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merijndk
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Power Bi create comma seperated list string where ids match

Im really new to Power Bi, I created the following table:

ID | POST_ID |
0  | 11      |
0  | 12      |
0  | 13      |
0  | 18      |
0  | 21      |
1  | 14      |
1  | 15      |
2  | 16      |
2  | 17      |
2  | 19      |
2  | 20      |

Now I need to pass this ids to an api as a comma seperated list, so I want to transform the table to:

ID | POST_ID        |
0  | 11,12,13,18,21 |
1  | 14,15          |
2  | 16,17,19,20    |

But can't manage to do this. I assume it must be fairly easy to do? I have no clue where to start, I've been messing around in the query editor now for a few hours and googling wont bring me much help either so far!

Thanks in advance!

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lalthan
Resolver II
Resolver II

Assuming your existing table name is "Concat" and the new table to be created  is "Grouped", In data view, click on new table and paste the following:

 

Grouped = calculatetable(
addcolumns(
summarize(
ConCat
,ConCat[ID ]
)
,"Post IDs",calculate(CONCATENATEX(ConCat,[ POST_ID ],","))
)
)

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Anonymous
Not applicable

Hi 

 

  You can create few columns and can hide them in the report.

 

Replace Table1 with your table name.

 

Rnk = RANKX ( FILTER ( All ( Table1 ), Table1[ID] = EARLIER ( Table1[ID] ) ), Table1[Post_ID], , 1, DENSE )

 

ParRnk = IF (Table1[Rnk] <> 1, Table1[Rnk]-1)


ParPost= CALCULATE ( FIRSTNONBLANK ( Table1[Post_ID], 1 ), FILTER ( ALLEXCEPT ( Table1, Table1[ID] ), Table1[Rnk] = EARLIER ( Table1[ParRnk] ) ) )


Concat = SUBSTITUTE(CALCULATE ( PATH ( Table1[Post_ID], Table1[ParPost] ), CALCULATETABLE ( FILTER ( Table1, Table1[Rnk] = Max ( Table1[Rnk] ) ), ALLEXCEPT ( Table1, Table1[ID] ) ) ) ,"|",",")

 

error.png

 error1.png

Thanks

Hari

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Eric_Zhang
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee


@merijndk wrote:

Im really new to Power Bi, I created the following table:

ID | POST_ID |
0  | 11      |
0  | 12      |
0  | 13      |
0  | 18      |
0  | 21      |
1  | 14      |
1  | 15      |
2  | 16      |
2  | 17      |
2  | 19      |
2  | 20      |

Now I need to pass this ids to an api as a comma seperated list, so I want to transform the table to:

ID | POST_ID        |
0  | 11,12,13,18,21 |
1  | 14,15          |
2  | 16,17,19,20    |

But can't manage to do this. I assume it must be fairly easy to do? I have no clue where to start, I've been messing around in the query editor now for a few hours and googling wont bring me much help either so far!

Thanks in advance!


@merijndk

You can just create a measure. It would vary according to the slicer.

concatPostID = CONCATENATEX(YourTable,YourTable[POST_ID],",")

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Anonymous
Not applicable

Hi 

 

  You can create few columns and can hide them in the report.

 

Replace Table1 with your table name.

 

Rnk = RANKX ( FILTER ( All ( Table1 ), Table1[ID] = EARLIER ( Table1[ID] ) ), Table1[Post_ID], , 1, DENSE )

 

ParRnk = IF (Table1[Rnk] <> 1, Table1[Rnk]-1)


ParPost= CALCULATE ( FIRSTNONBLANK ( Table1[Post_ID], 1 ), FILTER ( ALLEXCEPT ( Table1, Table1[ID] ), Table1[Rnk] = EARLIER ( Table1[ParRnk] ) ) )


Concat = SUBSTITUTE(CALCULATE ( PATH ( Table1[Post_ID], Table1[ParPost] ), CALCULATETABLE ( FILTER ( Table1, Table1[Rnk] = Max ( Table1[Rnk] ) ), ALLEXCEPT ( Table1, Table1[ID] ) ) ) ,"|",",")

 

error.png

 error1.png

Thanks

Hari

lalthan
Resolver II
Resolver II

Assuming your existing table name is "Concat" and the new table to be created  is "Grouped", In data view, click on new table and paste the following:

 

Grouped = calculatetable(
addcolumns(
summarize(
ConCat
,ConCat[ID ]
)
,"Post IDs",calculate(CONCATENATEX(ConCat,[ POST_ID ],","))
)
)

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