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Problem using the PATH function
- 7 years ago
You can also directly add a PATH using "M"/Power Query.
Please see the attached file's Query Editor as well
let Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("i45WMjRR0lEyNDRSitWJVjIGsU3ATENDINsYwjRGMM2MEGxDc5ByM4hWIyNDJJ4FnBMLAA==", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [EmployeeKey = _t, ParentEmployeeKey = _t]), ChangedType = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"EmployeeKey", type text}, {"ParentEmployeeKey", type text}}), NewStep=Table.AddColumn(ChangedType, "Path", each let myfunction=(myvalue)=> let mylist=Table.SelectRows(ChangedType,each [EmployeeKey]=myvalue)[ParentEmployeeKey], result=Text.Combine(mylist) in if result= null or result ="" then "" else if @myfunction(result)=null or @myfunction(result)="" then result else result & "|" & @ myfunction(result) in Text.Combine(List.Reverse(List.RemoveItems({[EmployeeKey]}&{[ParentEmployeeKey]}&Text.Split(myfunction([ParentEmployeeKey]),"|"),{"",null})),"|")) in NewStep - 7 years ago
Hi Zubair_Muhammad ,
This is perfect, but it seems to have one flaw. If the table is too big I get this error
Expression.Error: Evaluation resulted in a stack overflow and cannot continue.
When I limit the table it works fine, but if you know what causes the error I would like to know :-)
BR
Esben
I marked the wrong comment as the solution. Do you know how to change that to your comment
HI eacy
Could you share your file with me in which you are getting a stack overflow error.
I will try to fix it using some Buffer functions
- eacy7 years agoHelper II
The table contains 112377 rows so I am not sure how to give it to you. I have exported it and have it as a notepad file but I cannot attach it to this ticket. I would need to email it to you.
BR
Esben
- Zubair_Muhammad7 years agoCommunity ChampionHi Esben,
You can mail me at [email protected]
- 426 years agoRegular Visitor
Hello @Zubair_Muhammad ,
Did you solve the issue using buffer functions? I would also like to be able to create a column with a path using power query but I get serious peformance issue which I assume is due to that my table contains tens of thousands of rows.
My need is really to be able to filter out all records that is hierarchically ordered below one selected top parent.