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Hi All,
I want to lookup one field in another table in the query editor and then grab a field from that table; however, if there's no corresponding record, I want to use a static field in the current table.
So, I have the lookup as follows:
//Lookup APR Long Name in Master Data View Table
#"Added Custom3" = Table.AddColumn(#"Filtered Rows1", "Distributor APR Long", each (let currentCustomer = [Sold_To_Party_Description] in Table.SelectRows(Master_APRLongDescription, each [PARTNER] = currentCustomer)){0} [APR_Long_Description]),
How do I add the logic that if the [APR_Long_Description] field is missing or null, to then use the field [Sold_To_APR] in the current table?
Thanks!
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Hi Shelley,
Error-handling may help, you can try M code like formula below:
#"Added Custom3" = Table.AddColumn(#"Filtered Rows1", "Distributor APR Long", each ( try let currentCustomer = [Sold_To_Party_Description] in Table.SelectRows(Master_APRLongDescription, each [PARTNER] = currentCustomer)){0} [APR_Long_Description] otherwise let currentCustomer = [Sold_To_Party_Description] in Table.SelectRows(Master_APRLongDescription, each [PARTNER] = currentCustomer)){0} [Sold_To_APR] ),
Regards,
Jimmy Tao
You can do it like this.
Master
Lookup
Select the "Master table" and go to Combine -> Merge Queries
Merge
Setup the merge to be "Left outer"
Setup merge
Expand the Lookup by clicking the top right arrows
Expand Lookup
Add a column with the formula to consider the lookup value if it exists other wise consider a field on the master table:
Lookup formula
Remove unneeded columns and you end up with this:
Final Result
You can do it like this.
Master
Lookup
Select the "Master table" and go to Combine -> Merge Queries
Merge
Setup the merge to be "Left outer"
Setup merge
Expand the Lookup by clicking the top right arrows
Expand Lookup
Add a column with the formula to consider the lookup value if it exists other wise consider a field on the master table:
Lookup formula
Remove unneeded columns and you end up with this:
Final Result
Hi Shelley,
Error-handling may help, you can try M code like formula below:
#"Added Custom3" = Table.AddColumn(#"Filtered Rows1", "Distributor APR Long", each ( try let currentCustomer = [Sold_To_Party_Description] in Table.SelectRows(Master_APRLongDescription, each [PARTNER] = currentCustomer)){0} [APR_Long_Description] otherwise let currentCustomer = [Sold_To_Party_Description] in Table.SelectRows(Master_APRLongDescription, each [PARTNER] = currentCustomer)){0} [Sold_To_APR] ),
Regards,
Jimmy Tao
@v-yuta-msft Hello Jimmy, This should not be marked as a solution. I tried this exactly as written and it did not work. I had some errors. I don't remember exactly what happened now and do not have time at the moment to work on it again.
I tried this exactly as written and it did not work; therefore, it should not be marked as a solution.
Hi @Shelley,
Can you be more specific when you say it doesn't work?
I tried to put screen shots of all the steps.
If you publish your teste scenario I'll look at it.
@Anonymous Hello, Thank you for your input. I have not had time to try it. My reply was meant for Jimmy. Somebody marked that reply as a solution and it didn't work for me. Other priorities have pulled me away from this right now. When I work on it again, I will give this a try. Thanks again for your help!
Hi @Shelley
If the solution you're talking about is the one I posted, I'm interested in finding out what didn't work for you.
It would have been much easier and faster to solve if you had published an example with the situation you wanted to see solved.
You can find a link here to a pbix with my understanding of your request.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3nj7t3c5hwc9cvh/Lookup%20example.pbix?dl=0
Please let me know if I'm missing something.
@Anonymous I know it would've been easier if I could post a sample, but my file is confidential and it is huge, so to make something small enough and open enough to share would take me a very long time. I wish it was easier because it would be easier for me to find help and
get the work done at the same time. Thanks again for your help.
@Shelley wrote:@Anonymous I know it would've been easier if I could post a sample, but my file is confidential and it is huge, so to make something small enough and open enough to share would take me a very long time. I wish it was easier because it would be easier for me to find help and
get the work done at the same time. Thanks again for your help.
Hi @Shelley,
Have you managed to check again the solution I proposed? To save you time, last week I created and posted an example pbix file.
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