EDIT QUERY bulk replace

[Anonymous]

Hi everybody,

i have to replace a lot of values in the query and the function replace takes a lot of time since I have to enter manually both old and new value.

Is there a way I can just copy and and parte old and new values in a mask, and then Power BI replaces everything? 

See the file attached.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Andy

[Anonymous]

Hi, Andy.

A little late to the battle but I figured this could come handy to many people. Here is an article that can help you out:
https://www.syntelli.com/easy-guide-to-bulk-replace-values-in-power-bi-or-power-query

I am not sure what your exact scenario is but sounds like you could use the following M formula in the Query Editor:

Text.Combine( List.ReplaceMatchingItems(

Text.Split ([Name], ” “), { {“.”, “”} , {“/”, ” & “} , {“-” , “,” } }

))

If you want to manage the thing dynamically, you can have the {"old value", "new value"} section as a different data table in Power BI and make it a list, then reference that list in your formula.

I hope this helps!

[zoloturu · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous,

Read this article https://www.thebiccountant.com/2016/05/22/multiple-replacements-in-power-bi-and-power-query/

Regards,
Ruslan
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