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huguest
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7 years ago
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Index/Match equivalent (same query)

Hello,

I am trying to add a column that will report a value from a "Parent" record that is in the same table.  In Excel, I would use an Index/Match formula to achieve that, but I cannot figure out a simple way of doing the same in Power Query.  

 

What I have:

ID          Parent ID          Color

1                                     Red

2                                     Blue

3            1

4            2

 

What I need:

ID          Parent ID          Color          Parent Color

1                                     Red

2                                     Blue

3            1                                              Red

4            2                                              Blue

 

Basically, it needs to look for the Parent ID in the ID column and return the Color as the Parent Color.  I can use Merge Queries and merge and expand the same Query, but this method seems to be really slow (obviously, my actual data model is a lot more complex).

 

Thank you!