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Folks,
I have the following tables and I would like to know how to generate 'Table:The one that I want'.
The bottom three tables are pulled from the CDS, and the Table: Users and Roles is one I created in the Power Query Editor with merges.
Is there an easy way to create my desired table, or do I have to create a measure per role?
Thanks!
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Hi @DonalMc ,
if you duplicate the column User in the "User and Roles" table and pivot on User, you'll get the desired result:
let
Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMlTSUQotTi1ScAQygvJzUoGMWJ1oJSMMcSewuDGGuAtY3AQm7gQTdwaLm2KIu4LFzWDizqjqzTHEIeZbYIhDzLGEibugqjc0wJAAaogFAA==", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [#"User-Role-ID" = _t, User = _t, Role = _t]),
#"Removed Columns" = Table.RemoveColumns(Source,{"User-Role-ID"}),
#"Duplicated Column" = Table.DuplicateColumn(#"Removed Columns", "User", "User - Copy"),
#"Pivoted Column" = Table.Pivot(#"Duplicated Column", List.Distinct(#"Duplicated Column"[Role]), "Role", "User", each if List.Count(_) = 1 then "Y" else "N")
in
#"Pivoted Column"
oh yes: and remove the ID-column before.
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Hi @vanessafvg
See user-roels.xlsx for the xlsx I took the screencap of - is this enough?
I simplfied things to make it easier to explain.
Thanks in advance,
Donal
Hi @DonalMc ,
if you duplicate the column User in the "User and Roles" table and pivot on User, you'll get the desired result:
let
Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMlTSUQotTi1ScAQygvJzUoGMWJ1oJSMMcSewuDGGuAtY3AQm7gQTdwaLm2KIu4LFzWDizqjqzTHEIeZbYIhDzLGEibugqjc0wJAAaogFAA==", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [#"User-Role-ID" = _t, User = _t, Role = _t]),
#"Removed Columns" = Table.RemoveColumns(Source,{"User-Role-ID"}),
#"Duplicated Column" = Table.DuplicateColumn(#"Removed Columns", "User", "User - Copy"),
#"Pivoted Column" = Table.Pivot(#"Duplicated Column", List.Distinct(#"Duplicated Column"[Role]), "Role", "User", each if List.Count(_) = 1 then "Y" else "N")
in
#"Pivoted Column"
oh yes: and remove the ID-column before.
Imke Feldmann (The BIccountant)
If you liked my solution, please give it a thumbs up. And if I did answer your question, please mark this post as a solution. Thanks!
How to integrate M-code into your solution -- How to get your questions answered quickly -- How to provide sample data -- Check out more PBI- learning resources here -- Performance Tipps for M-queries
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