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Harris0211
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Different column format

Hi all,

 

I am very new to the Power BI world and would like someone to help me with my query.
I imported a SharePoint document library into PowerBi, which was very straightforward. However, a few columns have a different format, and I need help determining their value.

 

The Value shoes as  a list and when I click through it, at the end I can see the actual value, I was wonderign is there anyway I can see the value in the Power Query Editor insted of clicking a few times. Other columns value looks ok. The column that I am having issue is the lookup column.

 

 

 

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danextian
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Hi @Harris0211,

 

On the top right of the column, there is an expand icon which you can use  to either combine the elements of a list into a single text or expand  the elements into rows. If you want to access just the first element, create a custom column and enter this formula:

[Company Name]{0}

 That said, the second element is {1} as index in M starts with 0.





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Anonymous
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Hi, @Harris0211 

Has your current problem been solved? If not, you can refer to @danextian reply and click on the expand button andexpand to new rows to fulfill your needs.

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danextian
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Super User

Hi @Harris0211,

 

On the top right of the column, there is an expand icon which you can use  to either combine the elements of a list into a single text or expand  the elements into rows. If you want to access just the first element, create a custom column and enter this formula:

[Company Name]{0}

 That said, the second element is {1} as index in M starts with 0.





Dane Belarmino | Microsoft MVP | Proud to be a Super User!

Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution!


"Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand."
Need Power BI consultation, get in touch with me on LinkedIn or hire me on UpWork.
Learn with me on YouTube @DAXJutsu or follow my page on Facebook @DAXJutsuPBI.

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