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athomp15
Helper I
6 years ago
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Append to string based on number (loop)

Hi, 

 

Any help would be appreciated. 

I have a source table that shows allocated resources on a project. I would like to add a new column which appends to the "Resource Allocated" column ";Another" for each resource we have missing.

Source Table

Resources Allocated,Number Required,Resources Missing

Person1;Person2,3,1

Person2;Person4,2,0

Person3,3,2

 

Target

Resources Allocated, Number Required,Resources Missing,Resources Resource Allocated Ammended

Person1;Person2,3,1,Person1;Person2;Another

Person2;Person4,2,0,Person2;Person4

Person3,3,2,Person3;Another;Another

 

Thanks

Alex

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  • AlexisOlson's avatar
    AlexisOlson
    6 years ago

    You can do this with a custom column that repeats ";Another" according to the missing amount:

     

    [Resources Allocated] & Text.Repeat(";Another", [Resources Missing])

     

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  • AlexisOlson's avatar
    AlexisOlson
    Super User
    6 years ago

    You can do this with a custom column that repeats ";Another" according to the missing amount:

     

    [Resources Allocated] & Text.Repeat(";Another", [Resources Missing])

     

  • v-juanli-msft's avatar
    v-juanli-msft
    Community Support
    6 years ago

    Hi athomp15 

    If AlexisOlson slove your problem, could you kindly accept this as a solution?

    If not, please let me know how to get target table from your original table?

     

    Best Regards
    Maggie
    Community Support Team _ Maggie Li
    If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

  • NSRjecross's avatar
    NSRjecross
    Frequent Visitor
    6 years ago

    athomp15 

    I think the problem here is the original table design isn't designed for this type of reporting.

    you should have a  project table that lists the project and the number of resources required.

    Then a resource table with your resource items (apparently people)

    Then you make a project-resource table with a record for each resource allocated to a project.

     

    Then the operation you are after becomes joins with counts or pivots depending what you want.

    At the moment you are having to unpack and repack your resource lists for allocated to get counts, who etc.

    You can also add some dates to the various tables if you want to have project scheduling with intermittent allocation rather than have to assign a resource to the entire project timeline. 

    Good luck

    Jen