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Removing Specific Rows from the Dataset

Hello, 

 

I need to remove specific, nonconsecutive rows within my dataset in Power BI. For example, I have 5 different locations (1-5) and 5 different products (A-E). I need to filter out Location 1, Product B, and Location 3, Product D. When I try to do this in the data query, it seems to remove either all products for location 1 or the specific product for all locations. When I try to use the remove rows feature, it only allows me to remove from the top or bottom, and the rows must be consecutive. I cannot seem to remove very specific rows. Please help! My data is confidential, but below is a sample with the highlighted rows as the rows I need removed from my dataset in Power BI. Thank you!! 

 

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Marie

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Greg_Deckler
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@Anonymous - Create a column that concatenates your two columns. You may have to do a type conversion for your numeric column,

 

Text.From([Location]) & [Product]

 

Then you can remove just the rows you want.



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mahoneypat
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Add a custom column like this to get more specific

 

if [Location] = "Location 1" and [Product] = "Product B" then 1 else 0

 

Then you can just filter out the rows with 1 in the new column.

 

If this works for you, please mark it as the solution.  Kudos are appreciated too.  Please let me know if not.

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Greg_Deckler
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@Anonymous - Create a column that concatenates your two columns. You may have to do a type conversion for your numeric column,

 

Text.From([Location]) & [Product]

 

Then you can remove just the rows you want.



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Anonymous
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insert palm to face for not thinking about this. Thank you!!!! 

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