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Linking related items within the same table-Power Query
I need help with Power Query.
I have a table with columns: A, B and C
Column A and C contain identical items to be linked.
I want column C to check where everything is in column A and show concatenated in column D.
I hope that is clear enough.
I did it by duplicating the tables and then merging them, but it's a complex query and consumes too many resources, so I'd like it all to be done in the same table.
Thanks in advance!
A | B | C | D |
AAA | 456 | BBB | 777;258 |
BBB | 777 | AAA | 456;111 |
CCC | 369 | CCC | 369;750 |
AAA | 111 | BBB | 777;258 |
BBB | 258 | CCC | 369;750 |
CCC | 750 | AAA | 456;111 |
Hey mraka9 ,
here you will find the pbix file: https://tommartens-my.sharepoint.com/:u:/g/personal/tom_minceddata_com/EblF6V1lDU9Juds8936QHn4Bv2SHqj2_a1QhalXlXJyVqw?e=5kWRbf
Regards,
Tom
10 Replies
- TomMartensSuper User
Hey mraka9 ,
to create this
I created an inline function using the advanced editor, the code below added the custom column "Custom", which holds the result, the combinedString:... #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type", "Custom", ( row ) => let filtervalue = row[C], combinedString = Text.Combine( List.Transform( Table.SelectRows( #"Changed Type" , each [C] = filtervalue )[B] , each Number.ToText( _ ) ) , ";") in combinedString ) in #"Added Custom"
Hopefully, this provides what you are looking for. If not, consider creating a pbix that contains sample data, upload the pbix to onedrive, googledrive, or dropbox and share the link. If you are using Excel to create the sample data share the xlsx as well.
Regards,
Tom- mraka9Helper III
Unfortunately, the result is not correct. Column D should contain the items as shown in the example.
Thanks anyway!
- TomMartensSuper User
Hey mraka9 ,
if you change this line
Table.SelectRows( #"Changed Type" , each [C] = filtervalue )[B]to this
Table.SelectRows( #"Changed Type" , each [A] = filtervalue )[B]the function returns what you are looking for:
Regards,
Tom- mraka9Helper III
Hello Tom,
can you upload the pbix file.
The language in Power BI is not English for me, so I can't just copy.
Thank you very much. That might be the solution I'm looking for!- TomMartensSuper User
Hey mraka9 ,
here you will find the pbix file: https://tommartens-my.sharepoint.com/:u:/g/personal/tom_minceddata_com/EblF6V1lDU9Juds8936QHn4Bv2SHqj2_a1QhalXlXJyVqw?e=5kWRbf
Regards,
Tom
- mraka9Helper III
Hello Tom,
can you customize the function?
Column B is in text form for me. It is not necessary to change the garden in operation.Although everything in the example is mostly shown as a number, there is also text.
Apologies and thank you very much in advance!
- TomMartensSuper User