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New_worker
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Helper II

Power Query - Merge

Hi-

I have below question and not sure the answer.  My answer is selected both division and roles as join key, and the join kind can be left join..But actually I dont understand the question well that it requires to remove duplicate rows..

Can anyone help on this? Thanks!


There're two Microsoft Power BI queries named Employee and Retired Roles.

We need to merge the Employee query with the Retired Roles query. The solution must ensure that duplicate rows in each query are removed.
Which column and Join Kind should you use in Power Query Editor?

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johnbasha33
Super User
Super User

@New_worker 

Before merging:

  • In both Employee and Retired Roles queries, select the columns you care about (Division + Role)Remove Duplicates (Home tab ➔ Remove Rows ➔ Remove Duplicates)

Merge:

  • Merge Employee with Retired Roles

  • Join on Division and Role

  • Join Kind: Left Outer Join (all from Employee, matching from Retired Roles)

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v-echaithra
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @New_worker ,

As we haven’t heard back from you, we wanted to kindly follow up to check if the solution provided for the issue worked? or Let us know if you need any further assistance?
If our response addressed, please mark it as Accept as solution and click Yes if you found it helpful.

 

Regards,
Chaithra.

v-echaithra
Community Support
Community Support

HI @New_worker ,

We wanted to kindly follow up to check if the solution provided for the issue worked? or Let us know if you need any further assistance?
If our response addressed, please mark it as Accept as solution and click Yes if you found it helpful.

 

Regards,
Chaithra.

v-echaithra
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @New_worker 

As we haven’t heard back from you, we wanted to kindly follow up to check if the solution provided for the issue worked? or Let us know if you need any further assistance?
If our response addressed, please mark it as Accept as solution and click Yes if you found it helpful.

 

Regards,
Chaithra.

johnbasha33
Super User
Super User

@New_worker 

Before merging:

  • In both Employee and Retired Roles queries, select the columns you care about (Division + Role)Remove Duplicates (Home tab ➔ Remove Rows ➔ Remove Duplicates)

Merge:

  • Merge Employee with Retired Roles

  • Join on Division and Role

  • Join Kind: Left Outer Join (all from Employee, matching from Retired Roles)

Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution! Appreciate your Kudos !!

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