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fishboneox
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Sum up undefined number of columns using wildcard

Hi,

 

I'm trying to add a custom column using the sum of a large (undefined) number of previous columns.

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Based on a similar use-case I've read about I was trying the following code:

The idea is to list all the columns beginning with "Id_" and using this list to add in the "add" statement.

Using this code I'm generating the list:

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The following Error occurse :

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But also adapting to code to:

  SumRows = Table.AddColumn(#"Pivoted Column", "Addition", each (ColumnsToSum))

or   SumRows = Table.AddColumn(#"Pivoted Column", "Addition", each ({ColumnsToSum}) is not successful

 

Any ideas if this could work and if I have a mistake in my code or does this "using a list to add a large number of columns" not work at all.

appreciate some feedback 🙂

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v-yulgu-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @fishboneox,

 

Add an [Index] first.

Add a custom column like this:

= Table.AddColumn(#"Added Index", "Total", each List.Sum(List.Select(Record.FieldValues(#"Promoted Headers"{[Index]}),each _ is number)))

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Best regards,

Yuliana Gu

Community Support Team _ Yuliana Gu
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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v-yulgu-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @fishboneox,

 

Add an [Index] first.

Add a custom column like this:

= Table.AddColumn(#"Added Index", "Total", each List.Sum(List.Select(Record.FieldValues(#"Promoted Headers"{[Index]}),each _ is number)))

1.PNG

 

Best regards,

Yuliana Gu

Community Support Team _ Yuliana Gu
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

Thanks for your support. This works perfectly 😉

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