Power Query - Change Type from a range os columns by position

[Anonymous]

Hello everyone!

I´m trying to develop a personalized step to change the type of some columns in my table on Power Query that have the following structure (Table below).
However, this code will be an tool that will be apply to another data that can create more columns at the right of the table. So, in a future work, the number of columns can increase.

I would like to change the type from the "Column 3" until the end of the table. How can I code some step that can do that even that the numbers of columns increase?

The column 1 and column 2 must not change their type values.

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6	Column 7
Name 1	Name 1	6.80	3.69	6.65	2.54	1.98
Name 2	Name 2	0.69	1.22	0.80	0.72	0.11
Name 3	Name 3	6.44	9.52	1.76	7.79	1.17
Name 4	Name 4	2.56	3.03	0.48	3.73	0.58

Thanks for any help.

[ImkeF]

This function automatically transforms each column to the type of the value it finds in the first row: https://www.thebiccountant.com/2017/08/10/table-transform-column-types-to-first-rows-types/

Please check if it works for you.

[Anonymous]

Sorry, but I couldn´t use the function because I don´t know how to use the reference of the "(Table)=>" above the code.

I tried to modify the code, but it didn´t work out.

Can you tell me more about how to use this function using a simple example?

Thank you!

[ImkeF]

Please watch this video where you can see how to use custom functions in Power Query: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TQN6KPG74Q

[Anonymous]

Unfortunally, I still don´t get it how to use the code. Look, my table so far have the following columns. The columns 1 to 6 always will be in that order. However, from column 7 to final the number of columns can change depending of data range I´ll use. 

I would like to set the type from column 7 until the end to "Decimal type". I´m trying to use the code that you´ve sent to me, but I´m still having problem with the first part (red circle on image written "Table").

My code it´s simple because this table it´s an append of others. This is the code.

let
    Source = Table.Combine({#"fUsage-Peak (REF)", #"fUsage_Off-Peak (REF)", #"fCIP (REF)", #"fTotal Cost (REF)", #"fExcedente Energia Reativa P (REF)", #"fExcedente Energia Reativa FP (REF)", #"fDemand Contracted Off-Peak (VERDE) (REF)", #"fDemand Registered Peak (Actual Null) (REF)", #"fDemand Contracted Peak (VERDE) (REF)", #"fDemand Registered Off Peak (Actual Null) (REF)", #"fDemand Registered Peak (Dem Peak) (REF)", #"fDemand Registered Off Peak (Dem Peak) (REF)", #"fDemanda Contracted Peak (AZUL) (REF)", #"fDemanda Contracted Off Peak (AZUL) (REF)", #"fReactive Demand Peak (REF)", #"fReactive Demand Off Peak (REF)"})
in
    Source

[ImkeF · Accepted solution]

The function is also very simple, as it takes just one parameter (a table) as it's input. So you would adjust your query to this:

let
    Source = Table.Combine({#"fUsage-Peak (REF)", #"fUsage_Off-Peak (REF)", #"fCIP (REF)", #"fTotal Cost (REF)", #"fExcedente Energia Reativa P (REF)", #"fExcedente Energia Reativa FP (REF)", #"fDemand Contracted Off-Peak (VERDE) (REF)", #"fDemand Registered Peak (Actual Null) (REF)", #"fDemand Contracted Peak (VERDE) (REF)", #"fDemand Registered Off Peak (Actual Null) (REF)", #"fDemand Registered Peak (Dem Peak) (REF)", #"fDemand Registered Off Peak (Dem Peak) (REF)", #"fDemanda Contracted Peak (AZUL) (REF)", #"fDemanda Contracted Off Peak (AZUL) (REF)", #"fReactive Demand Peak (REF)", #"fReactive Demand Off Peak (REF)"}),
    ApplyFunction = FunctionName(Source)
in
    ApplyFunction 

Where "FunctionName" is the name of the query that holds the function code that you have copied.

Please see attached file.

[Anonymous]

It worked!

Thank you so much for the help!