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jeamps01
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4 years ago
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Advanced Rank in Power Query

Hello! How can I do this in the Power Query Editor? I need to create a ranking per month of certain values. Here's the table I'm trying to recreate. I need to calculate the Ranking column. 

 

Date Index Ranking
1/1/2021 105 1
1/1/2021 103 2
1/1/2021 85 4
1/1/2021 95 3
2/1/2021 107 2
2/1/2021 108 1
2/1/2021 98 3
2/1/2021 96 4
  • Hi jeamps01 

     

    Download example PBIX file

     

    This query does it

     

    let
        Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMtQ31DcyMDJU0lEyNDBVitVBEzJGF7LAUGQJETFC1maOKWSBLmSJKWKmFBsLAA==", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Date = _t, Index = _t]),
        #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Date", type date}, {"Index", Int64.Type}}),
        #"Added Index" = Table.AddIndexColumn(#"Changed Type", "Index.1", 0, 1, Int64.Type),
        #"Sorted Rows" = Table.Sort(#"Added Index",{{"Date", Order.Ascending}, {"Index", Order.Descending}}),
        #"Grouped Rows" = Table.Group(Table.Buffer(#"Sorted Rows"), {"Date"}, {{"Count", each _, type table [Date=nullable date, Index=nullable number, Index.1=number]}}),
        #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Grouped Rows", "Custom", each Table.AddIndexColumn([Count], "Index.2", 1, 1, Int64.Type)),
        #"Removed Columns" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Added Custom",{"Count"}),
        #"Expanded Custom" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Removed Columns", "Custom", {"Index", "Index.1", "Index.2"}, {"Index", "Index.1", "Index.2"}),
        #"Sorted Rows1" = Table.Sort(#"Expanded Custom",{{"Date", Order.Ascending}, {"Index.1", Order.Ascending}}),
        #"Removed Columns1" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Sorted Rows1",{"Index.1"}),
        #"Renamed Columns" = Table.RenameColumns(#"Removed Columns1",{{"Index.2", "Ranking"}})
    in
        #"Renamed Columns"

     

     

     

     

    Regards

     

    Phil

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  • Hi jeamps01 

     

    Download example PBIX file

     

    This query does it

     

    let
        Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMtQ31DcyMDJU0lEyNDBVitVBEzJGF7LAUGQJETFC1maOKWSBLmSJKWKmFBsLAA==", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Date = _t, Index = _t]),
        #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Date", type date}, {"Index", Int64.Type}}),
        #"Added Index" = Table.AddIndexColumn(#"Changed Type", "Index.1", 0, 1, Int64.Type),
        #"Sorted Rows" = Table.Sort(#"Added Index",{{"Date", Order.Ascending}, {"Index", Order.Descending}}),
        #"Grouped Rows" = Table.Group(Table.Buffer(#"Sorted Rows"), {"Date"}, {{"Count", each _, type table [Date=nullable date, Index=nullable number, Index.1=number]}}),
        #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Grouped Rows", "Custom", each Table.AddIndexColumn([Count], "Index.2", 1, 1, Int64.Type)),
        #"Removed Columns" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Added Custom",{"Count"}),
        #"Expanded Custom" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Removed Columns", "Custom", {"Index", "Index.1", "Index.2"}, {"Index", "Index.1", "Index.2"}),
        #"Sorted Rows1" = Table.Sort(#"Expanded Custom",{{"Date", Order.Ascending}, {"Index.1", Order.Ascending}}),
        #"Removed Columns1" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Sorted Rows1",{"Index.1"}),
        #"Renamed Columns" = Table.RenameColumns(#"Removed Columns1",{{"Index.2", "Ranking"}})
    in
        #"Renamed Columns"

     

     

     

     

    Regards

     

    Phil

    • jeamps01's avatar
      jeamps01
      New Member

      Hi Philip

       

      Thank you so much for the response! I tried patching in that query into my original source and didn't get any syntax errors so that's good. However once it tried to run the query I get an error that states: 

       

      Expression.Error: The column 'Index.2' of the table wasn't found.
      Details:
      Index.2

       

