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Anonymous
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5 years ago
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Good day, 

 

I have problem to create nice columns of data I need. Due to complicated excel format of source files, I have following sample file structure: 

 

 

What I'm looking for is the getting rid of nul/numbers and repetitions fnaly two rows of thext one oposite to other to make connetions later. 

 

THnaks

Aleks 

 

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  • Jimmy801's avatar
    Jimmy801
    5 years ago

    Hello Anonymous 

     

    check out this code. Uses Table.Group to group data by question number. The function applied combines text from column2 and column1

    let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMrdQ0lEKLE0tLsnMz1OK1YlWKkmtKFFIBIqCeSEgXhIKLxnGM7dE0qsA5MGVOKJowMaLBQA=", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Column1 = _t, Column2 = _t]),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Column1", type text}, {"Column2", type text}}),
    #"Replaced Value" = Table.ReplaceValue(#"Changed Type","",null,Replacer.ReplaceValue,{"Column1", "Column2"}),
    GroupNumbers = Table.Group
    (
        #"Replaced Value",
        {"Column1"},
        {
            {
                "AllRows",
                each Text.Combine(_[Column2], " ") & " - " & Text.Combine(List.Skip(_[Column1],1)," ")
            }
        },
        GroupKind.Local,
        (group,current)=> try if Value.Is(Number.From(current[Column1]),type number) then 1 else 0 otherwise 0
    )
in
    GroupNumbers

     

    Copy paste this code to the advanced editor in a new blank query to see how the solution works.

    If this post helps or solves your problem, please mark it as solution (to help other users find useful content and to acknowledge the work of users that helped you)
    Kudoes are nice too

    Have fun

    Jimmy

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    Fowmy
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    5 years ago

    Anonymous 

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  • Jimmy801's avatar
    Jimmy801
    Community Champion
    5 years ago

    Hello Anonymous 

     

    what is the logic to connect the rows of text? What is your final output looking like?

     

    BR

     

    Jimmy

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
      Not applicable
      5 years ago

      Hi Jimmi, 

       

      There is one report using text data from second column. Now I need to connect this text data with "suggested actions" in the first column. This needs to be separate query and I will use connections. 

       

      Numbers and emty rows need to go away as it came with the EXCEL - Cannot get rid of them without loosing text in the first column. 

      • Jimmy801's avatar
        Jimmy801
        Community Champion
        5 years ago

        Hello Anonymous 

         

        check out this code. Uses Table.Group to group data by question number. The function applied combines text from column2 and column1

        let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMrdQ0lEKLE0tLsnMz1OK1YlWKkmtKFFIBIqCeSEgXhIKLxnGM7dE0qsA5MGVOKJowMaLBQA=", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Column1 = _t, Column2 = _t]),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Column1", type text}, {"Column2", type text}}),
    #"Replaced Value" = Table.ReplaceValue(#"Changed Type","",null,Replacer.ReplaceValue,{"Column1", "Column2"}),
    GroupNumbers = Table.Group
    (
        #"Replaced Value",
        {"Column1"},
        {
            {
                "AllRows",
                each Text.Combine(_[Column2], " ") & " - " & Text.Combine(List.Skip(_[Column1],1)," ")
            }
        },
        GroupKind.Local,
        (group,current)=> try if Value.Is(Number.From(current[Column1]),type number) then 1 else 0 otherwise 0
    )
in
    GroupNumbers

         

        Copy paste this code to the advanced editor in a new blank query to see how the solution works.

        If this post helps or solves your problem, please mark it as solution (to help other users find useful content and to acknowledge the work of users that helped you)
        Kudoes are nice too

        Have fun

        Jimmy