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Splitting multi-element data structure list into separate rows
Hi garycarters
1. Create new Source >> Blank Query
2. Go to Advanced Editor and paste the Function Code Provided.
3. In your table, go to Add Column ribbon and find Invoke Custom Function
4. In the Function Query section select the function you have created (most probably Query1 if you have not change the name ).
5. In Your Column Section change ABC to Column Name and Select ListData from the drop down list next press OK to confirm.
6. Now you should have an extra column in your table that can be expanded by:
- Clicking inside the cell on "Table"
- If you want to expand on the original table, click on the double arrow on the column header and select the columns you want to add
Best Regards,
Mariusz
Please feel free to connect with me.
Hi garycarters
I've converted it into a function, you can invoke it in your table and pass the column as a parameter.
(#"Your Column" as text ) => let
#"Text Clean1" = Text.Replace(#"Your Column", """", ""),
#"Text Clean2" = Text.Replace( #"Text Clean1", "List:", ""),
#"Text Split" = Text.Split( #"Text Clean2", "," ),
#"List Split" = List.Split( #"Text Split", 2 ),
#"List to Table" = #table( type table [ ID = Int64.Type, Description = text ], #"List Split" ),
#"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#"List to Table",{{"ID", Int64.Type}})
in
#"Changed Type"
Regards,
Mariusz
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Sorry been away for a couple of days.
My Table query is now this;
let
Source = Sql.Database("calsql", "mcsrm_live"),
dbo_spec_checklist_items = Source{[Schema="dbo",Item="spec_checklist_items"]}[Data],
#"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(dbo_spec_checklist_items, each ([id] = 57)),
#"Removed Columns" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Filtered Rows",{"charge_item", "doc_path", "used_for_equipment", "used_for_contracts", "used_for_works_orders", "view_from_web", "used_for_customers", "used_for_suppliers", "used_for_employees", "SpecificationAutoCreate", "SpecificationMandatory", "UsedForPurchaseOrders", "UsedForPATTests", "UsedForQuotes", "UsedForPODistributions", "UsedForContacts", "UsedForProspects", "UsedForInvoices", "Redact", "UsedForJobs", "UsedForCases"}),
#"Extracted ListData" = Table.TransformColumns(#"Removed Columns", {{"ListData", each Text.Middle(_, 5, 200000), type text}})
in
#"Extracted ListData"Column ListData now contains the list of values I wish to break into Rows of 2 columns (ID and description).
I've created a custom column with the code you supplied
How do I invoke the function you have provided from here to give me the rows / columns I originally outlined? This is all new (but very exciting) ground for me.
Hi garycarters
1. Create new Source >> Blank Query
2. Go to Advanced Editor and paste the Function Code Provided.
3. In your table, go to Add Column ribbon and find Invoke Custom Function
4. In the Function Query section select the function you have created (most probably Query1 if you have not change the name ).
5. In Your Column Section change ABC to Column Name and Select ListData from the drop down list next press OK to confirm.
6. Now you should have an extra column in your table that can be expanded by:
- Clicking inside the cell on "Table"
- If you want to expand on the original table, click on the double arrow on the column header and select the columns you want to add
Best Regards,
Mariusz
Please feel free to connect with me.