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Anonymous
5 years agoNot applicable
Expanded data and list Problem
Hi guys, I'm expanding some data and I came across the following problem, in the image below appears the icon to expand the data and I can expand normally. After expanding there is an...
- Anonymous4 years ago
Hi Anonymous
Here is a post with similar problem like yours. You may refer to this and I hope it could help you.
For reference: Transforming json with power query (mix of list and record in a single column)
This code may help you.
let source = Json.Document(File.Contents("d:\path\filename.json")), tabled = Table.FromRecords({source}), expandListField = Table.ExpandListColumn(tabled, "thingstodo"), expandRecField = Table.ExpandRecordColumn(expandListField, "thingstodo", {"propCode", "hours"}, {"propCode", "hours"}), expandList2 = Table.ExpandListColumn(expandRecField, "hours"), fieldForRec = Table.AddColumn(expandList2,"Rec",each if Value.Is([hours], type record) then [hours] else null,type record), fieldForList = Table.AddColumn(fieldForRec, "List",each if Value.Is([hours], type list) then [hours] else null,type list), removed = Table.RemoveColumns(fieldForList, {"hours"}), expandRecField2 = Table.ExpandRecordColumn(removed, "Rec", {"day", "time"}, {"day", "time"}), expandList3 = Table.ExpandListColumn(expandRecField2, "List") in expandList3Best Regards,
Rico ZhouIf this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
lbendlin
Super User
5 years agoAnonymous Looks like you are trying to squeeze a square peg (JSON) through a round hole (Power Query table). Which of the fields from the source data do you actually need for your reporting? Can that data be meaningfully flattened into a table or should it stay in its hierarchical form?