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YoussefN
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8 years ago
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Multiple rows in different columns

Table I wantTable I have

Hi all,

 

I Have a large dataset that contains an object number and a location (place, area, street) In the dataset this is on line level  as you can see in the first table. But I want it structurend in different columns as shown in the seccond table. So that I have 4 columns.

I really would appreciate your help.

 

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  • ImkeF's avatar
    ImkeF
    8 years ago

    Please see the comments in the code for the steps to be taken:

     

    let
    // Your source data
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("VY2xCsJADEB/JdzcxbNfoAguddBJSodAgz1aErik+vveWYg6vpe8pO/DLjThIGrCYWg2PBJbJseriNKTFliQNxuLPcvqUeWbrDaBpvG70mG2xDAnfoCWi2Sf0f7/Y8UTqtXWRRt/i7aYC73gLnl20SFPaIbsJvLo1fAG", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Object = _t, Location = _t]),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Object", Int64.Type}, {"Location", type text}}),
// Add Index column
        #"Added Index" = Table.AddIndexColumn(#"Changed Type", "Index", 0, 1),
// Transform index column with modulo, value 3
        #"Calculated Modulo" = Table.TransformColumns(#"Added Index", {{"Index", each Number.Mod(_, 3), type number}}),
// Pivot on that new column, taking "Location" into values. If you do this by hand, make sure to disable aggregation in the advanced options ("Don't Aggregate".
        #"Pivoted Column" = Table.Pivot(Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Calculated Modulo", {{"Index", type text}}, "en-US"), List.Distinct(Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Calculated Modulo", {{"Index", type text}}, "en-US")[Index]), "Index", "Location")
in
    #"Pivoted Column"
  • ImkeF's avatar
    ImkeF
    8 years ago

    Sure, just pivot on that column instead of the newly created and rename the resulting columns afterwards.

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    • ImkeF's avatar
      ImkeF
      Community Champion
      8 years ago

      Please see the comments in the code for the steps to be taken:

       

      let
      // Your source data
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("VY2xCsJADEB/JdzcxbNfoAguddBJSodAgz1aErik+vveWYg6vpe8pO/DLjThIGrCYWg2PBJbJseriNKTFliQNxuLPcvqUeWbrDaBpvG70mG2xDAnfoCWi2Sf0f7/Y8UTqtXWRRt/i7aYC73gLnl20SFPaIbsJvLo1fAG", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Object = _t, Location = _t]),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Object", Int64.Type}, {"Location", type text}}),
// Add Index column
          #"Added Index" = Table.AddIndexColumn(#"Changed Type", "Index", 0, 1),
// Transform index column with modulo, value 3
          #"Calculated Modulo" = Table.TransformColumns(#"Added Index", {{"Index", each Number.Mod(_, 3), type number}}),
// Pivot on that new column, taking "Location" into values. If you do this by hand, make sure to disable aggregation in the advanced options ("Don't Aggregate".
          #"Pivoted Column" = Table.Pivot(Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Calculated Modulo", {{"Index", type text}}, "en-US"), List.Distinct(Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Calculated Modulo", {{"Index", type text}}, "en-US")[Index]), "Index", "Location")
in
    #"Pivoted Column"
      • YoussefN's avatar
        YoussefN
        Regular Visitor
        8 years ago

        Hi Imke,

         

        Thanx for your response, I am really  new to power BI and don't really understnad your awnser. Where do I have to put the code?

        Can you walk me through a bit. maybe I did not gave enough information.

        The table I have is from a Navision database. I used an odata feed to import the table into Power BI.

        No I need to transfort it to a table with 4 columns.

        Thanks in advance for your awnser