Not able to unpivot sharepiont columns in a separate table in Power Bi

[hashmi1977]

In Power BI I have a sharepiont list as table and When I tried to "Unpivot Only Selected Columns" then it is not creating separate table. it is unpivot rows in the same dateaset which means rows increased by (No of rows * unpivot columns)

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi, @hashmi1977 

Thanks for the reply from Alex87, please allow me to provide another insight:

The Unpivot Only Selected Columns action in Power BI is designed to transform data in the same table, not to create a new table. When you unpivot a column, you're essentially converting wide-form data (each data point has its own column) into long-form data. That's why you're seeing an increase in the number of rows.

If you want to keep the original table unchanged and create a new table with non-pivoted data, you can copy the original table before performing the unpivot operation.

Then paste it again.

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[Alex87]

Can you give more details like print screens and mocking the  the original data structure , the outcome you encounter, and the expectations? The behavior you describe looks typical and expected due to the nature of the unpivot operation.