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Split Large Text Field
Hi silverdale9999 ,
We need to split the cell into rows first.
Select Note column and split it.
The remaining steps are the same as the reply above.
The result like this,
If you have any question, please kindly ask here and we will try to resolve it.
Best regards,
Community Support Team _ zhenbw
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BTW, pbix as attached.
Thanks for the reply!
I originally was using the underscore to split, but then it became clear that some of the information contained within the fields also contains an underscore so it was causing quite a lot of "false" splits.
Some more info:
Example text:
4_ Describe the risks
<None>
5 _ Will this cause an outage
<Y>
6_What is the impact
<No Impact>
8_ Can this be regressed?
<Y>
20_Who is the approver for this work
<Joe Smith>
22_Who is implementing this work
<Joe Smith>
This should split to:
| 4_ Describe the risks | 5 _ Will this cause an outage | 6_What is the impact | 8_ Can this be regressed? | 20_Who is the approver for this work | 22_Who is implementing this work |
| None | Y | No Impact | Y | Joe Smith | Joe Smith |
This works fine, in the current format.
The issue arises when the format of the notes field is changed. EG, adding question 7 in bold below:
4_ Describe the risks
<None>
5 _ Will this cause an outage
<Y>
6_What is the impact
<No Impact>
7_External Impact?
<N>
8_ Can this be regressed?
<Y>
20_Who is the approver for this work
<Joe Smith>
22_Who is implementing this work
<Joe Smith>
This results in the following.. The original format loads fine, but the new format does not - data is inserted into the wrong column, and data is missed off the end.
| 4_ Describe the risks | 5 _ Will this cause an outage | 6_What is the impact | 8_ Can this be regressed? | 20_Who is the approver for this work | 22_Who is implementing this work |
| None | Y | No Impact | Y | Joe Smith | Joe Smith |
| None | Y | No Impact | N | Y | Joe Smithv |
I need to find a way to keep the text with it's question.. but I can't figure out where to start!
Thanks
Hi silverdale9999 ,
We can use the following steps in Power Query Editor to meet your requirement.
1. Add a conditional column, if it doesn’t contain “_”, then it will show null.
2. Then add a conditional column, if it contains “_”, then it will show null.
3. We fill down the custom column. And filter the custom.1 is not null.
4. At last we removed the column1, and transposed the Table.
If it doesn’t meet your requirement, could you please show the exact expected result based on the table that you have shared?
Best regards,
Community Support Team _ zhenbw
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
BTW, pbix as attached.
Hi - just dropping a quick message to say thanks.. I was on holidays last week so missed your reply. I will give this a try and see where it takes me 😁
Hi silverdale9999 ,
How about the result after you follow the suggestions mentioned in my original post?
Could you please provide more details or expected result about it If it doesn't meet your requirement?
If you've fixed the issue on your own please kindly share your solution.
If the above posts help, please kindly mark it as a solution to help others find it more quickly. Thanks!
Best regards,
Community Support Team _ zhenbw
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Hi - I really appreciate your continued support with this.
I really like what you've done and it's 100% new stuff for me which is great, but... It doesn't quite cover things. Perhaps I should have explained it better, but *all* of the text is in one field at the start... I have uploaded an example file of how the data that is loaded might look: https://1drv.ms/x/s!AjZk93r8SbJKg22k7Vh1vMJNWbN2?e=woKmml
So each Change has it's own ref (which is unique) and a notes field with all the useful information in.
Thanks again!