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Adding pivot columns in powerBI desktop using columns from different tables
Using PowerBI Desktop, I imported the following tables:
Table name: inventory
columns:
item_code
warehouse_code
quantity
Table name: warehouses
columns:
item_code
location
The possibilities for location are:
headquarters
east_coast
What I would like to, is to have pivot columns, added to the inventory table, using the names in the location column of the warehouses table, and values from the quantity column of the inventory table.
Any ideas how to do this?
5 Replies
- amitchandak
Super User
Anonymous , you can join inventory with other table and use them should be 1 to Many with the inventory at many side.
You should be able to that.
- AnonymousNot applicable
They are already joined at the item_code level and it's a 1-1 join. I am not sure what you mean one to many
- v-juanli-msft
Community Support
Hi Anonymous
Would you like to create result as below:
If so, please merge query, expand column, then pivot column
Best Regards
Maggie
Community Support Team _ Maggie Li
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.- AnonymousNot applicable
So, you're suggesting I merge the column from one table into the orther table, and now that they're both in the same table, do the pivot. Yes, I'm aware that I can do that.
Does this mean that it;'s not possible to do a pivot directly using a column from one table and one from another table?
- v-juanli-msft
Community Support
Hi Anonymous
I'm afraid it is impossible to pivot columns from another table directly.
Best Regards
Maggie