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rswami_4
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Table transformation

I am looking for help to transpose/transform a table so that I could create a useful waterfall chart out of the output.

 

For example:  The source table looks like this:

WaveCat1Cat2Cat3Cat4
Product 1$11.60$91.51$86.41$18.27
Product 2$32.71$29.30$96.82$84.40
Product 3$83.06$14.36$68.78$83.72
Product 4$77.71$15.72$94.48$40.85
Product 5$94.78$36.84$68.96$12.38
Product 6$0.92$42.69$81.30$23.58
Product 7$8.39$30.20$70.32$96.37
Product 8$18.51$88.55$49.71$72.65
Product 9$71.56$58.05$53.13$27.28

 

I need to transform it into the following table using DAX or Query editor:

CategoryProductValue
Cat 1Product 1$11.60
Cat 1Product 2$32.71
Cat 1Product 3$83.06
Cat 1Product 4$77.71
Cat 1Product 5$94.78
Cat 1Product 6$0.92
Cat 1Product 7$8.39
Cat 1Product 8$18.51
Cat 1Product 9$71.56
Cat 2Product 1$91.51
Cat 2Product 2$29.30
Cat 2Product 3$14.36
Cat 2Product 4$15.72
Cat 2Product 5$36.84
Cat 2Product 6$42.69
Cat 2Product 7$30.20
Cat 2Product 8$88.55
Cat 2Product 9$58.05
Cat 3Product 1$86.41
Cat 3Product 2$96.82
Cat 3Product 3$68.78
Cat 3Product 4$94.48
Cat 3Product 5$68.96
Cat 3Product 6$81.30
Cat 3Product 7$70.32
Cat 3Product 8$49.71
Cat 3Product 9$53.13
Cat 4Product 1$18.27
Cat 4Product 2$84.40
Cat 4Product 3$83.72
Cat 4Product 4$40.85
Cat 4Product 5$12.38
Cat 4Product 6$23.58
Cat 4Product 7$96.37
Cat 4Product 8$72.65
Cat 4Product 9$27.28

 

so that I can then create the following waterfall cart with filter out of the transformed table like this:

 

waterfall with filter.png

 

Is there a way to do this?

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Hi @rswami_4

 

You can also do it by this way:

 

Go to Edit Query

 

Step 1:

 

Select your columns Cat 1 to Cat 4Select your columns Cat 1 to Cat 4

Step 2:

Go to Unpivot ColumnsGo to Unpivot Columns

Step 3:

 

Step 3: ReadyStep 3: Ready

 




Lima - Peru

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Greg_Deckler
Community Champion
Community Champion

How about this?

 

let
    Source = Table.FromRows(Json.Document(Binary.Decompress(Binary.FromText("XZGxCsMwDER/JYSO4bAk25L/onvI1O6F0v5/bcumJNtxueeTlH1f7+/X8/v4LLRu640IOSxNFUKiriwjuiID67Ie25/i5gtDPcEFMvgMY+cjYjhT0n1ByP5uhLjKBrVlfFU+U7H5qrOLUk+0rtrgVAywdKbSSIx3pc4VZ1cZ/QyxM5WbH1C8IDJy8bFoLsiCdIG0JyAelQD2qAYIz6vI5YI2LjuvXVXy0jI31Vp/2ap0v/4j3yAZglNJQOIDKrgNePwA", BinaryEncoding.Base64), Compression.Deflate)), let _t = ((type text) meta [Serialized.Text = true]) in type table [Wave = _t, Cat1 = _t, Cat2 = _t, Cat3 = _t, Cat4 = _t]),
    #"Changed Type" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Source,{{"Wave", type text}, {"Cat1", type number}, {"Cat2", type number}, {"Cat3", type number}, {"Cat4", type number}}),
    #"Transposed Table" = Table.Transpose(#"Changed Type"),
    #"Promoted Headers" = Table.PromoteHeaders(#"Transposed Table"),
    #"Added Index" = Table.AddIndexColumn(#"Promoted Headers", "Index", 1, 1),
    #"Reordered Columns" = Table.ReorderColumns(#"Added Index",{"Index", "Product 1", "Product 2", "Product 3", "Product 4", "Product 5", "Product 6", "Product 7", "Product 8", "Product 9"}),
    #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Reordered Columns", "Custom", each "Cat" & Text.From([Index])),
    #"Reordered Columns1" = Table.ReorderColumns(#"Added Custom",{"Index", "Custom", "Product 1", "Product 2", "Product 3", "Product 4", "Product 5", "Product 6", "Product 7", "Product 8", "Product 9"}),
    #"Unpivoted Columns" = Table.UnpivotOtherColumns(#"Reordered Columns1", {"Index", "Custom"}, "Attribute", "Value")
in
    #"Unpivoted Columns"


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rswami_4
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Or the transformation could be done into the following table which will have the same effect:

 

ProductCategoryValue
Product 1Cat 1$11.60
Product 1Cat 2$91.51
Product 1Cat 3$86.41
Product 1Cat 4$18.27
Product 2Cat 1$32.71
Product 2Cat 2$29.30
Product 2Cat 3$96.82
Product 2Cat 4$84.40
Product 3Cat 1$83.06
Product 3Cat 2$14.36
Product 3Cat 3$68.78
Product 3Cat 4$83.72
Product 4Cat 1$77.71
Product 4Cat 2$15.72
Product 4Cat 3$94.48
Product 4Cat 4$40.85
Product 5Cat 1$94.78
Product 5Cat 2$36.84
Product 5Cat 3$68.96
Product 5Cat 4$12.38
Product 6Cat 1$0.92
Product 6Cat 2$42.69
Product 6Cat 3$81.30
Product 6Cat 4$23.58
Product 7Cat 1$8.39
Product 7Cat 2$30.20
Product 7Cat 3$70.32
Product 7Cat 4$96.37
Product 8Cat 1$18.51
Product 8Cat 2$88.55
Product 8Cat 3$49.71
Product 8Cat 4$72.65
Product 9Cat 1$71.56
Product 9Cat 2$58.05
Product 9Cat 3$53.13
Product 9Cat 4$27.28

Hi @rswami_4

 

You can also do it by this way:

 

Go to Edit Query

 

Step 1:

 

Select your columns Cat 1 to Cat 4Select your columns Cat 1 to Cat 4

Step 2:

Go to Unpivot ColumnsGo to Unpivot Columns

Step 3:

 

Step 3: ReadyStep 3: Ready

 




Lima - Peru

Victor,

 

Thanks a lot.  This exactly what I was looking for.

 

Swami

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