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Power Query Editor: add increment step for each entry with the same ID

I'm trying to add an incremental number column in PowerBI fior each ID number.   I've mocked up a before and after below with expected results:                               T...
  • AlB's avatar
    5 years ago

    Anonymous 

    It's a minor variation on the previous version:

    let
        Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMjQyVtJRCkkszlYwBDKCS1ILFPISc1MVEpOSlWJ18ChITUvHr6CisgqswNQcrsAIRUFyUiJ+BSmpaWAFlhbmMAXGKAoyMrMgbjCwhCkwQVGQk5sHscIMboUpioK8/AL8CgqLisEKzM1MYQrMUBSUlJYpxcYCAA==", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [ID = _t, #"Task Name" = _t, #"Step Name" = _t]),
        #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"ID", Int64.Type}}),
    
        #"Grouped Rows" = Table.Group(#"Changed Type", {"ID"}, {{"Step", each Table.AddIndexColumn(_, "Step", 1, 1, Int64.Type)}}),
        #"Expanded Step" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Grouped Rows", "Step", {"Task Name", "Step Name", "Step"}, {"Task Name", "Step Name", "Step"}),
        #"Changed Type1" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"Expanded Step",{{"Task Name", type text}, {"Step Name", type text}, {"Step", Int64.Type}}),
        #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Changed Type1", "ID_Step", each Text.From([ID]) & "-" & Text.From([Step]), type text),
        #"Reordered Columns" = Table.ReorderColumns(#"Added Custom",{"ID", "Step", "ID_Step", "Task Name", "Step Name"})
    in
        #"Reordered Columns"

     

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  • AlB's avatar
    5 years ago

    Anonymous 

    You can create two calculated columns:

    Step =
    CALCULATE (
        COUNT ( Table1[Step Name] ),
        Table1[Step Name] <= EARLIER ( Table1[Step Name] ),
        ALLEXCEPT ( Table1, Table1[ID] )
    )
    

     

    ID_Step = Table1[ID] & "-" & Table1[Step] 

     Do note though that you, as it is now, you do not have a column to establish order in the table in DAX.  You would either have to add an index at the source (like you'd do it in PQ) or a possible alternative would be to use Step Name to establish that order (alphabetically), which is what I have done here.

     

    Please mark the question solved when done and consider giving a thumbs up if posts are helpful.

    Contact me privately for support with any larger-scale BI needs, tutoring, etc.

    Cheers