      Here's the query after the space is the your query

       

      let
          Source = SharePoint.Files("XXX", [ApiVersion = 15]),
          #"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(Source, each ([Folder Path] = "XXX")),
          #"Filtered Rows1" = Table.SelectRows(#"Filtered Rows", let latest = List.Max(#"Filtered Rows"[Date created]) in each [Date created] = latest),
          #"Filtered Hidden Files1" = Table.SelectRows(#"Filtered Rows1", each [Attributes]?[Hidden]? <> true),
          #"Invoke Custom Function1" = Table.AddColumn(#"Filtered Hidden Files1", "Transform File (6)", each #"Transform File (6)"([Content])),
          #"Renamed Columns1" = Table.RenameColumns(#"Invoke Custom Function1", {"Name", "Source.Name"}),
          #"Removed Other Columns1" = Table.SelectColumns(#"Renamed Columns1", {"Source.Name", "Transform File (6)"}),
          #"Expanded Table Column1" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Removed Other Columns1", "Transform File (6)", Table.ColumnNames(#"Transform File (6)"(#"Sample File (6)"))),
          #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Expanded Table Column1",{{"Source.Name", type text}, {"Census#", Int64.Type}, {"DateTY", type text}, {"PropSupTY", Int64.Type}, {"PropDemTY", Int64.Type}, {"PropRevTY", Int64.Type}, {"CompSupTY", Int64.Type}, {"CompDemTY", Int64.Type}, {"CompRevTY", Int64.Type}, {"OccRankTY", type text}, {"ADRRankTY", type text}, {"RevParRankTY", type text}}),
          #"Removed Columns" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Changed Type",{"Source.Name"}),
          #"Reordered Columns" = Table.ReorderColumns(#"Removed Columns",{"DateTY", "Census#", "PropSupTY", "PropDemTY", "PropRevTY", "CompSupTY", "CompDemTY", "CompRevTY", "OccRankTY", "ADRRankTY", "RevParRankTY"}),
          #"Inserted Suffix" = Table.AddColumn(#"Reordered Columns", "Suffix", each [DateTY] & "01", type text),
          #"Changed Type1" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Inserted Suffix",{{"Suffix", type date}}),
          #"Reordered Columns1" = Table.ReorderColumns(#"Changed Type1",{"Suffix", "DateTY", "Census#", "PropSupTY", "PropDemTY", "PropRevTY", "CompSupTY", "CompDemTY", "CompRevTY", "OccRankTY", "ADRRankTY", "RevParRankTY"}),
          #"Renamed Columns" = Table.RenameColumns(#"Reordered Columns1",{{"Suffix", "Date"}}),
          #"Removed Columns1" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Renamed Columns",{"DateTY"}),
          #"Changed Type2" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Removed Columns1",{{"Census#", type text}}),
          #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type2", "Index", each ([PropRevTY]/[PropSupTY])/([CompRevTY]/[CompSupTY])),
          #"Changed Type3" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Added Custom",{{"Index", type number}}),
      
          #"Changed Type4" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Date", type date}, {"Index", Int64.Type}}),
          #"Added Index" = Table.AddIndexColumn(#"Changed Type", "Index.1", 0, 1, Int64.Type),
          #"Sorted Rows" = Table.Sort(#"Added Index",{{"Date", Order.Ascending}, {"Index", Order.Descending}}),
          #"Grouped Rows" = Table.Group(Table.Buffer(#"Sorted Rows"), {"Date"}, {{"Count", each _, type table [Date=nullable date, Index=nullable number, Index.1=number]}}),
          #"Added Custom2" = Table.AddColumn(#"Grouped Rows", "Custom", each Table.AddIndexColumn([Count], "Index.2", 1, 1, Int64.Type)),
          #"Removed Columns2" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Added Custom",{"Count"}),
          #"Expanded Custom" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Removed Columns", "Custom", {"Index", "Index.1", "Index.2"}, {"Index", "Index.1", "Index.2"}),
          #"Sorted Rows1" = Table.Sort(#"Expanded Custom",{{"Date", Order.Ascending}, {"Index.1", Order.Ascending}}),
          #"Removed Columns3" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Sorted Rows1",{"Index.1"}),
          #"Renamed Columns2" = Table.RenameColumns(#"Removed Columns1",{{"Index.2", "Ranking"}})
      in
          #"Renamed Columns2"
      • PhilipTreacy's avatar
        PhilipTreacy
        Super User

        Hi jeamps01 

         

        Can you please send me the data you are using, and a screenshot of the table in Power Query before you add my query steps.

         

        My query is using column names specific to the columns in the dummy data I set  up.  Your query is using column names that are in your data.  

         

        You need to replicate my steps to carry out the transformsations on your data/columns.  The error you are getting is is because my dummy data has a column called Index.2, yours doesn't.

         

        If I can see what data and column names you have, I can try to modify my code to match your column names.

