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rmcgrath
Advocate II
Advocate II

Data cleaning help

I am connecting to a folder of utility invoices (PDFs).  The first table is how everything is pulled in to Power BI.  The second is what I would like to get to after cleaning/scrubbing.  Can you give me a good way to accomplish the 2nd table?

 

Source.Name

Column1Column2Column3Column4Column5Column6Column7Column8Column9Column10
April 2024 Services.pdfnullDatesnullReadsnullnullnullnullnullnull
April 2024 Services.pdfMeter#FromToFromToUsageMultiplierUsedUnitsEstimate
April 2024 Services.pdfKZD8661491704/02/2405/02/241,780.5621,851.64471.0812,100.00149,270.940KVRNo
April 2024 Services.pdfKZD8661491704/02/2405/02/244,248.9414,527.792278.8502,100.00585,586.680KWHNo
April 2024 Services.pdfKZD8661491704/02/2404/02/24 1396.920 1.001396.920KWNo
Aug services2024.pdfnullDatesnullReadsnullnullnullnullnullnull
Aug services2024.pdfMeter#FromToFromToUsageMultiplierUsedUnitsEstimate
Aug services2024.pdfKZD8661491708/02/2409/03/242,176.5002,296.221119.7202,100.00251,413.890KVRNo
Aug services2024.pdfKZD8661491708/02/2409/03/245,523.3435,890.051366.7072,100.00770,086.590KWHNo
Aug services2024.pdfKZD8661491708/06/2408/06/24 1656.480 1.001656.480KWNo
DEC2023 SERVICES.pdfnullDatesnullReadsnullnullnullnullnullnull
DEC2023 SERVICES.pdfMeter#FromToFromToUsageMultiplierUsedUnitsEstimate
DEC2023 SERVICES.pdfKZD8661491712/04/2301/02/241,511.9901,574.03162.0402,100.00130,284.630KVRNo
DEC2023 SERVICES.pdfKZD8661491712/04/2301/02/243,099.5153,351.353251.8382,100.00528,859.800KWHNo
DEC2023 SERVICES.pdfKZD8661491712/20/2312/20/23 1229.760 1.001229.760KWNo

 

Source.NameMeter#From (Dates)ToFrom (Reads)ToUsageMultiplierUsedUnitsEstimate
April 2024 Services.pdfKZD8661491704/02/2405/02/241,780.5621,851.64471.0812,100.00149,270.940KVRNo
April 2024 Services.pdfKZD8661491704/02/2405/02/244,248.9414,527.792278.8502,100.00585,586.680KWHNo
April 2024 Services.pdfKZD8661491704/02/2404/02/24 1396.920 1.001396.920KWNo
Aug services2024.pdfKZD8661491708/02/2409/03/242,176.5002,296.221119.7202,100.00251,413.890KVRNo
Aug services2024.pdfKZD8661491708/02/2409/03/245,523.3435,890.051366.7072,100.00770,086.590KWHNo
Aug services2024.pdfKZD8661491708/06/2408/06/24 1656.480 1.001656.480KWNo
DEC2023 SERVICES.pdfKZD8661491712/04/2301/02/241,511.9901,574.03162.0402,100.00130,284.630KVRNo
DEC2023 SERVICES.pdfKZD8661491712/04/2301/02/243,099.5153,351.353251.8382,100.00528,859.800KWHNo
DEC2023 SERVICES.pdfKZD8661491712/20/2312/20/23 1229.760 1.001229.760KWNo
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speedramps
Super User
Super User

In Power Query

 

Remove top 8 rows (adjust the number of rows depeding on your table)

Promote top row to header

Remove rows with date = null or To

 

speedramps_0-1750184710231.png

 

Please click thumbs up because I have tried to help.

Then click accept solution if it works

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speedramps
Super User
Super User

In Power Query

 

Remove top 8 rows (adjust the number of rows depeding on your table)

Promote top row to header

Remove rows with date = null or To

 

speedramps_0-1750184710231.png

 

Please click thumbs up because I have tried to help.

Then click accept solution if it works

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