 | bellamy_claire |
| 2025-03-11 | 10009 | irons_selene |
| 2025-03-11 | 10010 | jackson_rowan |
| 2025-03-12 | 10011 | chen_oliver |
| 2025-03-12 | 10012 | anderson_marcus |
| 2025-03-12 | 10013 | jackson_rowan |
| 2025-03-12 | 10014 | nguyen_callum |
| 2025-03-12 | 10015 | ortega_simone |
| 2025-03-13 | 10016 | patel_griffin |
| 2025-03-13 | 10017 | quinn_adriana |
| 2025-03-13 | 10018 | chen_oliver |
| 2025-03-13 | 10019 | anderson_marcus |
| 2025-03-13 | 10020 | thornton_jasper |
Hi all, thank you for your input but it turns out there was actually a very easy way to do this in Power Query. Steps below:
1. Use the group by function on the date column, setting the operation to "all rows", making a nested table for each date.
2. Add an index column (I used the custom starting point of 99001 and incremented at 1)
3. Expand the nested tables back out.
Each row now has a unique identifier based on its date!
