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Saxon10
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Creating an Index Column for a Descriptive Data Using “DAX-Calculate column” in Power BI

‎01-17-2021 03:07 PM

Hi,

 

I have a table Like this,

Table1

ColA   ColB
Orange Apple
Mango  Not Apple
Mango  Not Apple

I want to create a column called as RowNumber using DAX and not Query Editor (M).

So the Expected output is,

ColA     ColB        RowNumber
Orange   Apple       1
Mango    Not Apple   2
Mango    Not Apple   3

This can be done in M - Power Query Side.

But, I am looking for a solution using DAX- Calculated Column.

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parry2k
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‎01-17-2021 03:33 PM

@Saxon10 add this column

 

Rank = 
RANKX ( 'Table', [Col A]  , ,ASC, Dense )

 

you can change ASC to DESC if you want to reverse the row number.

 

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parry2k
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‎01-17-2021 03:33 PM

@Saxon10 add this column

 

Rank = 
RANKX ( 'Table', [Col A]  , ,ASC, Dense )

 

you can change ASC to DESC if you want to reverse the row number.

 

Check my latest blog post Compare Budgeted Scenarios vs. Actuals to get a summary of my favourite Power BI feature releases in 2020

I would ❤ Kudos if my solution helped. 👉 If you can spend time posting the question, you can also make efforts to give Kudos to whoever helped to solve your problem. It is a token of appreciation!

⚡Visit us at https://perytus.com, your one-stop-shop for Power BI-related projects/training/consultancy.⚡



Subscribe to the @PowerBIHowTo YT channel for an upcoming video on List and Record functions in Power Query!!

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If my solution proved useful, I'd be delighted to receive Kudos. When you put effort into asking a question, it's equally thoughtful to acknowledge and give Kudos to the individual who helped you solve the problem. It's a small gesture that shows appreciation and encouragement! ❤


Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution. Proud to be a Super User! Appreciate your Kudos 🙂
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parry2k
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‎01-17-2021 03:10 PM

@Saxon10 which column order will be used to get row number?



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Saxon10
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‎01-17-2021 03:25 PM

Like this

 index.PNG

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Saxon10
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‎01-17-2021 03:24 PM

thanks for your quick reply.

Based on the column A.

 

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