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Anonymous
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PQ M code: If the text in cell/row equals the text in the column header then replace it with "yes"

Hi there,

 

Hope someone would be able to help with this

 

I need to find a formula in power query m code to do the following:

 

if the text in the cell/row in the column matches the text in the column header then return "yes" otherwise return "no"

 

This is what the column could look like:

Nigel_Mayhew_0-1623066245730.png

 

Is this possible?

 

Many thanks.

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v-robertq-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi, @Anonymous 

According to your requirement, I think you can simply use the “unpiovit columns” and M language to achieve your requirement, you can go to the Power query and follow my steps:

  1. Click on the column and select “unpiovit columns”:

v-robertq-msft_0-1623224320642.png

 

  1. Create a custom column like this:

v-robertq-msft_1-1623224320647.png

v-robertq-msft_2-1623224320651.png

 

  1. Remove the [Attribute] column:

v-robertq-msft_3-1623224320654.png

 

  1. Rename the [Name] column to its original name:

v-robertq-msft_4-1623224320654.png

 

Then click on “Close and apply”, you can get what you want.

You can download my test pbix file below.

 

Thank you!

 

Best Regards,

Community Support Team _Robert Qin

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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v-robertq-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi, @Anonymous 

According to your requirement, I think you can simply use the “unpiovit columns” and M language to achieve your requirement, you can go to the Power query and follow my steps:

  1. Click on the column and select “unpiovit columns”:

v-robertq-msft_0-1623224320642.png

 

  1. Create a custom column like this:

v-robertq-msft_1-1623224320647.png

v-robertq-msft_2-1623224320651.png

 

  1. Remove the [Attribute] column:

v-robertq-msft_3-1623224320654.png

 

  1. Rename the [Name] column to its original name:

v-robertq-msft_4-1623224320654.png

 

Then click on “Close and apply”, you can get what you want.

You can download my test pbix file below.

 

Thank you!

 

Best Regards,

Community Support Team _Robert Qin

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

Anonymous
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Any suggestions please?

CNENFRNL
Community Champion
Community Champion

Sure thing, use Table.ColumnNames to retrieve header names of a table.


Thanks to the great efforts by MS engineers to simplify syntax of DAX! Most beginners are SUCCESSFULLY MISLED to think that they could easily master DAX; but it turns out that the intricacy of the most frequently used RANKX() is still way beyond their comprehension!

DAX is simple, but NOT EASY!

Anonymous
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What would the full formula look like? I'm struggling to put it together. 

 

Thanks.

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