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JohnJairoV
Helper I
Helper I

Reorder data with Power Query repeating words

‎01-25-2017 11:54 AM

Hi to all!

 

I have this data:

 

PaisAireAguaTierraFuego
Colombia1 32
Argentina221 
México 112
Perú13 1

 

And I like to transform with Power Query, like this:

 

PaisObjeto
ColombiaAire
ColombiaTierra
ColombiaTierra
ColombiaTierra
ColombiaFuego
ColombiaFuego
ArgentinaAire
ArgentinaAire
ArgentinaAgua
ArgentinaAgua
ArgentinaTierra
MéxicoAgua
MéxicoTierra
MéxicoFuego
MéxicoFuego
PerúAire
PerúAgua
PerúAgua
PerúAgua
PerúFuego

 

Thx in advance for your answers.

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MarcelBeug
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‎01-25-2017 12:22 PM

Unpivot all but the first columns,

add a column with nested lists with the numbers {1 thru Value},

expand this column,

remove this column and the Value column,

adjust the header Attribute to Objeto as illustrated in this video.

Specializing in Power Query Formula Language (M)

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MarcelBeug
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‎01-25-2017 12:22 PM

Unpivot all but the first columns,

add a column with nested lists with the numbers {1 thru Value},

expand this column,

remove this column and the Value column,

adjust the header Attribute to Objeto as illustrated in this video.

Specializing in Power Query Formula Language (M)
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JohnJairoV
Helper I
Helper I
In response to MarcelBeug

‎01-26-2017 07:14 AM

Great MarcelBeug!  Works like a charm.  Blessings to you!

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