         

        Regards

         

        Phil

  • v-luwang-msft's avatar
    v-luwang-msft
    Community Support

    Hi jeamps01 ,

    Only need two steps:

    step1,group and add inex:

     

     

    = Table.Group(Source, {"Date"}, {{"Partition", each Table.AddIndexColumn(_, "Ranking",1,1), type table}})

     

     

    Step2, expand table:

     

     

    = Table.ExpandTableColumn(Partition, "Partition", {"Index", "Ranking"}, {"Index", "Ranking"})

     

     

    All power query:

     

     

    let
        Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMtQ31DcyMDJU0lEyNDBVitVBEzJGF7LAUGQJETFC1maOKWSBLmSJKWKmFBsLAA==", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Date = _t, Index = _t]),
        #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Index", type number}}),
        Partition = Table.Group(Source, {"Date"}, {{"Partition", each Table.AddIndexColumn(_, "Ranking",1,1), type table}}),
        #"Expanded Partition" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(Partition, "Partition", {"Index", "Ranking"}, {"Index", "Ranking"})
    in
            #"Expanded Partition"

     

     

    Output result:

     

    Accord you provided ,change to the below:

     

    let
        Source = SharePoint.Files("XXX", [ApiVersion = 15]),
        #"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(Source, each ([Folder Path] = "XXX")),
        #"Filtered Rows1" = Table.SelectRows(#"Filtered Rows", let latest = List.Max(#"Filtered Rows"[Date created]) in each [Date created] = latest),
        #"Filtered Hidden Files1" = Table.SelectRows(#"Filtered Rows1", each [Attributes]?[Hidden]? <> true),
        #"Invoke Custom Function1" = Table.AddColumn(#"Filtered Hidden Files1", "Transform File (6)", each #"Transform File (6)"([Content])),
        #"Renamed Columns1" = Table.RenameColumns(#"Invoke Custom Function1", {"Name", "Source.Name"}),
        #"Removed Other Columns1" = Table.SelectColumns(#"Renamed Columns1", {"Source.Name", "Transform File (6)"}),
        #"Expanded Table Column1" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Removed Other Columns1", "Transform File (6)", Table.ColumnNames(#"Transform File (6)"(#"Sample File (6)"))),
        #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Expanded Table Column1",{{"Source.Name", type text}, {"Census#", Int64.Type}, {"DateTY", type text}, {"PropSupTY", Int64.Type}, {"PropDemTY", Int64.Type}, {"PropRevTY", Int64.Type}, {"CompSupTY", Int64.Type}, {"CompDemTY", Int64.Type}, {"CompRevTY", Int64.Type}, {"OccRankTY", type text}, {"ADRRankTY", type text}, {"RevParRankTY", type text}}),
        #"Removed Columns" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Changed Type",{"Source.Name"}),
        #"Reordered Columns" = Table.ReorderColumns(#"Removed Columns",{"DateTY", "Census#", "PropSupTY", "PropDemTY", "PropRevTY", "CompSupTY", "CompDemTY", "CompRevTY", "OccRankTY", "ADRRankTY", "RevParRankTY"}),
        #"Inserted Suffix" = Table.AddColumn(#"Reordered Columns", "Suffix", each [DateTY] & "01", type text),
        #"Changed Type1" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Inserted Suffix",{{"Suffix", type date}}),
        #"Reordered Columns1" = Table.ReorderColumns(#"Changed Type1",{"Suffix", "DateTY", "Census#", "PropSupTY", "PropDemTY", "PropRevTY", "CompSupTY", "CompDemTY", "CompRevTY", "OccRankTY", "ADRRankTY", "RevParRankTY"}),
        #"Renamed Columns" = Table.RenameColumns(#"Reordered Columns1",{{"Suffix", "Date"}}),
        #"Removed Columns1" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Renamed Columns",{"DateTY"}),
        #"Changed Type2" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Removed Columns1",{{"Census#", type text}}),
        #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type2", "Index", each ([PropRevTY]/[PropSupTY])/([CompRevTY]/[CompSupTY])),
    
    
    
        #"Changed Type3" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Index", type number}}),
        Partition = Table.Group(Source, {"Date"}, {{"Partition", each Table.AddIndexColumn(_, "Ranking",1,1), type table}}),
        #"Expanded Partition" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(Partition, "Partition", {"Index", "Ranking"}, {"Index", "Ranking"})
    in
            #"Expanded Partition"
    

     

     

     

     

     

    And you could refer:

    https://www.myonlinetraininghub.com/dense-ranking-in-power-query 

     

    Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution!


    Best Regards

    Lucien

  • cris007's avatar
    cris007
    Frequent Visitor

    Hello all, 

     

    Is there a way to achieve the same but only with the function table.addrankcolumn rather than using Group by and Index Column? 

     

    The reason I am asking is because if there is a tie, I should get the same position for the values with a tie. The index column from the power query will not give me this result. 

     

    For example, below, the two first lines rows should get the same ranking based on Index: 

    Date Index Ranking
    1/1/2021 105 1
    1/1/2021 105 1
    1/1/2021 85 3
    1/1/2021 95 2
    2/1/2021 107 2
    2/1/2021 108 1

     

    Anyone knows how to do this ? 

    Thanks