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Hi have 2 columns, how can i know the name of column and date for most recent date for the product.
Exemple: product 1 is column B with 20-07-2020
product 2 is column A with 3-2-2019
| Product | A | B |
| 1 | 10-07-2020 | 20-07-2020 |
| 2 | 3-2-2019 | 01-12-2018 |
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@paulomoreira
Create a blank Query, go to the Advanced Editor, clear the existing code, and paste the codes give below and follow the steps.
let
Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMlTSUTI00DUw1zUyMDIAcowQnFidaCUjoJCxrhFQwNASyDQw1DUEcyyUYmMB", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Product = _t, A = _t, B = _t]),
#"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"A", type date}, {"B", type date}},"en-gb"),
#"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type", "Recent Date", each List.Max({[A],[B]})),
#"Changed Type1" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Added Custom",{{"Recent Date", type date}}),
#"Added Custom1" = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type1", "Column Name", each let
i = {[A],[B]}
in
Table.ColumnNames(#"Changed Type")
{ List.PositionOf(i,[Recent Date]) + 1})
in
#"Added Custom1"
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@paulomoreira
DAX doesn't support retrieving the column name or any meta data, you can do it in Power Query if you like.
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How can i do with M?
@paulomoreira
Create a blank Query, go to the Advanced Editor, clear the existing code, and paste the codes give below and follow the steps.
let
Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMlTSUTI00DUw1zUyMDIAcowQnFidaCUjoJCxrhFQwNASyDQw1DUEcyyUYmMB", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Product = _t, A = _t, B = _t]),
#"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"A", type date}, {"B", type date}},"en-gb"),
#"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type", "Recent Date", each List.Max({[A],[B]})),
#"Changed Type1" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Added Custom",{{"Recent Date", type date}}),
#"Added Custom1" = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type1", "Column Name", each let
i = {[A],[B]}
in
Table.ColumnNames(#"Changed Type")
{ List.PositionOf(i,[Recent Date]) + 1})
in
#"Added Custom1"
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