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JAWS
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8 years ago
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How to match multiple values from multiple look up values

Hello dear all,   I'm trying to find a formula which allows me to create look up between my 2 tables. Table1 contains a list of movies (single values) + for each movie the list of actors playing in...
  • Greg_Deckler's avatar
    8 years ago

    In Power Query, split your Actors column in your Movies table by delimiter (,). Then unpivot those columns. You will end up with:

     

    Movie,Actor

    Albert,A

    Albert,B

    Albert,C

    Albert,D

    Bernard,A

    Bernard,B

    Bernard,D

    ...

     

    This will allow you to achieve what you want.