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Betigolo
Helper I
Helper I

Matrix to Table help

Hi,

 

I need your help.

 

How to transform the following table:

 

Name  |  Course1 | Course 2 | Course 3|

A         |  YES        |    YES       | NO         |

B         |   NO        |    NO       |  YES       |

C         |   NO        |     YES     |   NO       |

 

In to :

 

Name   |  Course     | mandatory

A          |   Course1  |    YES

A          |   Course2  |    YES

A          |  Course 3  |    NO

B          |  Course 1  |    NO

B          |  Course 2  |    NO 

B          |   Course 3 |    YES

         |   Course 1 |    NO

C          |   Course2  |    YES

C          |  Course 3  |    NO

 

Or

 

Name   |  Course     | mandatory

A          |   Course1  |      YES

A          |   Course2  |     YES

 

B          |   Course 3 |      YES

C          |   Course2  |     YES

 

 

Or

Name   |  Course     | 

A          |   Course1  |      

A          |   Course2  |     

B          |   Course 3 |      

C          |   Course2  |     

 

Many thanks for your help

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v-ljerr-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @Betigolo,

 

In your scenario, you should be able to use the Unpivot Column option in Query Editor to unpivot the Course columns to get your expected result. For more details about how to Pivot and Unpivot with Power BI, you can refer to this article. Smiley Happy

 

Regards

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v-ljerr-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @Betigolo,

 

In your scenario, you should be able to use the Unpivot Column option in Query Editor to unpivot the Course columns to get your expected result. For more details about how to Pivot and Unpivot with Power BI, you can refer to this article. Smiley Happy

 

Regards

Many thanks..... so easy and clear. Awesome

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