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Fill Down Problem
My data is imperfect and I have a column containining area and discipline values. So I can keep both I thought if I copied the column, replaced discipline with blank or null, then filled down I could get the area too. As steps in Power Query. But it's not working. I can't replace with either discipline or blanks with null and I can't fill down. What am I missing?
Hi,
Add a new column
if Text.StartsWith([WBS], "WBS") then [WBS] else null
or
if [Level]<3 then [WBS] else null
then Fill Down
Stéphane
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Hi kylee_anne
Could you please share a screenshot of the issue? Please share some sample data as excel format (not sensitive)OK.
Sorry I just snipped a bit. WBS covers area and discipline so I want to copy that column, remove discipline labels and fill down WBS. And I can't, even if I do multiple steps. Replace CIV,SMP, E&I with blank, replace blank with null then fill down. Ideas? I then unpivot so ultimately I'm looking at histograms over time and I can filter by area or discipline.
Hi,
Add a new column
if Text.StartsWith([WBS], "WBS") then [WBS] else null
or
if [Level]<3 then [WBS] else null
then Fill Down
Stéphane
Thanks. Just for my understanding so if I add a little code to Power Query it works. If I try to do it all visually it doesn't. Does it always work this way?
