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7 years ago
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Exclude all items found in list in the dataset (Power Query)

I'd like to filter items from my dataset based on a list (l_Exceptions).   I was trying the solution in this post (which filters the dataset to any item found in the list) but instead would like to...
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    olimilo
    7 years ago

    Hi Zubair_Muhammad 

     

    I tried that but I'm getting an error (l_Exceptions is a list of text values, InspectionNo is a column of text values):

    = Table.SelectRows(#"Expanded ExceptionList", each List.RemoveItems({[InspectionNo]}, l_Exceptions))

    Expression.Error: We cannot convert a value of type List to type Logical.
    Details:
    Value=List
    Type=Type

     

    Edit: So I;m getting the error from the code aboe because List.RemoveItems returns a list and I need a logical value for the Table.SelectRows. Anyway, I found my answer here: Found the solution here: https://eriksvensen.wordpress.com/2017/12/12/powerquery-filter-a-table-based-on-another-table-column-or-list-and-some-filter-ahas/

     

    = Table.SelectRows(step, each List.Contains(l_Exceptions, [InspectionNo]) = false)