Create a custom column that show as text if the line is "Record" or "List"

[Anonymous]

I have a column in which the values are given as "list" and "record", I cannot pre filter it, the data is given me as such.

I would need to be able to filter out lists and records, how can i do that ?

I thought of making a custom column that gives if the line is a list or a record in text so i can filter out, if their a way to do it ?

[VijayP]

@Anonymous 

Go to power query edtior and filter that data!

[Anonymous]

I am already on power query, my problem is that i want to filter out the data but i cannot as power query refuses to consider lines showing as "List" and "Record" lines as filter targets

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous ,

Please refer to my code and sample.

Whole M Code:

let
    Source = Table.Combine({Table, List, Record}),
    #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(Source, "Custom.1", each Table.SelectRows([Custom])[Column1]),
    #"Removed Columns" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Added Custom",{"Custom.1"}),
    #"Added Custom1" = Table.AddColumn(#"Removed Columns", "Table", each if 
Table.ColumnCount([Custom]) <> Error.Record
then 
"Table"
else
"Record"),
    #"Added Custom2" = Table.AddColumn(#"Added Custom1", "List", each if
List.Count([Custom]) <> Error.Record
then
"List"
else
""),
    #"Added Custom3" = Table.AddColumn(#"Added Custom2", "Record", each if
Record.ToList([Custom]) <> Error.Record
then
"Record"
else
""),
    #"Replaced Errors" = Table.ReplaceErrorValues(#"Added Custom3", {{"Table", ""}}),
    #"Replaced Errors1" = Table.ReplaceErrorValues(#"Replaced Errors", {{"List", ""}}),
    #"Replaced Errors2" = Table.ReplaceErrorValues(#"Replaced Errors1", {{"Record", ""}}),
    #"Added Custom4" = Table.AddColumn(#"Replaced Errors2", "Combine", each if [Table] = "" 
then 
if [List] = "" 
then 
[Record]
else 
[List]
else
[Table])
in
    #"Added Custom4"

Result is as below.

I think [Combine] column is the result you need.

Best Regards,
Rico Zhou

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[VijayP]

@Anonymous Question is not clear , if you can filter with custom column why cant you filter when the data is in the raw format. what is the business logic

[Anonymous]

I cannot i do not have access to the raw data, it is given me as such via an api

Is there a function that would give something like "If column is a record type then "record", else "list" ?