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Anonymous
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Add table to query editor

Hi,

 

I want to add one table to another and I know how to do it in the query editor.

 

But the table I want to add was created outside the query editor in the "data" area. So the table is not shown in the query editor. 

 

Is there a way to add the other table to the query editor?

 

Thanks!

Mark

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@Anonymous you can easily use selectcolumns and than use union

 

 



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parry2k
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@Anonymous what is the DAX expression used to add data table.  You cannot take date table by DAX in Power Query but we can look at DAX code and try to generate it in Power Query. share the DAX expression.

 

Any reason why you need it in power query?



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Anonymous
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Hi @parry2k ,

 

the only reason why I want it in Power Query is, because I know how to work with it there. But a DAX solution would also be fine.

 

Here are the different example tables:

table 1 (Power Query)					
					
name	type	value	month	year	
A	ext	3	may	2018	
B	ext	3	jun	2018	
					
					
table 2 (DAX)					
					
name	type	value	year	position	
C	int	2	2017	doe	
D	int	4	2017	doe2	
					
					
final table					
					
name	type	value	month	year	position
A	ext	3	may	2018	0
B	ext	3	jun	2018	0
C	int	2	0	2017	doe
D	int	4	0	2017	doe2

My goal is to have the final table.

 

The DAX code for table 2 is:

FinalTable = 
CALCULATETABLE (
    'TEMPTABLE';
    FILTER (
        'TEMPTABLE';
        'TEMPTABLE'[Value]
            <= IF ( ISBLANK ( YEAR ( 'TEMPTABLE'[exit] ) ); 2019; YEAR ( 'TEMPTABLE'[exit] ) )
            && 'TEMPTABLE'[Value] >= YEAR ( 'TEMPTABLE'[entry] )
    )
)

But this is different from my example tables above, as the real tables are much more complex. 

 

I justs need to understand the logic, how to match certain columns in different tables to form a new table.

 

Thank you!

Mark

 

@Anonymous you can easily use selectcolumns and than use union

 

 



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