Data Transformation for Excel with two (or more) headers

[Anonymous]

Dear all

Is it possible to transform an Excel sheet with multiple headers to a usable data table by only using existing feature (such as unpivot) in "transform"? (without any coding)

The first table is what I got now and the second one is the result I am hoping to have.

Many thanks! 

		Everyone can Buy			18 or more
		Ice Cream	Chips	Pizza	Beer
2019	Jan	$             23.7	$             47.5	$             52.2	$             15.7
	Feb	$             20.5	$             41.1	$             45.2	$             13.5
	Mar	$             34.2	$             68.4	$             75.3	$             22.6
	Jun	$             43.4	$             86.8	$             95.5	$             28.6
	July	$             47.3	$             94.6	$          104.1	$             31.2
	Nov	$             19.6	$             39.2	$             43.1	$             12.9
	Dec	$             26.4	$             52.8	$             58.1	$             17.4

2009	Jan	Every One can Buy	Ice Cream	23.7
2009	Feb	Every One can Buy	Ice Cream	20.5
2009	Mar	Every One can Buy	Ice Cream	34.2
2009	Jun	Every One can Buy	Ice Cream	43.4
2009	July	Every One can Buy	Ice Cream	47.3
2009	Nov	Every One can Buy	Ice Cream	19.6
2009	Dec	Every One can Buy	Ice Cream	26.4
2009	Jan	Every One can Buy	Chips	47.5
2009	Feb	Every One can Buy	Chips	41.1
2009	Mar	Every One can Buy	Chips	68.4
2009	Jun	Every One can Buy	Chips	86.8
2009	July	Every One can Buy	Chips	94.6
2009	Nov	Every One can Buy	Chips	39.2
2009	Dec	Every One can Buy	Chips	52.8
2009	Jan	Every One can Buy	Pizza	52.2
2009	Feb	Every One can Buy	Pizza	45.2
2009	Mar	Every One can Buy	Pizza	75.3
2009	Jun	Every One can Buy	Pizza	95.5
2009	July	Every One can Buy	Pizza	104.1
2009	Nov	Every One can Buy	Pizza	43.1
2009	Dec	Every One can Buy	Pizza	58.1
2009	Jan	18 or more	Beer	15.7
2009	Feb	18 or more	Beer	13.5
2009	Mar	18 or more	Beer	22.6
2009	Jun	18 or more	Beer	28.6
2009	July	18 or more	Beer	31.2
2009	Nov	18 or more	Beer	12.9
2009	Dec	18 or more	Beer	17.4

Here is where I stuck. The unpivot of the first header (i.e. Every One can Buy & 18 or more) worked but cannot continue to unpivot the second layer (i.e. Ice cream, chips, pizza, beer)

[Motasem_Yakhola · Accepted solution]

Hello 🙂

You can do it easily by following below steps:

1. Get data from that Excel file and copy the query:

2. In the second query keep the top two rows only

3. Transpose the table

4. Fill down and remove empty and rename columns if needed

5. Go back to the first table and remove first row and promote header and rename needed colums and fill the year

6. Unpivot Table

7. Merge & Expand query

Hope thats answers your question.

Please don't hesitate to contact me for further support.

Best wishes 🙂

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[Anonymous]

@Motasem_Yakhola  thanks a lot. I managed to tackle the issue based on your idea and note what I made it step-by-step as below.

1. Load Excel table into Power BI

2. Duplicate the table

3. Remove "promoted headers" and "change type" (you can also use "Use Header as First Row")

Result:

4. Remove the first two columns and all rows except the top 2 rows. Then, select all and click "transpose". 

Result:

5. Select column 1 and "Fill" -> "Down"

Result:

 

6. Start to deal with the original table. Only keep the first two steps in "APPLIED STEPS" and make the table looks like below

7. Remove the first row and make the second row the headers

8. Select the first two columns and click "Unpivot Columns" -> "Unpivot Other Columns"

Result:

9. Merge this original table and the table we duplicated earlier

10. Use product name as keys to merge those two tables. Choose "Left Outer Join" 

Result:

11. Select the two arrows icon on the right corner of "Sheet2(2)" column. Then, unselect column 2 (product name) and only select column1 because column 1 has the information we need.

Result:

 

12. Use "Fill"->"Down" to deal with all blanks in the first column. Change all column names. Done! 

[parry2k]

@Anonymous can you paste the data in table format so what it can be used instead of posting the image.

[Anonymous]

Hi Parry

I tried to create a table the same as what I got in Excel and re-posted my question just now.

Thanks!