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reformat a table using Power QUERY
| Part Numbers | Supplier Name | Total Cost |
ABC1 | SUP1 | £X |
| ABC2 | SUP1 | £X |
| ABC2 | SUP2 | £X |
| ABC3 | SUP3 | £X |
| ... | ... | ... |
| Part Number | SUP1 | SUP2 | SUP3 | ... |
| ABC1 | £X | £X | £X | ... |
| ABC2 | £X | £X | £X | ... |
| ABC2 | £X | £X | £X | ... |
| ABC3 | £X | £X | £X | ... |
If you pivot the Supplier Name column using Total Cost as the values, you'll get this:
Hi Anonymous ,
The direct answer is to select your [Supplier Name] column, then go to Transform tab > Pivot Column and select [Total Cost] as the values to get this output:
However, the real question is WHY you want to do this in PQ?
You're essentially making your data structure WORSE for reporting by doing this.
If you want to report in the format that you've outlined, you should really keep the original format as it is, then report using a matrix visual in PBI.
Pete
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If you pivot the Supplier Name column using Total Cost as the values, you'll get this:
JINX! lol
Hi Anonymous ,
The direct answer is to select your [Supplier Name] column, then go to Transform tab > Pivot Column and select [Total Cost] as the values to get this output:
However, the real question is WHY you want to do this in PQ?
You're essentially making your data structure WORSE for reporting by doing this.
If you want to report in the format that you've outlined, you should really keep the original format as it is, then report using a matrix visual in PBI.
Pete
Anonymous ,
Keep your data in its original format in Power Query, then use a matrix visual like this to display it in the format you're looking for:
Significantly more efficient and 'useable' than the pivot operation in Power Query (that is an especially expensive PQ function).
Pete
Anonymous ,
Ok, fair enough.
If you are replicating something else, I recommend you update it while you're there to make it more efficient.
Keeping the original data structure as it is and using the matrix visual to change the report/display format is the efficient way to go.
Pete