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EDIT QUERY bulk replace
Hi everybody,
i have to replace a lot of values in the query and the function replace takes a lot of time since I have to enter manually both old and new value.
Is there a way I can just copy and and parte old and new values in a mask, and then Power BI replaces everything?
See the file attached.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Andy
Hi Anonymous,
Read this article https://www.thebiccountant.com/2016/05/22/multiple-replacements-in-power-bi-and-power-query/
Regards,
Ruslan
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Hi Anonymous,
Read this article https://www.thebiccountant.com/2016/05/22/multiple-replacements-in-power-bi-and-power-query/
Regards,
Ruslan
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Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution!Hi, Andy.
A little late to the battle but I figured this could come handy to many people. Here is an article that can help you out:
https://www.syntelli.com/easy-guide-to-bulk-replace-values-in-power-bi-or-power-queryI am not sure what your exact scenario is but sounds like you could use the following M formula in the Query Editor:
Text.Combine( List.ReplaceMatchingItems(
Text.Split ([Name], ” “), { {“.”, “”} , {“/”, ” & “} , {“-” , “,” } }
))
If you want to manage the thing dynamically, you can have the {"old value", "new value"} section as a different data table in Power BI and make it a list, then reference that list in your formula.
I hope this helps!