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Anonymous
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Columns to Rows.

I have the following data:

 

 name    --   january   --   february --  and so on...

  Foo      --    10          --     72.2      --         ....

  Bar       --     89.1      --     108.4    --         ...

 

 

But, I want to change it to this:

  name  --   month    --    value

    Foo   --   january   --     10     

    Foo   --  february  --     72.2 

          ... all next months

    Bar   --   january    --     89.1

    Bar   --   february  --    108.4

 

 

I want to learn how can I do that using DAX and M? One example using only M and the other using only Dax. 

 

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Anonymous
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Hi caarlos

in Power Query (M) use unpivot other columns.

I never use DAX to solve this as I prefer M

und täglich grüsse das Murmeltier.gif

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Phil_Seamark
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @Anonymous

 

Here is a DAX based solution.  I reckon PQ is the better way to go but this is what it might look like in DAX.  I've assumed your table is called Table and the columns are as per your sample

 

Table = 
Var TableMonths = DataTable(
                "MonthName", STRING,{  
                        {"January"},{"February"},{"March"},{"April"},{"May"},{"June"},{"July"},{"August"},{"September"},{"October"},{"November"},{"December"}    
                        }  
                    ) 
Var CrossJoined = CROSSJOIN(Table1,TableMonths)                    
Return    SELECTCOLUMNS( CrossJoined , 
            "Name" , [Name] , 
            "Month" , [MonthName] , 
            "Value" , SWITCH([MonthName] , 
                "January" , [January] ,
                "February" , [February] ,
                "March" , [March] ,
                "April" , [April] ,   
                "May" , [May] ,
                "June" , [June] ,
                "July" , [July] ,
                "August" , [August] ,
                "September" , [September] ,
                "October" , [October] ,
                "November" , [November] ,
                "December" , [December] ,
                BLANK())                )

To learn more about DAX visit : aka.ms/practicalDAX

Proud to be a Datanaut!

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Phil_Seamark
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @Anonymous

 

Here is a DAX based solution.  I reckon PQ is the better way to go but this is what it might look like in DAX.  I've assumed your table is called Table and the columns are as per your sample

 

Table = 
Var TableMonths = DataTable(
                "MonthName", STRING,{  
                        {"January"},{"February"},{"March"},{"April"},{"May"},{"June"},{"July"},{"August"},{"September"},{"October"},{"November"},{"December"}    
                        }  
                    ) 
Var CrossJoined = CROSSJOIN(Table1,TableMonths)                    
Return    SELECTCOLUMNS( CrossJoined , 
            "Name" , [Name] , 
            "Month" , [MonthName] , 
            "Value" , SWITCH([MonthName] , 
                "January" , [January] ,
                "February" , [February] ,
                "March" , [March] ,
                "April" , [April] ,   
                "May" , [May] ,
                "June" , [June] ,
                "July" , [July] ,
                "August" , [August] ,
                "September" , [September] ,
                "October" , [October] ,
                "November" , [November] ,
                "December" , [December] ,
                BLANK())                )

To learn more about DAX visit : aka.ms/practicalDAX

Proud to be a Datanaut!

Thank you so much for this. It is really helpful and I used this to solve a work problem!!

Anonymous
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Thank you, @Phil_Seamark and @Anonymous, both examples worked!

Anonymous
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Thank you, @Phil_Seamark and @Anonymous, both examples worked!

Anonymous
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Hi caarlos

in Power Query (M) use unpivot other columns.

I never use DAX to solve this as I prefer M

und täglich grüsse das Murmeltier.gif

Thanks to share it. I really appreciated your help.

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