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newcomerdev
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2 years ago
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Transforming Header Rows

Hi,

 

I have about 40 columns of data, the header rows have for example 1_Fleet 2_Fleet but the 1 should reflect as a month i.e Jan_Fleet, Feb_Fleet for about 24 of these columns. How would I transform this without having to rename the column one by one?

  • Hi, newcomerdev 

    You can use Power Query (M language) to implement this conversion in Power BI by renaming multiple columns based on the schema instead of manually renaming each column. You can do this:
    Identify the columns that need to be renamed. In your case, columns with names such as 1_Fleet, 2_Fleet, etc.
    Create a custom function to rename the column:
    In the Power Query editor, go to the Home tab and click Advanced Editor. copy and paste the following M code into the editor, modifying it as needed to match your data:

    let
        // Replace "YourTableName" with the actual name of your table
        Source = YourTableName,
    
        // Create a list of month abbreviations
        MonthNames = {"Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sep", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec"},
    
        // Generate a list of new column names based on the month and existing suffix
        RenameColumnsList = List.Transform(
            List.Zip({List.Transform({1..12}, each Text.From(_)), MonthNames}),
            each {_1 & "_Fleet", _2 & "_Fleet"}
        ),
    
        // Rename the columns
        RenamedColumns = Table.RenameColumns(Source, RenameColumnsList, MissingField.Ignore)
    in
        RenamedColumns

    If your original columns were named 1_Fleet, 2_Fleet, ... , 12_Fleet, the script above will rename them to Jan_Fleet, Feb_Fleet, ... , Dec_Fleet. By using this method, you can efficiently batch rename columns based on a pattern without having to do this manually for each column. If you have more columns than 12 months to rename, you can expand the list MonthNames and adjust the range {1..12} accordingly.

     

     

    Best Regards,

    hackcrr

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    2 years ago

    Hi,

    Thans for the solution hackcrr  provided, and i want to offer some more infotmation for user to refer to.

    hello newcomerdev , you can create a blank query and input the following code to advanced editor in power query.

    let
      Source = Table.FromRows(
        Json.Document(
          Binary.Decompress(
            Binary.FromText("i45WSlTSQcOxOtFKSUAWKgaJJgNZqBgkmgJkoeLYWAA=", BinaryEncoding.Base64), 
            Compression.Deflate
          )
        ), 
        let
          _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true])
        in
          type table [
            #"1_Fleet" = _t, 
            #"2_Fleet" = _t, 
            #"3_Fleet" = _t, 
            #"4_Fleet" = _t, 
            #"10_Fleet" = _t
          ]
      ), 
      #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(
        Source, 
        {
          {"1_Fleet", type text}, 
          {"2_Fleet", type text}, 
          {"3_Fleet", type text}, 
          {"4_Fleet", type text}, 
          {"10_Fleet", type text}
        }
      ), 
      step1 = 
        let
          _tablecolumnname = Table.ColumnNames(#"Changed Type"), 
          //get the colum name
          _trans = List.Transform(_tablecolumnname, each Number.From(Text.Select(_, {"0" .. "9"}))), 
          //extract the number from the columnname
          _trans2 = List.Transform(_trans, each Date.ToText(#date(2024, _, 1), "MMM") & "_" & "Fleet"), 
          //change the number to monthname
          _zip = List.Zip({_tablecolumnname, _trans2})
        //combine the original columnname and the new name
      in  _zip, 
      step2 = Table.RenameColumns(#"Changed Type", step1)
    //rename the columnname
    in step2

    Output

    Best Regards!

    Yolo Zhu

    If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

     

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  • hackcrr's avatar
    hackcrr
    Memorable Member

    Hi, newcomerdev 

    You can use Power Query (M language) to implement this conversion in Power BI by renaming multiple columns based on the schema instead of manually renaming each column. You can do this:
    Identify the columns that need to be renamed. In your case, columns with names such as 1_Fleet, 2_Fleet, etc.
    Create a custom function to rename the column:
    In the Power Query editor, go to the Home tab and click Advanced Editor. copy and paste the following M code into the editor, modifying it as needed to match your data:

    let
        // Replace "YourTableName" with the actual name of your table
        Source = YourTableName,
    
        // Create a list of month abbreviations
        MonthNames = {"Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "Jun", "Jul", "Aug", "Sep", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec"},
    
        // Generate a list of new column names based on the month and existing suffix
        RenameColumnsList = List.Transform(
            List.Zip({List.Transform({1..12}, each Text.From(_)), MonthNames}),
            each {_1 & "_Fleet", _2 & "_Fleet"}
        ),
    
        // Rename the columns
        RenamedColumns = Table.RenameColumns(Source, RenameColumnsList, MissingField.Ignore)
    in
        RenamedColumns

    If your original columns were named 1_Fleet, 2_Fleet, ... , 12_Fleet, the script above will rename them to Jan_Fleet, Feb_Fleet, ... , Dec_Fleet. By using this method, you can efficiently batch rename columns based on a pattern without having to do this manually for each column. If you have more columns than 12 months to rename, you can expand the list MonthNames and adjust the range {1..12} accordingly.

     

     

    Best Regards,

    hackcrr

    If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable

    Hi,

    Thans for the solution hackcrr  provided, and i want to offer some more infotmation for user to refer to.

    hello newcomerdev , you can create a blank query and input the following code to advanced editor in power query.

    let
      Source = Table.FromRows(
        Json.Document(
          Binary.Decompress(
            Binary.FromText("i45WSlTSQcOxOtFKSUAWKgaJJgNZqBgkmgJkoeLYWAA=", BinaryEncoding.Base64), 
            Compression.Deflate
          )
        ), 
        let
          _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true])
        in
          type table [
            #"1_Fleet" = _t, 
            #"2_Fleet" = _t, 
            #"3_Fleet" = _t, 
            #"4_Fleet" = _t, 
            #"10_Fleet" = _t
          ]
      ), 
      #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(
        Source, 
        {
          {"1_Fleet", type text}, 
          {"2_Fleet", type text}, 
          {"3_Fleet", type text}, 
          {"4_Fleet", type text}, 
          {"10_Fleet", type text}
        }
      ), 
      step1 = 
        let
          _tablecolumnname = Table.ColumnNames(#"Changed Type"), 
          //get the colum name
          _trans = List.Transform(_tablecolumnname, each Number.From(Text.Select(_, {"0" .. "9"}))), 
          //extract the number from the columnname
          _trans2 = List.Transform(_trans, each Date.ToText(#date(2024, _, 1), "MMM") & "_" & "Fleet"), 
          //change the number to monthname
          _zip = List.Zip({_tablecolumnname, _trans2})
        //combine the original columnname and the new name
      in  _zip, 
      step2 = Table.RenameColumns(#"Changed Type", step1)
    //rename the columnname
    in step2

    Output

    Best Regards!

    Yolo Zhu

    If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.