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Add rows to a table based on cell value

MajorGroupMinorGroupSample
163
152

Above is an example of my data table to which I am trying to add the # of samples for each MajorGroup/MinorGroup as rows counting down to 1. An example of the desired output table is seen below. 

----> 

MajorGroupMinorGroupSample
163
162
161
152
151

 

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AlexisOlson
Super User
Super User

You can transform the Sample column (or add a new column) that creates a list {1,2,..,N} and then expand that list column to new rows.

 

AlexisOlson_0-1637595563375.png

 

Here's the full query I used:

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMlTSUTIDYmOlWB0IzxSIjZRiYwE=", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [MajorGroup = _t, MinorGroup = _t, Sample = _t]),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"MajorGroup", Int64.Type}, {"MinorGroup", Int64.Type}, {"Sample", Int64.Type}}),
    #"Number to list" = Table.TransformColumns(#"Changed Type", {{"Sample", each List.Reverse({1.._}), type list}}),
    #"Expanded Sample" = Table.ExpandListColumn(#"Number to list", "Sample")
in
    #"Expanded Sample"

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AlexisOlson
Super User
Super User

You can transform the Sample column (or add a new column) that creates a list {1,2,..,N} and then expand that list column to new rows.

 

AlexisOlson_0-1637595563375.png

 

Here's the full query I used:

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMlTSUTIDYmOlWB0IzxSIjZRiYwE=", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [MajorGroup = _t, MinorGroup = _t, Sample = _t]),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"MajorGroup", Int64.Type}, {"MinorGroup", Int64.Type}, {"Sample", Int64.Type}}),
    #"Number to list" = Table.TransformColumns(#"Changed Type", {{"Sample", each List.Reverse({1.._}), type list}}),
    #"Expanded Sample" = Table.ExpandListColumn(#"Number to list", "Sample")
in
    #"Expanded Sample"

Thanks so much for the help! This worked perfectly. 👍

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