How to create a common identifier between multiple columns

[harshadrokade]

Hi All,

Pls help me with below query.

I have below table which I have uploaded on Power bi.

Category	JAN 2023 Parameter1	JAN 2023 Parameter2	JAN 2023 Parameter3	FEB 2023 Parameter1	FEB 2023 Parameter2	FEB 2023 Parameter3	MAR 2023 Parameter1	MAR 2023 Parameter2	MAR 2023 Parameter3	APR 2023 Parameter1	APR 2023 Parameter2	APR 2023 Parameter3
Category1	32	48	61	77	100	65	47	61	88	81	35	33
Category2	71	49	21	35	75	56	88	24	32	47	20	45
Category3	28	67	54	63	99	52	23	28	88	92	56	43
Category4	100	98	50	97	55	77	45	45	79	52	51	68
Category5	65	41	46	31	81	32	90	75	41	67	29	70
Category6	51	30	98	67	56	55	96	68	96	58	88	79

As I want all Months to be in month column so that I can create trend charts, I unpivot respective parameter columns for every month column & after that the data looks as below-

You can see the Month row for every paramter & not alligned. How can I bring same month/year for every parameter in same row so that I can have only 1 month/year column & I can generate some combo charts with multiple parameters combinaton?

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi @harshadrokade ,

You can use the "Unpivot Columns" feature in Power BI to bring all the months into a single column. After that, you can use the "Group By" feature to group the data by the month column and the parameter column. This will give you a single row for each month and parameter combination. You can then use this data to create combo charts with multiple parameter combinations.

Here are the steps to unpivot columns:

1. Select the columns you want to unpivot.
2. Right-click on the selected columns and select "Unpivot Columns".
3. This will create a new column called "Attribute" and a new column called "Value". The "Attribute" column will contain the original column names, and the "Value" column will contain the values from those columns.
4. Rename the "Attribute" column to "Month" or "Parameter" as appropriate.

Here are the steps to group by:

1. Select the "Month" and "Parameter" columns.
2. Go to the "Transform" tab and select "Group By".
3. In the "New column name" field, enter a name for the new column that will contain the grouped values.
4. In the "Operation" field, select the operation you want to perform on the grouped values (e.g. Sum, Average, Count).
5. Click "OK" to create the new column.

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[harshadrokade]

thanks