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Anonymous
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Generate table with 3x columns from other table with 6 columns

Hey, I have the following problem shown in the picture.

I need to solve it with DAX language.

Are formulas useful here  like
A) Generateseries 
B) Addcolumns( Summarize ( ) ) 

 

How do I create this new table?

 

Situation and desired output QUESTION.jpg

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Anonymous
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Hi  @Anonymous ,

Here are the steps you can follow:

1. Create calculated table.

Table 2 =
UNION(
    SELECTCOLUMNS('Table',"Year",'Table'[Year],"Employee","Cost Alex","Cost",'Table'[Cost Alex]),
    SELECTCOLUMNS('Table',"Year",'Table'[Year],"Employee","Cost Ben","Cost",'Table'[Cost Ben]),
    SELECTCOLUMNS('Table',"Year",'Table'[Year],"Employee","Cost Cris","Cost",'Table'[Cost Cris]),
    SELECTCOLUMNS('Table',"Year",'Table'[Year],"Employee","Cost David","Cost",'Table'[Cost David]),
    SELECTCOLUMNS('Table',"Year",'Table'[Year],"Employee","Cost Eric","Cost",'Table'[Cost Eric]))

2. Click [Year] to set as Sort ascending.

vyangliumsft_0-1628235103255.png

3. Result:

vyangliumsft_1-1628235103259.png

 

Best Regards,

Liu Yang

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly

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Anonymous
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Hi  @Anonymous ,

Here are the steps you can follow:

1. Create calculated table.

Table 2 =
UNION(
    SELECTCOLUMNS('Table',"Year",'Table'[Year],"Employee","Cost Alex","Cost",'Table'[Cost Alex]),
    SELECTCOLUMNS('Table',"Year",'Table'[Year],"Employee","Cost Ben","Cost",'Table'[Cost Ben]),
    SELECTCOLUMNS('Table',"Year",'Table'[Year],"Employee","Cost Cris","Cost",'Table'[Cost Cris]),
    SELECTCOLUMNS('Table',"Year",'Table'[Year],"Employee","Cost David","Cost",'Table'[Cost David]),
    SELECTCOLUMNS('Table',"Year",'Table'[Year],"Employee","Cost Eric","Cost",'Table'[Cost Eric]))

2. Click [Year] to set as Sort ascending.

vyangliumsft_0-1628235103255.png

3. Result:

vyangliumsft_1-1628235103259.png

 

Best Regards,

Liu Yang

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly

Anonymous
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Hi @FrankAT 

 

unfortunatelly PowerQuery is not an option, as the initial table is already an extra table which was created with DAX.
I am looking for an DAX solution.

FrankAT
Community Champion
Community Champion

Hi @Anonymous ,

the easiest, shortes an best way to get the desired result is to use Power Query. Unpivot the Cost columns.

 

With kind regards from the town where the legend of the 'Pied Piper of Hamelin' is at home
FrankAT (Proud to be a Datanaut)

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