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ABR002
Helper I
Helper I

Grouping/splitting a column

I have a list of items that are made at various factories. Some are made at only one factory, others are made at multiple factories, however the factory is only one column. What I need to do is split a column into multiple columns if the item is made at more than one factory. Current Data:

FactoryProduct # 
55512345
55523456
55534567
66634567
66656789
66632456
77732456

 

Desired Outcome

Product #Factory 1Factory 2
12345555 
23456555 
34567555666
56789666 
32456666777

 

I guess it's kind of like grouping, but instead of a row count I need the values themselves.

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parry2k
Super User
Super User

@ABR002 add a new column called Factory Number 

 

Factory Number = "Factory " & RANKX ( FILTER ( Factory, Factory[Product # ] = EARLIER ( Factory[Product # ] ) ), Factory[Factory], , ASC ) 

 

and in matrix visual use following

 

parry2k_0-1629404334375.png

 

and here is the output

 

parry2k_1-1629404365538.png

 

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v-henryk-mstf
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @ABR002 ,

 

I did the same test and thought that using matrix visual is the best choice. The table visual method will have an impact on the table structure, and the use of virtual tables cannot achieve this effect.

vhenrykmstf_0-1629703700686.png

 


Regarding what you mean by the complex field, can you provide more information?


Best Regards,
Henry

 

Nothing complex, there's just other data there, like sub skus or peoples names or regions, for now though I think this is fine.

parry2k
Super User
Super User

@ABR002 add a new column called Factory Number 

 

Factory Number = "Factory " & RANKX ( FILTER ( Factory, Factory[Product # ] = EARLIER ( Factory[Product # ] ) ), Factory[Factory], , ASC ) 

 

and in matrix visual use following

 

parry2k_0-1629404334375.png

 

and here is the output

 

parry2k_1-1629404365538.png

 

Follow us on LinkedIn

 

Check my latest blog post The Power of Using Calculation Groups with Inactive Relationships (Part 1) (perytus.com) I would  Kudos if my solution helped. 👉 If you can spend time posting the question, you can also make efforts to give Kudos to whoever helped to solve your problem. It is a token of appreciation!

 

Visit us at https://perytus.com, your one-stop-shop for Power BI-related projects/training/consultancy.

 

 

 



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Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution. Proud to be a Super User! Appreciate your Kudos 🙂
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This does work to an extent, but is there a way to do it in the query editor or a way to otherwise make it in a normal table? I have to analyze it with multiple fields, not just the SKU number.

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