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toum
Helper II
Helper II

Power Query calculated column

Hello all, please, I need your help with Power Query. I need to create a new column that follows this logic:

 

toum_0-1702490577557.png

 

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Hi @toum ,

 

Here the code in Power Query M that you can paste into the advanced editor (if you do not know, how to exactly do this, please check out this quick walkthrough)

 

let
Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WclTSUQKhWJ1oJScgwxGMQTxnIMsJJuWCzHFDUecBZLnBpIKBjCAwBvG8gaxgsFQsAA==", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Name = _t, Home = _t, Destination = _t]),
#"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Name", type text}, {"Home", type text}, {"Destination", type text}}),
#"Merged Queries" = Table.NestedJoin(#"Changed Type", {"Home"}, #"Changed Type", {"Name"}, "Added Custom", JoinKind.LeftOuter),
#"Expanded Added Custom2" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Merged Queries", "Added Custom", {"Destination"}, {"Added Custom.Destination"}),
#"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Expanded Added Custom2", "NewColumn", each
if [Destination] = "" then [Added Custom.Destination]
else [Destination]),
#"Replaced Value" = Table.ReplaceValue(#"Added Custom",null, each [Name],Replacer.ReplaceValue,{"NewColumn"}),
#"Removed Columns" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Replaced Value",{"Added Custom.Destination"}),
#"Sorted Rows" = Table.Sort(#"Removed Columns",{{"Name", Order.Ascending}})
in
#"Sorted Rows"

 

Do not forget to mark the answer as a solution so others can easily spot the answer!

 

/Tom
https://www.tackytech.blog/
https://www.instagram.com/tackytechtom/



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tackytechtom
Super User
Super User

Hi @toum ,

 

How about this:

tackytechtom_0-1702495690535.png

 

 

Here the code that you can paste into the advanced editor. Feel free to check out the steps on the right hand side as well 🙂

 

tackytechtom_1-1702495779718.png

 

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WclTSUQKhWJ1oJScgwxGMQTxnIMsJJuWCzHFDUecBZLnBpIKBjCAwBvG8gaxgsFQsAA==", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Name = _t, Home = _t, Destination = _t]),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Name", type text}, {"Home", type text}, {"Destination", type text}}),
    #"Merged Queries" = Table.NestedJoin(#"Changed Type", {"Home"}, #"Changed Type", {"Name"}, "Added Custom", JoinKind.LeftOuter),
    #"Expanded Added Custom2" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Merged Queries", "Added Custom", {"Destination"}, {"Added Custom.Destination"}),
    #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Expanded Added Custom2", "NewColumn", each if [Destination] = "" then [Added Custom.Destination] else [Destination]),
    #"Removed Columns" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Added Custom",{"Added Custom.Destination"}),
    #"Sorted Rows" = Table.Sort(#"Removed Columns",{{"Name", Order.Ascending}})
in
    #"Sorted Rows"

 

Hope this helps 🙂

 

/Tom
https://www.tackytech.blog/
https://www.instagram.com/tackytechtom/



Did I answer your question➡️ Please, mark my post as a solution ✔️

Also happily accepting Kudos 🙂

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#proudtobeasuperuser 

Thank you a lot for your help, that's what I needed but plz another thing for the row1 the NewColumn should be A. (if destination is empty and Name=Home or Home is empty the newColumn should = Name).  

Hi @toum ,

 

Here the code in Power Query M that you can paste into the advanced editor (if you do not know, how to exactly do this, please check out this quick walkthrough)

 

let
Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WclTSUQKhWJ1oJScgwxGMQTxnIMsJJuWCzHFDUecBZLnBpIKBjCAwBvG8gaxgsFQsAA==", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type nullable text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Name = _t, Home = _t, Destination = _t]),
#"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Name", type text}, {"Home", type text}, {"Destination", type text}}),
#"Merged Queries" = Table.NestedJoin(#"Changed Type", {"Home"}, #"Changed Type", {"Name"}, "Added Custom", JoinKind.LeftOuter),
#"Expanded Added Custom2" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(#"Merged Queries", "Added Custom", {"Destination"}, {"Added Custom.Destination"}),
#"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Expanded Added Custom2", "NewColumn", each
if [Destination] = "" then [Added Custom.Destination]
else [Destination]),
#"Replaced Value" = Table.ReplaceValue(#"Added Custom",null, each [Name],Replacer.ReplaceValue,{"NewColumn"}),
#"Removed Columns" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Replaced Value",{"Added Custom.Destination"}),
#"Sorted Rows" = Table.Sort(#"Removed Columns",{{"Name", Order.Ascending}})
in
#"Sorted Rows"

 

Do not forget to mark the answer as a solution so others can easily spot the answer!

 

/Tom
https://www.tackytech.blog/
https://www.instagram.com/tackytechtom/



Did I answer your question➡️ Please, mark my post as a solution ✔️

Also happily accepting Kudos 🙂

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#proudtobeasuperuser 

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