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DouglasBrito
Helper I
5 years agoAdding a column for multiple rows based on a top dynamic row content
Hi there, I'm working with a card statement file that has the layout as current layout. I need to see if it is possible to come up with the desired layout. Basically the card holder name is...
- 5 years ago
Hello @DouglasBrito
Several steps are needed to achieve this goal. Please try the steps below.
Supposing you first have a table like this in Query Editor:
Replace the blank values with null in Column2 and Column3: Transform -> Replace Values.
Add a custom column and use Fill to get the names of the cardholders for each row.
Select Column2 and filter the rows with the Value Record Date and Null.
Finally, rename the columns and reorder them.
let Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45W8srPyFPSUQKhWJ1opYDUosz8FAXXvBSgSEB+cUlmXrqCS2JJKpAbUpSYB2GDVBoaGgLFjIyMgKSxsTFJYo55eYl0txSbmG9iSUZq+aBwCoZYLAA=", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Column1 = _t, Column2 = _t, Column3 = _t]), #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Column1", type text}, {"Column2", type text}, {"Column3", type text}}), #"Replaced Value" = Table.ReplaceValue(#"Changed Type","",null,Replacer.ReplaceValue,{"Column2", "Column3"}), #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Replaced Value", "Custom", each if [Column2] = null and [Column3] = null and [Column1] <> null then [Column1] else null), #"Filled Down" = Table.FillDown(#"Added Custom",{"Custom"}), #"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(#"Filled Down", each ([Column2] = "222")), #"Renamed Columns" = Table.RenameColumns(#"Filtered Rows",{{"Column1", "Period End"}, {"Column2", "Posting Date"}, {"Column3", "Tran Date"}, {"Custom", "Card Holder"}}), #"Reordered Columns" = Table.ReorderColumns(#"Renamed Columns",{"Card Holder", "Period End", "Posting Date", "Tran Date"}) in #"Reordered Columns"You can download the .pbix file for more details. I hope this helps.
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DouglasBrito
Helper I
5 years agoWave @Ashish_Mathur
Thanks very much for your clever approach for this, it worked fine. Sorry for the delay on my answer.
Thank you
Douglas
- Ashish_Mathur5 years ago
Super User
You are welcome.